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David Lammy, son of Guyanese immigrants, is UK’s new Foreign Secretary

David Lammy, who has Guyanese roots, has become the United Kingdom's new foreign secretary. The centre-left Labour Party won a landslide victory in Thursday's parliamentary...

Keir Starmer Is U.K.’s New Prime Minister

LONDON, July 5 (Reuters) - Britain's new Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged on Friday to use his massive electoral majority to rebuild the country,...

Diletta Doretti announced as World Bank Group Representative for Guyana

Starting today, Diletta Doretti becomes the World Bank Group Resident Representative for Guyana, a position that will unify country-level leadership across the institution to...

Guyanese Dr. Budhendranauth Doobay appointed member of the Order of Canada

Dr. Budhendranauth Doobay has been granted the Order of Canada today. He is the only Guyanese to hold both the Order of Ontario and...

Trump has been convicted. Here’s what happens next

A New York jury on Thursday found Donald Trump guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in an effort to conceal...

Breaking: Iranian President Raisi feared dead as helicopter wreckage found

"President Raisi's helicopter was completely burned in the crash ... unfortunately, all passengers are feared dead," the official told Reuters. Rescue teams fought blizzards and difficult terrain through the night to reach the wreckage in East Azerbaijan province in the early hours of Monday.

Helicopter carrying Iran’s President Raisi crashes, search under way

DUBAI, May 19 (Reuters) - A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister crashed on Sunday as it was crossing mountain...

Chevron arbitration to go into 2025, ExxonMobil CEO tells CNBC

Exxon CEO Darren Woods said Monday that the dispute with Chevron over Hess Corporation’s oil assets in Guyana likely will not be resolved until...

Hess requests Stabroek Block shares dispute hearing for 3rd quarter of 2024

Amid the ongoing dispute between oil giant ExxonMobil and Hess, over its decision to sell its shares to fellow United States (US) oil company...

Team Guyana Drone Soccer in San Diego for World Cup

Team Guyana Drone Soccer has touched down in San Diego, California, to participate in the prestigious Academic Drone Soccer World Cup and associated events,...

Recent Articles

17-Y-O bandit shot dead during robbery on Aubrey Barker Road

A teenager was shot dead by a security guard on Friday night after robbing two females along Aubrey Barker Road, Georgetown. The dead bandit has...

Man, wanted for ECD murder, arrested in Berbice

A 27-year-old construction worker who is wanted for the fatal beating of a Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara, man has been arrested by police...

Eghill threatens contract termination if progress not made at CJIA’s Commercial Centre by early...

Public Works Minister Juan Edghill has once again upbraided Avinash Contracting & Scrap Metal Inc for delays in the construction of the Commercial Centre...

Govt inks over $112M in D&I contracts for Linden

The Government on Friday awarded 52 contracts to the tune of $112 million for drainage and irrigation works in the mining town of Linden. Overseeing...

Min. Todd meets Venezuelan Ambassador on aggression tactic at border 

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hugh Todd on Thursday met with His Excellency Mr. Carlos Amador Perez Silva, Ambassador of the Bolivarian...

Ashdel’s Enterprise’s ‘Instant Pepperpot’ meals receive “Made in Guyana” certification

The rich aroma of the indigenous dish, Pepperpot, is the common sign that it’s Christmas morning in many Guyanese household. For those who may...

Security Guard remanded for murder of Toshao

Noah Beaton, the 24-year-old security guard accused of murdering Toshao Ridley Joseph, appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court...

Guyana renews condemnation of Venezuela’s aggression tactic at border

Guyana has once again reached out to its international partners including the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to renew its concerns over the bridge...

53-Y-O miner dies after tree falls upon him

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force: Police are investigating the death of Oscar King, a 53-year-old miner, who resides at Kumung Kumung Backdam,...

MARAD suspends boat captain, bowman for overcharging passengers

 See full statement from the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD): Water taxi operator overcharging passengers on the Georgetown – Vreed- en-Hoop Service The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD)...