World’s longest and deepest rail tunnel opens in Switzerland
(BBC) The world's longest and deepest rail tunnel has officially opened in Switzerland, after almost two decades of construction work.
The 57km (35-mile) twin-bore Gotthard...
Guyana to lodge formal complaint with UN over attack by Venezuelan soldiers
The Government of Guyana has stated that it has a received a preliminary report from the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) on the...
Guyanese teen shot dead inside her NY apartment while babysitting
(New York Daily News) A 16-year-old girl was shot dead while babysitting her little cousin inside their Brooklyn apartment Tuesday — and now cops...
BLACK BOX DETECTED
* EgyptAir Flight 804: 'Black box' signals detected, French investigators say
Cairo (CNN) - A French naval vessel has detected underwater signals from one of...
Forty tiger cub bodies found in Thai temple freezer
Bangkok (CNN)- Authorities have discovered the remains of 40 newborn tiger cubs in freezers at the controversial "Tiger Temple," in Kanchanaburi Province, west of...
Anderson becomes No. 1 Test bowler
James Anderson has leapfrogged his England new-ball partner Stuart Broad to become the No. 1 Test bowler in the ICC rankings. This is the...
Kidnapped Mexico footballer Pulido freed
(BBC) International football player Alan Pulido is "safe and sound" after police rescued him from kidnappers who seized him in north-eastern Mexico.
Pulido, 25, was...
Brazilian teen speaks out about brutal gang rape
Rio de Janeiro (CNN) The Brazilian teenage girl who says she was brutally gang raped in a Rio de Janeiro slum is speaking out about...
Top Mexico footballer kidnapped
* Olympiakos footballer Alan Pulido kidnapped in Mexico
(BBC) Mexican footballer Alan Pulido has been kidnapped in the northern border state of Tamaulipas, officials say....
DROWNED HOPES
700+ fleeing migrants missing or feared dead in Mediterranean shipwrecks, UN says
(CNN) - At least 65 migrants have died from shipwrecks in the Mediterranean...
Recent Articles
Pupils expressed confidence, readiness for NGSA 2024
A total of 15, 488 pupils are writing this year’s National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) on May 2 and 3.
The pupils are being tested...
4 homeless after unattended stove goes up in flames
A mother and her three children are now homeless after their Number 60 Village, Corentyne, Berbice home went up in flames.
The woman had to...
Letter: The never-ending saga of street vending in Georgetown
Dear Editor,
There is a court order, or mandamus, demanding the removal of vendors and their belongings from the pavement and environs of the city...
Routledge affirms ExxonMobil not responsible for GtE project delays
ExxonMobil has made it clear that it is not responsible for the delays that Gas-to-Energy contractor Lindsayca CH4 cited to justify taking the government...
ExxonMobil will work with Govt to identify 20% of Stabroek Block for relinquishment
ExxonMobil is expected to relinquish 20 per cent of the lucrative Stabroek Block later this year and according to the company’s Guyana President Alistair...
Govt examining innovative ways for the working class to get more money in their...
Even as the government is building out an ecosystem where every citizen prospers, President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali revealed that his government is examining...
Couple jumps through window as fire flattens house at Fyrish
A fire of unknown origin has flattened a two-storey wooden and concrete house located at Fyrish Village, Corentyne, Berbice, leaving three persons.
The incident occurred...
No progress without the working-class – GAWU
GAWU’s President, Seepaul Narine Labour Day address 2024
Comrades, on this momentous occasion of Labour Day, the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) extends...
GPF acquires modern ‘crime scene’ vehicle to improve crime-solving efforts
With the recent acquisition of a cutting-edge crime scene vehicle, the Guyana Police Force has taken a monumental step towards fortifying its crime-solving prowess.
This...
Opposition’s case to remove Jagdeo from Parliament “premature” – Nandlall
Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall on Tuesday criticised legal action filed by Opposition Members of Parliament to remove Vice President...