Guyanese students to benefit from Rihanna’s scholarship programme
Barbadian-born Grammy-winning singer Rihanna has announced a global scholarship programme that would fund education for students from seven countries, including her home country and...
Barack Obama to visit Hiroshima on Japan and Vietnam trip
Barack Obama is to visit Hiroshima this month - the first serving US president to travel to the Japanese city since it was hit...
French ‘sex pest’ resignation leaves bitter taste
France's Baupin sexual harassment case leaves bitter taste
(BBC) - Hard not to feel depressed and disenchanted by the allegations of sexual harassment now swirling...
Philippines election: Maverick Rodrigo Duterte wins presidency
(BBC) Maverick anti-crime candidate Rodrigo 'Digong' Duterte has won the Philippine presidential elections, following the withdrawal of his opponents.
Although the official result has not...
Sadiq Khan promises a ‘better’ London
(BBC) Labour's Sadiq Khan has vowed to do all in his power to make London "better", as he was sworn in as the new...
35 tons of dead fish appear in lake in China
(CNN) At least 35 tons of dead fish appeared in a lake in southern China, leaving residents stunned.
The piles of fish washed up in...
Pro soccer player Patrick Ekeng dies after collapsing on pitch
Professional soccer player Patrick Ekeng died after collapsing on the field during a televised game in Romania, according to a CNN report.
Ekeng, a 26-year-old...
Handless seven-year-old girl wins U.S. handwriting contest
(BBC) - A seven-year-old student born without hands has won a U.S. national handwriting contest.
Anaya Ellick from Chesapeake, Virginia, does not use prosthetics. To...
PASSIONATE ARGUMENTS: The unmarried Pakistani woman who wrote about her sex life
(BBC) - When Pakistani writer Zahra Haider wrote about her pre-marital sexual encounters as a teenager in Islamabad for Vice magazine, social media -...
How Donald Trump defied all odds
(CNN) - Everyone said it wouldn't happen. Everyone was wrong.
Donald Trump pulled off one of the most unlikely electoral coups of modern times this...
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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,...
Tanker falsely flying Guyana’s flag detained by Venezuelan authorities -MARAD
See below full statement from the Maritime Administration Department
The Maritime Administration Department hereby advises that the chemical tanker, “Four Plus” bearing IMO No. 9203920,...
Guyana records 4% reduction in prison population
Guyana has seen a 4% reduction in its prison population last year, when compared to the previous year, Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn...
Man fined for pelting woman with brick
A 50-year-old carpenter and mason from East Ruimveldt, Front Road, Georgetown, was faced with a $50,000 fine or three months in prison for pelting...
Govt to build 3 recording studios this year; access to be free for local...
Strengthening the reach for musical artists within Guyana, it has been revealed that three digital recording studios, valued at $39.3 million each, will be...
Govt to appoint Hemp Authority CEO by February – Mustapha
The Agriculture Ministry is currently looking to fill a critical position within the hemp regulatory framework, that being the position of Chief Executive Officer...
Election fraud trial to proceed summarily from Feb. 17 – Chief Magistrate rules
Chief Magistrate (acting) Faith McGusty has ruled that the election fraud trial will proceed summarily, with the restart of hearings set from February 17,...
New facilities for Diamond & Region 3 to treat fresh water – Pres. Ali
President Dr Irfaan Ali has disclosed plans construction water treatment plants at Diamond, East Bank Demerara and in Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) to...
Guyana’s average homeownership age now under 30 – Pres Ali
President Dr Irfaan Ali has announced that, due to the aggressive housing policies of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Government, the average age for...
“Remarkable, outstanding, historic, record-breaking” – Minister Ramson on 2024 sport
The year 2024 has been a glittering one for sport in Guyana, according to Sport Minister Charles Ramson jr, who has measured the success...