Ecuador earthquake: Deaths rise to 235
(BBC) At least 235 people have been confirmed dead and more than 1,500 people injured after Ecuador was hit by its most powerful earthquake...
Taj Mahal photo of Kate, William evokes memories of Diana in 1992
(CNN) - It looks eerily familiar. And yet so different.
The photograph, released Saturday by Kensington Palace, shows the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge,...
Ecuador earthquake: 77 killed, hundreds injured
(CNN) A major earthquake hit Ecuador's central coast, killing at least 77 people as it buckled homes and knocked out power in a...
Another close call
Russia denies wrongdoing after jet barrel-rolls over U.S. aircraft
Washington (CNN) - A U.S. Air Force reconnaissance plane was barrel-rolled by a Russian jet over...
Japan earthquake: Rescuers in ‘race against time’ as storm hits
Update from BBC:
Rescuers are in a "race against time" to find survivors of a powerful earthquake amid forecasts of heavy rain and cold overnight,...
New earthquake rocks Japan
Reprinted from the BBC
A powerful earthquake has struck near the southern Japanese city of Kumamoto, a day after a tremor there killed at least...
Slain cricketer’s family hoping to pull Gayle for memorial game
The family of slain cricketer, Adrian St John, hope to have West Indies superstar Chris Gayle available to play in a memorial match, which...
U.S. cautions Caribbean countries offering economic citizenship
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The United States Government has cautioned Caribbean countries offering a Citizenship by Investment Programme (CIP) to be extra cautious about who...
New figures confirm EU has kept place as world’s leading aid donor in 2015
The European Union and its Member States have once again kept their place as the world's leading aid donor, providing more than half of...
Plane turned around for couple to visit dying grandson
(BBC) A pilot allowed an elderly couple to get off a plane moments before take-off so they could visit their dying grandson in hospital.
They...
Recent Articles
Region Three Business Chamber makes “impactful connections” at int’l conference in Brazil
See the below statement from the Region Three Chamber of Commerce and Industry on its recent attendance at the International Roraima-CARICOM Business Meeting held...
Motorcyclist dies after colliding with tree on Tapakuma Trail, Reg. Two
A young motorcyclist was killed in the wee hours of today after he collided with a tree on the Tapakuma Trail in Region Two...
Decomposed body of male washes up at Hope Beach
The decomposed body of a male was washed up at the Hope Beach on the East Coast of Demerara.
This discovery was made at about 11:30h...
Cevon’s driver shot by bandits during robbery at South Rimveldt office
A driver attached to Cevon Waste Management is now hospitalised after he was shot during a robbery at the company's Aubrey Barker Road, South...
Police suspect vessel in Port Kaituma was used for drug trafficking, transshipment – Benn
More than one week after a semi-submersible vessel was found along a river at Port Kaituma in Region One (Barima-Waini), Home Affairs Minister Robeson...
5 new chickenpox cases recorded at Lusignan Prison
In the past week, the Health Ministry recorded a total of five new chickenpox cases at the Lusignan Prison, East Coast Demerara (ECD).
This was...
No seawall vendor has been dislocated – Min Edghill assures
No vendor operating at the Georgetown Seawall has been dislocated, according to Public Works Minister Juan Edghill as he responded to a statement issued...
Guyanese American Chamber of Commerce “gravely concerned” over boycott threats against Guyanese businesses
Condemnation continues to increase against the recent antics of the Caribbean Guyana Institute for Democracy (CGID), which attracted backlash after threatening to boycott any...
Region 9 produces first batch of Pharmacy and Nursing Assistants
History was made on Friday as the first batch of newly trained Nursing and Pharmacy Assistants graduated in Lethem, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo)...
Significant boost for Region 9 district hospitals with new Ultrasound units
Ultrasound services will now be offered to residents of Annai, Karasabai, Aishalton and Sand Creek in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo), eliminating the need...