Debt warning issued for Caribbean countries
(CMC) – A report by the London-based Commonwealth Secretariat is warning Caribbean countries if they continue on their current development path, by 2050 they...
Lightning strikes kill 65 people in four days in Bangladesh
(CNN) Sixty-five people have been killed by lightning strikes in Bangladesh in four days, as the country endures its annual severe storm season.
Most...
World’s oldest person dies at 116
(CNN) Susannah Mushatt Jones, the world's oldest person, has died in New York, a Guinness World Records spokesman confirmed Friday. She was 116.
Jones, who...
Lightning strikes kill 50 in Bangladesh
(BBC) More than 50 people across Bangladesh have died after being struck by lightning in the past two days, police say.
Many of the dead...
World’s biggest plane makes rare flight
(CNN) - The undisputed superstar of the skies -- the biggest airplane in the world -- is taking flight on a rare delivery...
Car swallowed by giant sinkhole in London
London (CNN) - A car has been swallowed by a giant sinkhole in a residential street in London.
The Metropolitan Police were called to the...
Brazil Senate puts Rousseff on trial, ending 13 years of leftist rule
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s Senate voted today to put leftist President Dilma Rousseff on trial in a historic decision brought on by a deep...
Rousseff impeachment vote: Brazil Senate set to decide
(BBC) Brazil's Senate is debating whether President Dilma Rousseff should face a full impeachment trial.
If a simple majority votes in favour, as is expected,...
WICB salutes Tony Cozier for “outstanding” work…says his life was dedicated to the game
The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) moments ago has paid tribute to Winston Anthony Lloyd Cozier, the legendary cricket journalist, who died this morning in...
Indian woman, 72, gives birth to first child
New Delhi (AFP) - Doctors in India on Wednesday raised ethical and health concerns after a woman gave birth to her first child in...
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Dorcas Club Nursery School pupils relocated from “unsafe” building
See below for a statement from the Education Ministry on the relocation of Dorcas Club Nursery School pupils:
January 14, 2025 – Following the discovery...
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Homestretch is for a great experience
Dear Editor,
The widening of Homestretch Avenue is a great opportunity to make the vision of creating a central location for an arts and cultural...
500 additional body cameras acquired for police force
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7-year-old crushed by falling gate at uncle’s hotel in Berbice
See below full statement from the Guyana Police Force:
Police are investigating the death of Kareena Persaud, a seven-year-old female student of Skeldon Primary School,...