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Senate reaches deal to end shutdown

- Senate leaders announced on today, Wednesday, October 16 that they have reached a deal to end the government shutdown and avoid a...

Former Detroit mayor sentenced to 28 years in prison for corruption

- Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was sentenced on Thursday to 28 years in prison for corruption, the apparent last step after a...

Miss Universe under fire in India for Taj Mahal footwear photo shoot

- Miss Universe Olivia Culpo is under fire in India after taking part in a photo shoot for shoes at the hallowed Taj...

US contracted drug monitoring aircraft crash leaves four dead

CMC - The United States Southern Command, which overseas US military operations in the Caribbean and Latin America, says a US-contracted detection and monitoring...

U.S. forces strike in Libya, Somalia capture al Qaeda operative

- In two operations in Africa nearly 3,000 miles apart, U.S. military forces went after two high-value targets over the weekend. One operation took...

Scores killed as boat sinks off coast of Italy

(CNN) -- At least 94 people, including a pregnant woman and two children, died when a boat capsized and caught fire off the island...

Americans are fat, stressed and unhealthy – Human Capital Index

By Howard Schneider - The World Economic Forum, sponsors of the exclusive, c-level talkfest held every year in Switzerland, knows what is wrong with...

World holds breath as U.S. government shuts down

Washington (CNN) -- The game of chicken failed. Neither side blinked. Now millions will pay the price. Americans watched a colossal failure by Congress...

U.N. Climate Panel Endorses Ceiling on Global Emissions

  - The world’s top climate scientists on Friday formally embraced an upper limit on greenhouse gases for the first time, establishing a target level at...

Bulgaria writes off US$2.9M Guyana debt

- Bulgaria will forgive US$ 2.9 million of the debt that Guyana owes. The Council of Ministers approved a draft intergovernmental agreement between...

Recent Articles

Father of 4 killed after rescuing fellow villager from attackers

Joseph Forde, a 44-year-old contractor of Middle Street, Sparendaam, East Coast Demerara (ECD), lost his life on Thursday evening after he was chopped and...

Prisoner further remanded for murder of cellmate

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force: A 23-year-old prisoner, Shamar Davis called Stamma of Lot 56 B Field, Sophia who has been on...

Update: Policeman in custody for killing pedestrian in hit-and-run

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force: Police ranks in Regional Division 4'B' are probing a 'hit-and-run' fatal accident that occurred on Wednesday, May...

Human Service Ministry launches ‘MPOWER’ initiative to upskill 1000 men

Approximately 1,000 men are set to benefit from a series of training opportunities through the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security’s ‘MPOWER’ training...

Danuta Radzik fails in 2nd attempt to stall GtE project, ordered to pay costs...

See full statement from the Environmental Assessment Board: Danuta Radzik failed in Second Attempt to Stall the Gas to Shore Project – Ordered to Pay...

Ramsay Ali re-elected as GMSA President

Georgetown, Guyana, May 2, 2024: The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) is delighted to announce the successful election of its new Board of...

Govt designates ambassadors to Brazil, Switzerland, Belgium

The Guyana Government, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, today announced several diplomatic appointments. Professor Compton Bourne has been appointed as the...

3rd victim in fatal Williamsburg smash-up dies

The third person who was involved in the fatal smash-up at Williamsburg, Corentyne, has succumbed to his injuries. Dead is 17-year-old Veeram Seecharran of Lot...

‘Public Works Ministry has been delinquent’ – Jagdeo on illegal structures on Govt reserves

The Ministry of Public Works needs to be more proactive in addressing the construction of illegal structures on the government’s reserves, according to Vice...

Diplomats urge journalists to maintain integrity

ABCEU Joint Statement – World Press Freedom Day: The Heads of Missions of the Embassy of the United States of America, H.E. Ambassador Nicole Theriot;...