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Friday, March 29, 2024

French ‘sex pest’ resignation leaves bitter taste

France's Baupin sexual harassment case leaves bitter taste (BBC) - Hard not to feel depressed and disenchanted by the allegations of sexual harassment now swirling...

Philippines election: Maverick Rodrigo Duterte wins presidency

(BBC) Maverick anti-crime candidate Rodrigo 'Digong' Duterte has won the Philippine presidential elections, following the withdrawal of his opponents.   Although the official result has not...

Sadiq Khan promises a ‘better’ London

(BBC) Labour's Sadiq Khan has vowed to do all in his power to make London "better", as he was sworn in as the new...

35 tons of dead fish appear in lake in China

(CNN) At least 35 tons of dead fish appeared in a lake in southern China, leaving residents stunned. The piles of fish washed up in...

Pro soccer player Patrick Ekeng dies after collapsing on pitch

Professional soccer player Patrick Ekeng died after collapsing on the field during a televised game in Romania, according to a CNN report. Ekeng, a 26-year-old...

Handless seven-year-old girl wins U.S. handwriting contest

(BBC) - A seven-year-old student born without hands has won a U.S. national handwriting contest. Anaya Ellick from Chesapeake, Virginia, does not use prosthetics. To...

PASSIONATE ARGUMENTS: The unmarried Pakistani woman who wrote about her sex life

(BBC) - When Pakistani writer Zahra Haider wrote about her pre-marital sexual encounters as a teenager in Islamabad for Vice magazine, social media -...

How Donald Trump defied all odds

(CNN) - Everyone said it wouldn't happen. Everyone was wrong. Donald Trump pulled off one of the most unlikely electoral coups of modern times this...

Chinese boy born with 31 fingers and toes

(CNN) - Meet Hong Hong. He's almost 4 months old, lives in China and has 31 fingers and toes. That's not a typo. The...

IAPA calls on journalists to join World Press Freedom Day campaign

The Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) is joining the UNESCO campaign to commemorate World Press Freedom Day which is being celebrated today (May 3)  this...

Recent Articles

18 areas earmarked for new housing developments

The government has revealed a comprehensive strategy aimed at further reducing the backlog of house lots within the Ministry of Housing and Water’s database. Minister...

Legal icon Justice (rtd.) Désirée Bernard dies

Former Chancellor of the Judiciary of Guyana Justice Désirée Bernard has died. Justice Bernard’s biography is chronicled on the CCJ’s website. It states that she...

Traffic Advisory for Easter Monday

Traffic Advisory from the Guyana Police Force: Be informed that in on Monday 1st April, 2024 Easter activities will be celebrated country wide with an...

UK donates drone to GMCS for mangrove monitoring

A group of young indigenous girls and boys are being trained to champion conservation efforts in the Barima Mora Passage. They are being trained...

Counselling, other support for families of girls that died in Massara

The government has pledged to provide counselling and other support that may be necessary to the families of the three young girls who lost...

Current dry spell to persist until end of April, desist from lighting fires –...

Public Advisory from the Ministry of Home Affairs:  In recent developments, there has been a significant decrease in visibility attributed to a combination of ground...

Death of GDF rank: Truck driver says highway was dark, soldiers were not wearing...

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  Police are investigating a fatal accident which occurred at about 21:00 hrs last night (Wednesday) at Madewini,...

Texas-based Lindsayca to work on petrochemical plant, refinery & oil block in Guyana

Texas-based oil and gas firm Lindsayca has revealed that it will be doing critical work on three major local initiatives: a petrochemical plant, as...

GDF rank struck, killed by truck during annual walk

A Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Sergeant was struck down and killed by a vehicle while participating in the Force’s annual walk. Dead is Sergeant Deslyn...

Guyana will aggressively pursue oil for national development – Pres Ali to BBC

  An interview between President Dr Irfaan Ali and Stephen Sackur, the host of BBC’s “HardTalk” show, saw the Head of State forced to defend...