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Thursday, May 2, 2024

Daredevils leave out Brathwaite and bat

Delhi Daredevils v Rising Pune Supergiant, IPL 2017, Delhi For only the fourth time in as many seasons, an IPL captain chose to bat at...

Hurricane Manuel hits Mexico

Renacimiento, Mexico (CNN) -- As raging floodwaters swept away half of his timber shack, Saturnino Medina climbed to the roof. He pointed Thursday to the...

Guyana ready to work with int’l community to fight climate change – Pres. Ali...

Statement of His Excellency Dr Mohammed Irfaan Ali, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, to the 26th Session of the Conference of Parties...

More than 130 countries expected to sign Paris Agreement tomorrow

More than 130 countries, including Guyana, have confirmed that they will sign the Paris Agreement on climate change on 22 April (Earth Day) —the...

Homeless Guyanese wins emergency accommodation legal battle in UK

A London council made a flawed decision when it refused to house a homeless woman in her 60s during the Covid-19 pandemic, a judge...

Man jailed for dangling baby from window in Algeria

(BBC) A court in Algeria has sentenced a man to two years in prison for dangling his baby out of a window in order...

Corruption getting worse – Transparency International

BBC - More than one in two people think corruption has worsened over the last two years, according to a public opinion survey by...

Mugabe refusing to step down

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AFP) — President Robert Mugabe refused to immediately resign during talks on Thursday with generals who have taken control of Zimbabwe, a...

US calls for more sanctions on Venezuela

US Vice President Mike Pence on Friday called for more sanctions on Venezuela to isolate President Nicolas Maduro and his administration, ahead of a...

Samsung warns about ‘listening’ TV

- Samsung is warning customers to avoid discussing personal information in front of their smart television set. The warning applies to TV viewers...

Recent Articles

Police investigating alleged bomb threat at St Rose’s High School

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  On May 2, 2024, at 13:45hrs, an alleged bomb threat was made to St. Roses High School...

Govt to seek over US$180M in supplementary funding for GPL

Government will soon approach the National Assembly for US$180M- US$250M in supplementary funding for the Guyana Power and Light (GPL). This sum will be used...

4 persons robbed of cash & jewellery after returning home from concert

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  On May 02, at about 03:15 hours, at Lot 184 Durban Backlands, Georgetown, four (4) persons were...

Grove man dies after being struck down by speeding cop

A pedestrian was last evening struck down and killed by a vehicle driven by a policeman, along the Farm Public Road, East Bank Demerara...

Jamaican Information Minister “impressed” with Guyana’s media landscape

Jamaica’s Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Robert Nesta Morgan on Thursday said he is “very impressed” with...

Govt awards 150 mining blocks; more areas to be allotted in coming months 

See full statement from the Ministry of Natural Resources:  Emanating from a commitment H.E. President Mohamed Irfaan Ali made to the mining stakeholders, on Friday...

Over 90 persons vying for seat on PPP’s 35-member Central Executive Committee

A total of ninety-three persons are vying to be a part of the People’s Progressive Party’s (PPP) Central Executive Committee at this weekend’s Congress. The...

Guyana must recognise rapidly evolving work culture – GAWU on reduced hours, days

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) has pointed out that the global movement to reduce working hours and days without compromising conditions...

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...