CARICOM gets new Deputy Secretary-General
- Her Excellency Manorma Soeknandan is the new Deputy Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat.
Ambassador Soeknandan, a national of Suriname, assumed duties...
Mother of six beheaded in Jamaica
- The callous beheading of a mother of six, who was also chopped over her body, yesterday transformed the hardened community of Back...
CAL threat no longer imminent; threat level lowered at CJIA
- The Ministry of Public Works and the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) have lowered the threat level from high to moderate which is an...
Earthquake rocks Barbados
- An earthquake measuring magnitude 6.7 has struck off the Caribbean island of Barbados early Tuesday morning (February 18).
The quake hit just before...
CAL recognizes Guyana as key market partner; promises affordable prices
By Kurt Campbell
– Trinidad based Caribbean Airlines (CAL) is high on hopes to become more integrated in the local business community and generally...
Caribbean faces threat of biggest tsunami ever recorded
- The Caribbean could be at risk from a mega-tsunami that scientists warn could devastate coastlines from Florida to Brazil following a volcanic...
Trinidad & Tobago records more than 2,500 teenage pregnancies annually
CMC – Education Minister Dr. Tim Gopeesingh said many men were getting away with statutory rape after indicating that more than 2, 500 teenage...
Suriname experiences first “freak” hail storm in decades
PARAMARIBO, Suriname, CMC - “It’s raining ice outside,” a young woman in southern Paramaribo yelled on Thursday night as she ran out into her...
CARICOM Secretary General reiterates call on Dominican Republic to ‘right terrible wrong’
- Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Irwin LaRocque, has reiterated the Community’s call on the Dominican Republic to take steps to...
Venezuelan beauty queen slain; daughter survives shooting
Caracas, Venezuela (CNN) -- In one of her last Twitter posts, Venezuelan beauty queen Monica Spear wished her fans peace, health and love.
The 29-year-old...
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More than half of GDF’s fleet deployed in MV Barima response – COI hears
Half of the Guyana Defence Force’s (GDF) aviation fleet was deployed during operations following the distress alert involving the MV Barima, with six aircraft...
Guyana aims to become leading provider of specialised healthcare services in C’bean – Dr...
Guyana has officially opened the Bethune Round Table 2026, bringing together healthcare professionals, researchers and policymakers from 17 countries to explore ways to strengthen...
New buses boost school transportation for Upper East Bank, highway communities
Two new buses have been added to the Region Four Education Department’s transportation fleet to improve access to education for students living along the...
China Railway subcontractor fatally electrocuted at Sophia
See full statement from the Guyana Power and Light Inc.:
Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) extends its deepest condolences to the family and loved...
Sod turned for $1.6B paddy drying and storage facility at Onderneeming
The Ministry of Agriculture today turned the sod for a $1.6 billion paddy drying and storage facility that will be constructed at Onderneeming, Region...
Opposition Leader & his employees get bail on unlawful gun & ammo possession, obstruction...
Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed and two of his workers, Mario Mohammed and Eugene Thorne, were today granted bail in the sum of $750,000 each...
Let us continue to support local production – Agri Minister
See full statement from Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, on the ocassion of World Food Day 2026:
On World Food Day 2026, Guyana joins the...
Guyana building integrated agri-food economy – Pres. Ali
See full statement from President Dr Irfaan Ali on the ocassion of World Food Day 2026:
I am pleased to join the international community in...
Letter: The hassle of acquiring a Schengen Visa
Dear Editor,
The matter of the application for, and, indeed, the necessity for a Schengen Visa for Guyanese to travel to anywhere in Europe has...
National Border Patrol Director asks CoA for bail over assault conviction
National Border Patrol Director Daniel Seeram is continuing his fight for freedom after being remanded to prison pending sentencing for assaulting his former wife.
He...
