Coronavirus: How India will play a major role in a Covid-19 vaccine
(BBC) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said last fortnight that India and the US were working together to develop vaccines against the coronavirus.
Mr...
103-year-old Massachusetts woman beats coronavirus
Shelley Gunn describes her Polish grandmother, Jennie Stejna, as having a feisty spirit. Stejna certainly displayed that spirit as the 103-year-old woman recently...
UK Minister urges GECOM to make declaration based on certified recount
Calls continue to mount for the Guyana Elections Commission to make a declaration based on the results emanating from the national recount, which was...
Mystery deaths of hundreds of elephants solved
(BBC) Toxins made by microscopic algae in water caused the previously unexplained deaths of hundreds of elephants in Botswana, wildlife officials say.
Botswana is home...
Exxon clarifies Trump phone call: ‘It never happened’
(BBC) Oil giant Exxon has clarified a fundraising comment by Donald Trump that he could raise more money than rival Joe Biden.
The US president...
Lockdowns could be avoided if 95% of people wore masks, says WHO
(CNN) Lockdowns could be avoided if everyone followed health measures such as wearing masks, the World Health Organization's top Europe official said at a...
80,000 COVID-19 vaccines from Indian arrive in Guyana
Guyana has received a batch of 80,000 doses of the Astra-Zeneca/Oxford vaccine, which was gifted by the Government of India.
The vaccines arrived in the...
UK diaspora group reconnecting Guyanese with rarest stamp in the world
An eclectic mix of the UK (United Kingdom) Diaspora and friends of Guyana gathered at the Stanley Gibbons Centre in London.
The event, hosted by...
Russian assault on Kyiv has stalled, adviser to Zelenskyy says
(Al Jazeera) An adviser to Ukraine’s president has claimed that Russia’s assault on Kyiv is not advancing and that about 3,500 Russian soldiers have been...
US$12.7M North-West ferry to soon set sail to Guyana
A US$12.7M ferry constructed by a company in India will soon set sail to Guyana, following the official launching ceremony today in Kolkata at...