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Indian student hacked to death for intercaste marriage

An Indian student from the lowest Dalit caste was hacked to death and his wife critically injured in southern India in a suspected "honour...

Deadly blast in Turkey – 27 killed

(CNN) An explosion ripped through a busy square in the Turkish capital Sunday afternoon, killing at least 27 people and wounding 75 others,...

Think this is a photo? Think again

These hyper-realistic photos are actually oil paintings (CNN) Water droplets slide down the faces of children as they stare directly at what you could...

UN head calls for “solid funding, courageous advocacy” to achieve gender equality …in message...

Here is the full text of the UN Secretary General's message to mark International Women’s Day (IWD):   As a boy growing up in post-war Korea,...

Former U.S. First Lady Nancy Reagan died today, age 94

(CNN) Former first lady of the United States of America, Nancy Reagan, who joined her husband on a storybook journey from Hollywood to...

RACE TO WHITE HOUSE: Clinton and Trump tighten election grip

(BBC) - Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump have each won the most States on the biggest day of the race for the...

Twice as many girls as boys will never start school – according to new...

Almost 16 million girls between the ages six and 11 will never get the chance to learn to read or write in primary school...

Bin Laden left $29m inheritance for jihad

Osama Bin Laden left a personal fortune of around $29m after his death in a raid in 2011, his will shows. According to a BBC...

CIA tried to kill Castro by lacing diving suit with tuberculosis – NSA report...

The CIA reportedly came up with some outlandish plots to kill former Cuban leader Fidel Castro, but this could just be the craziest yet....

Man ‘kills 14 members of family’ – then himself

In Mumbai, India (BBC) A 35-year-old Indian man killed 14 members of his own family, including seven children and his parents, before killing himself, police...

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MV Ma Lisha enters drydock 1 year after delivery

As part of the contractual agreement between the Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD) of the Public Works Ministry and the Garden Reach Ship Builders...

Berbice motorcyclist dies after colliding with donkey

Twenty-four-year-old Kumar Atmaram also called 'Shawn', a construction worker of Gangaram Village, East Canje Berbice died after he reportedly collided with a donkey on...

Update: Long Creek accident claims life of 5th victim

A fifth person has died in the fatal accident that occurred on Monday morning at Long Creek, Soesdyke Linden Highway. The fifth victim has been...

LTW 2024 records high influx of visitors compared to previous years – Sears

As the curtains were pulled on the 2024 Linden Town Week, Committee Member, Devin Sears reported that there has been a spike in attendance...

Guyana’s wood-tracking system to be overhauled, replaced with digital system – EU Ambassador

Guyana’s wood tracking system, which is important for ensuring loggers are complying with the law but relies heavily on paper will soon be digitised. This...

Siblings among 4 die in 2-vehicle smash-up at Long Creek

Siblings, Rushelle Leacock and Eddo Leacock were identified as two of the four persons who died in the early morning two-vehicle smash-up at Long...

CGX pushes start-up of Berbice Deep-Water Port to late 2024

Canadian-based CGX Energy Inc’s Berbice Deep-Water Port (BDWP) Project continues to face delays as its start-up has once again been pushed back to later...

Cargo passing through CJIA increased by 84% – CJIA Chair

says over 11 million kilos of cargo passed through CJIA compared to 6.1 million in 2015 In keeping with the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C)...

Bus park fatal stabbing: Suspects, 14 & 15, told police intent was to rob...

The two teenagers, who were arrested for the fatal stabbing of 33-year-old John Williams at the Route 44 minibus park in Georgetown on Saturday...

31-Y-O arrested with gun, ammo

A 31-year-old mill operator was arrested by police today after he was found in possession of a firearm and matching ammunition - for which...