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Indonesian woman ‘held captive in cave for 15 years’

(BBC) Police in Sulawesi, Indonesia say they have freed a 28-year-old woman who was held captive in a cave for 15 years by a...

Japan’s strongest typhoon in 25 years kills at least six

(BBC) Japan has been hit by its strongest typhoon in 25 years, causing at least six deaths and 160 injuries. Typhoon Jebi made landfall in...

Desperate Indonesians flee quake zone, with scale of disaster unclear

PALU, Indonesia (Reuters) - Indonesia scrambled on Monday to get help into quake-hit Sulawesi island as survivors streamed away from their ruined homes and...

Scores dead in India as train hits crowd

More than 50 people have been killed and 200 hurt after a train ran into a crowd near Amritsar in India's northern Punjab state,...

California wildfires: Death toll rises to 25

The death toll in the wildfires raging through California has risen to 25, according to officials. This comes after 14 more bodies were discovered in...

Side issues loom over G-20 summit as world leaders arrive

(AP) — World leaders arrived yesterday in the Argentine capital for the Group of 20 summit of the globe's largest economies as issues such...

UK unveils immigration curbs as EU prepares for no-deal Brexit

(AFP) — Britain published proposals Wednesday for EU immigration curbs after Brexit as business groups warned the UK economy was not ready for the...

May seeks Brexit fix in talks with rivals

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- British Prime Minister Theresa May scrambled to put together a new Brexit strategy on Thursday with cross-party talks after...

Venezuela crisis: Border clashes as aid row intensifies

At least one person has died and several others have been injured in clashes at Venezuela's border with Brazil, local media report. Venezuelan security...

Guyana left out of Trump’s meeting with Caribbean Leaders on Friday

Several Caribbean leaders have been summoned to meet with United States President Donald Trump at his resort in Florida. However, Minister of State Joseph...

Recent Articles

Father of 4 killed after rescuing fellow villager from attackers

Joseph Forde, a 44-year-old contractor of Middle Street, Sparendaam, East Coast Demerara (ECD), lost his life on Thursday evening after he was chopped and...

Prisoner further remanded for murder of cellmate

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force: A 23-year-old prisoner, Shamar Davis called Stamma of Lot 56 B Field, Sophia who has been on...

Update: Policeman in custody for killing pedestrian in hit-and-run

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force: Police ranks in Regional Division 4'B' are probing a 'hit-and-run' fatal accident that occurred on Wednesday, May...

Human Service Ministry launches ‘MPOWER’ initiative to upskill 1000 men

Approximately 1,000 men are set to benefit from a series of training opportunities through the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security’s ‘MPOWER’ training...

Danuta Radzik fails in 2nd attempt to stall GtE project, ordered to pay costs...

See full statement from the Environmental Assessment Board: Danuta Radzik failed in Second Attempt to Stall the Gas to Shore Project – Ordered to Pay...

Ramsay Ali re-elected as GMSA President

Georgetown, Guyana, May 2, 2024: The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) is delighted to announce the successful election of its new Board of...

Govt designates ambassadors to Brazil, Switzerland, Belgium

The Guyana Government, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, today announced several diplomatic appointments. Professor Compton Bourne has been appointed as the...

3rd victim in fatal Williamsburg smash-up dies

The third person who was involved in the fatal smash-up at Williamsburg, Corentyne, has succumbed to his injuries. Dead is 17-year-old Veeram Seecharran of Lot...

‘Public Works Ministry has been delinquent’ – Jagdeo on illegal structures on Govt reserves

The Ministry of Public Works needs to be more proactive in addressing the construction of illegal structures on the government’s reserves, according to Vice...

Diplomats urge journalists to maintain integrity

ABCEU Joint Statement – World Press Freedom Day: The Heads of Missions of the Embassy of the United States of America, H.E. Ambassador Nicole Theriot;...