From Nebraska to Guyana: A world of difference for Peace Corps volunteer
By Courtney Brummer-Clark / World-Herald staff writer
Every day for the past year, Emily Garcia has grabbed a basket of laundry and walked a short...
Felix, Gatlin, Merritt book trips to Olympics
(AP) — Justin Gatlin is heading to the Rio Olympics after posting the year’s best time of 9.8 seconds in the 100 metres to...
Baghdad suicide bomb attack dead rises to 165 – whole families ‘wiped out’
(BBC) The number of people killed in Sunday's suicide bomb attack in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, has risen to 165, Interior Ministry officials say.
The...
Knight Riders investing US$ in T&T -Mysore
(Trinidad Guardian) The T&T economy stands to benefit financially from the presence of the Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) in Trinidad and Tobago, so says...
CARICOM Heads of Gov’t summit opens in Georgetown today – Brexit likely to dominate...
A number of issues have been placed high on the agenda for the Caricom Heads of Government Meeting starting today.
Caricom will meet for its 37th...
Australia election: Tight vote could end in hung parliament
(BBC) Australia will not know the result of its federal election for days as counting in tight seats continues. Twelve out of 150 lower...
New Zealand record cocaine seizure in horse’s head
(BBC) New Zealand police say they have made their biggest ever seizure of cocaine, hidden inside a novel kind of drug mule.
They intercepted the...
Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor and Nobel laureate, dead at 87
(CNN) Elie Wiesel, a Holocaust survivor and author who fought for peace, human rights and simple human decency, has died at the age...
SIX MACHINE: The Jamaican kid who became Universe Boss
Review: Chris Gayle's autobiography presents the man behind the million-dollar mercenary
By Andrew Miller
"Yuh cyaan read me. Yuh cyaan study me. Doh' even try to study...
Thousands in ‘March for Europe’ rally in London
(BBC) Demonstrators at the "March for Europe" rally, which was organised on social media, are holding placards saying "Bremain" and "We Love EU".
Protester Mark...
Recent Articles
Works on US$604M Palmyra to Moleson Creek Road project to start soon as consultations...
The Ministry of Public Works hosted a public engagement on Wednesday with key stakeholders to discuss the mega US$604 million Palmyra to Moleson Creek...
Republic Bank CPL records over 1B digital & broadcast viewership in 2024
See below for a statement from the Caribbean Premier League:
The Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League’s (CPL) combined digital and broadcast viewership has gone past...
Guyana extradites fugitive Parmanand Singh to the United States
See below for a statement from the Home Affairs Ministry
The Government of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana extradited Parmanand Singh, a citizen of Guyana,...
3 new housing areas identified to tackle squatting crisis along Linden-Soesdyke Highway
President Dr Irfaan Ali has unveiled plans to combat the increasing squatting problem along the Linden-Soesdyke Highway by developing three new housing areas to...
GWI commissions $7.3M solar power plant for Port Mourant treatment plant
The Guyana Water Inc. (GWI) on Wednesday commissioned a $7.3M solar power plant for the Port Mourant Water Treatment Plant.
Installation of the 300kW Grid-Tie...
Crackdown on gold smuggling will intensify – Minister Bharrat
Urging persons with information on gold smuggling to come forward, Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat, has assured that the crackdown on gold smuggling...
High Court hears Opposition challenge to GECOM’s voter registration process
Acting Chief Justice Roxane George on Wednesday heard arguments in a case where a Peoples National Congress member challenged the Guyana Elections Commission’s (GECOM)...
GNBS urges importers, manufacturers to get registered
The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) is urging all importers, manufacturers, and dealers to register with the agency.
Head of Corporate Communications Lloyd David...
WWF supports Guyana’s position as a global leader in biodiversity conservation
A team from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) earlier today paid a courtesy call on Mr. Robert M. Persaud, Foreign Secretary and Chairman of...
My endorsement of President Mohamed Irfaan Ali
Dear Editor,
This year, President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali will complete his first term in office, having served as the President of the Co-operative Republic...