Guyana to push collective action on Mpox threat, malaria & dengue at COHSOD
Amid the global outbreak of monkeypox and alarming cases of malaria and dengue, health authorities throughout the Caribbean have decided to prioritise these issues...
Haiti gas tanker explodes, 16 die and officials working to save burn victims
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Sept 14 (Reuters) - A fuel truck exploded on a road in Haiti's southern peninsula on Saturday, killing at least 16 people and...
Mexico-Guyana Chamber of Commerce to be set up by year end
Bilateral economic relations between Guyana and Mexico will be further deepened with the establishment of a Chamber of Commerce that will focus on fostering...
CARICOM-Africa partnership set to become beacon of South-South cooperation – PM Mitchell
SEE BELOW FOR A STATEMENT BY THE HON. DICKON MITCHELL, PRIME MINISTER OF GRENADA AND CHAIR OF THE CONFERENCE OF CARICOM HEADS OF GOVERNMENT...
Maduro decrees Christmas will start in October as Venezuela cracks down on dissent
(CNN) Christmas will start next month in Venezuela, authoritarian leader Nicolas Maduro has decreed – even as thousands of Venezuelans look set to pass...
US seizes Maduro’s airplane in the Dominican Republic
The United States has seized Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro’s airplane after determining that its acquisition was in violation of US sanctions, among other...
Region 1 drug bust update: 4.4 tonnes of cocaine, worth 176M Euro, destroyed after...
Following the massive drug bust at the Clandestine Airstrip in Region One (Barima-Waini), the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) has disclosed that the cocaine found...
Condolences pour in over the passing of Sir Shridath Ramphal
Condolences have been pouring in following the passing of Sir Shridath Ramphal, a distinguish Guyanese, Caribbean regionalist and internationalist who died on Friday at...
Venezuela’s election: Guyana’s Private Sector condemns repression, violence meted out to Venezuelans
See full statement from the Private Sector Commission:
The Private Sector Commission of Guyana (PSC) takes note of the situation in Venezuela following the recent...
Box Offices now open in all CPL host countries
Box office locations and ticket outlets are now open in all six host countries for this year’s Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL).
Tickets are...
Recent Articles
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...
Letter: No excuse; skills training is available
Dear Editor,
I hope that the opportunity will be grasped, that is, “skills training programmes, as the “Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF), in collaboration with...
Guyana’s bilingual push could boost diplomatic ties, workforce development – Mexican Ambassador
As Guyana aligns itself to become a bilingual nation, Mexican ambassador to Guyana, Mauricio Vizcaíno Crespo explained that this move will not only enhance...
No extensions, zero tolerance for further delays – Edghill puts CJIA contractor on notice
The rigid pavement apron component of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) upgrades currently being done, is at 38 per cent completion. And while...