Hurricane Irma: More than 100 high risk prisoners escaped
(BBC) More than 100 prisoners escaped when Hurricane Irma hit the British Virgin Islands, Foreign Office minister Sir Alan Duncan has confirmed.
He told MPs...
Huge weapons haul seized by Spanish police
(BBC) Spanish Police have released striking pictures of a huge weapons haul seized from an oganised crime group.
It includes over 10,000 assault rifles, machine...
West Indies bowl, Kuldeep debuts for India
West Indies asked India to bat on what Jeffrey Dujon described as a "tie-dye t-shirt", a surface difficult to predict. The patterns on the...
US-Cuba thaw halted amid diplomat injuries
(BBC) The sun on that hot August day three years ago was punishing. It baked our backs, burnt our foreheads, and left the assembled...
67% of migrant workers live in high-income countries- ILO
GENEVA (ILO News) – The International Labour Organization (ILO) estimates that 164 million people are migrant workers – a rise of 9 per cent...
Airport killing seen on CCTV, probe strains Malaysia-North Korea ties
By Rozanna Latiff and Joseph Sipalan | KUALA LUMPUR
(Reuters) Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Monday his government's investigation of the killing of...
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...
Eleven women killed in visa stampede
(BBC) At least 11 women have been killed and many more injured in a stampede in a stadium in Afghanistan where people were applying...
eBay founder pledges US$100m for global journalism
(AFP) eBay founder Pierre Omidyar's philanthropic foundation pledged Wednesday to donate US$100 million over three years to support "independent media and investigative journalism" worldwide,...
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See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:
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16-Y-O stabbed to death
See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:
An alleged murder was committed on Benjamin Seaford, a 16-year-old unemployed of Lot 12 Public Road, Kitty...
Construction worker dies after being pinned by collapsed wall of septic tank
A construction worker is now dead after the wall of a septic tank in which he was working, collapsed and pinned him down.
The incident...
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Arrival Day 2024: “Multicultralism is a priceless asset” – President Ali
See below for the Arrival Day 2024 Message by Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana:
I extend greetings to all Guyanese,...
“Today, we celebrate the vibrance of our cultural heritage” – PM Phillips in Arrival...
See below for Prime Minister, Brigadier Ret'd Mark Phillips Arrival Day 2024 Message:
Fellow Guyanese,
As we commemorate Arrival Day, we reflect on the profound impact...
Arrival Day 2024 Messages
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