WhatsApp lets messages vanish after seven days
(BBC) WhatsApp is introducing a "disappearing messages" option that will erase chats from the phone of both the sender and recipient after seven days.
The...
UPDATE: Tense wait as US election winner remains unclear
(BBC) The outcome of the US presidential election is on a knife edge, with Donald Trump and his rival Joe Biden neck and neck...
25-year-old will be youngest member of Congress in modern history
(CNN) At 25 years old, Madison Cawthorn will become the youngest member of Congress in modern history, according to US House records.
CNN projects the...
Girl, 2, rescued after 91 hours trapped under rubble in Turkey
(CNN) A 2-year-old girl has been rescued from a collapsed building nearly 91 hours after a devastating earthquake hit the Aegean coastal Turkish city...
US votes in most divisive contest in decades
(BBC) Americans are voting in one of the most divisive presidential elections in decades, pitting incumbent Republican Donald Trump against his Democratic challenger Joe...
Prince William ‘contracted Covid-19 in April’
(BBC) The Duke of Cambridge contracted Covid-19 earlier this year, palace sources have told the BBC.
It is believed he tested positive in April at...
US sees record-high daily Covid numbers as election nears
(BBC) The US saw a record high of 91,000 new Covid-19 cases reported on Thursday, with spikes in dozens of states just days before...
Exxon to cut 14,000 jobs as pandemic hits oil demand
By Jennifer Hiller
(Reuters) Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N said on Thursday it could cut its global workforce by about 15%, including deep white-collar staff reductions...
Powerful earthquake rattles Greece and Turkey
(BBC) A powerful earthquake has struck off Turkey's Aegean coast, north of the Greek island of Samos.
The 7.0 magnitude tremor was centred off Turkey's...
Entire Chinese city tested after one virus case
(BBC) China is once again mass testing an entire city for the coronavirus amid a regional outbreak in Xinjiang province.
Around 4.7m people in Kashgar...
Recent Articles
NWD farmers nabbed with unlicensed shotguns, ammo
Two farmers were arrested this morning in the North-West District, Region One (Barima-Waini) after police found two unlicensed shotguns with matching ammunition at their...
Global Super League trophy unveiled
The trophy for ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League (GSL) has been unveiled by Guyana’s President, His Excellency President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali and shown...
3 cops under close arrest as OPR probes shooting incident at Lethem
See below for a statement from the Guyana Police Force:
The Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) is looking into the circumstances surrounding the alleged shooting...
23-Y-O woman hospitalised after stabbed, chopped by GDF rank
Litisha Reynolds, a 23-year-old female resident from No. 30 Village, West Coast Berbice, is now hospitalised in critical condition after she was stabbed multiple...
Motorcyclist killed on Corentyne Highway
An unlicensed motorcyclist was on Friday afternoon killed after driving into a parked lorry along the Corentyne Highway in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne).
Dead is...
Corentyne fire that killed 5 was deliberately set – Divisional Fire Officer
The recent fire at No. 64 Village Corentyne, Berbice which claimed the lives of a mother and her four children was an act of...
No decision yet on use of biometrics at 2025 polls – GECOM Chair
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is yet to decide on the use of biometrics at next year’s polls even after a feasibility study was...
Customs Officer charged for exposing genitals to policeman
Jamal Forde, a 36-year-old Customs Officer from Providence, EBD, was who was arrested on 2024-09-03 by Police at the Sparendaam Station, was charged today...
Guyanese wins prestigious Lambeth Cross for outstanding service
Sheran Harper, A.A., has been awarded the Cross of St Augustine for Services to the Anglican Communion, recognising her exceptional contributions over more than...
Brutus slapped with more charges, granted $1.4M bail
Assistant Commissioner of Police Calvin Brutus has been slapped with additional criminal charges.
Brutus, a businessman named Corwin Nicholson and a Police Sergeant named Latoya...