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Former Trinidad minister to surrender diplomatic passport

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad -- Former FIFA vice president and national security minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Jack Warner, is being forced to surrender...

Six Trinidad police officers to stand trial for murder

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad– A magistrate court Monday ordered that six police officers implicated in the murder of three civilians in 2011 be committed to stand...

‘Asafa is no fool’ – Sprinter’s parents defend son after positive drug test

The Gleaner - The parents of embattled former world record holder Asafa Powell have thrown their full support behind their son, saying they were...

Tobacco smuggling linked to organised crime, Bahamas workshop told

NASSAU, Bahamas -- There’s a “tangible” link between the smuggling of tobacco products and organized crime. That’s the view of Rhys Campbell, head of...

Brazil takes important step on Lethem Road, Hydro Project

The governments of Guyana and Brazil have agreed to establish a joint commission on infrastructure development, which will see this this country benefiting from...

Trini caught stealing containers of coconut water from Pomeroon

By Rajendra Prabhulall   A Trinidadian who was contracted by a company of the Twin Island Republic to transport a quantity of bottled coconut water from...

Guyana gets US$7.3M from CDF

Guyana and the CARICOM Development Fund (CDF) on Saturday July 6 signed a country assistance programme agreement that will inject US$7.32M into Guyana’s agriculture...

‘Time to de-stigmatize agriculture’ – Ramotar to Caricom

By Radha Motielall President Donald Ramotar is of the view that for agriculture to prosper in this region, it will first need to be de-stigmatized...

PM Christie urges U.S, Canada to fulfill obligations

By Radha Motielall in Trinidad & Tobago Prime Minister Perry Christie of The Bahamas is urging his colleague Heads to impress on the United...

OAS report shows increase in drug consumption in South & Latin America

  By Radha Motielall in Trinidad and Tobago There is change in the drug market and this was highlighted in a report prepared and presented by...

Recent Articles

Christmas 2024 in Guyana – When the tradition keeps on living – by Sébastien...

An account from Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana Sébastien Sigouin on his 1st Guyanese Christmas experience  If there was one distinctive part of my Christmases...

Pedestrian killed in Corentyne accident

    A Corentyne man is now dead after being hit by a car about 30 minutes before Christmas Day.   Dead is Jermaine Fraser, 40, of Auchlyne...

E-bike rider killed after colliding with minibus at WCB

      An electric bike rider is now dead after colliding with a minibus at Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice, Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice) on Christmas Eve. Dead...

25 years of hard work burnt to the ground, rebuilt for Christmas

By: Mishael Henry The smell of burnt charcoal lingers in the nostrils of Andrew McBean, and is etched into his memory like a sore scar. Exactly...

A soldier’s boots under the tree, but no son to wear them

By: La'Wanda McAllister  Festive homes all over Guyana are glimmering with Christmas lights and the melody of carols float in the warm December air. But...

Dear Santa, we’ve got wishes: children and their letters to Santa

By: Jarryl Bryan Christmas is here, and children everywhere are busy writing letters to Santa Claus, pleading their case for gifts and justifying why...

Christmas Messages!

People’s Progressive Party (PPP) As the season of Yuletide embraces us, families come together in love and joy, and communities celebrate in unique ways, sharing...

69,000 public sector employees receive 10% increase, injecting $18B into Guyana’s economy

Following the conclusion of the historic Government of Guyana (GoG) and the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) multi-year agreement with respect to employment benefits...

Prosecution applies for Calvin Brutus’ bail to be revoked amid alleged flight attempt

The prosecution has applied to the court to revoke Assistant Police Commissioner Calvin Brutus’s bail and have him remanded to prison, alleging he attempted...

GRA urges persons involved in luxury vehicle tax evasion racket to visit HQ

See full statement from the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA): In its diligence aimed at collecting the rightful revenue due to the State, the Revenue Authority...