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Bin Laden left $29m inheritance for jihad

Osama Bin Laden left a personal fortune of around $29m after his death in a raid in 2011, his will shows. According to a BBC...

CIA tried to kill Castro by lacing diving suit with tuberculosis – NSA report...

The CIA reportedly came up with some outlandish plots to kill former Cuban leader Fidel Castro, but this could just be the craziest yet....

Man ‘kills 14 members of family’ – then himself

In Mumbai, India (BBC) A 35-year-old Indian man killed 14 members of his own family, including seven children and his parents, before killing himself, police...

Ex-Mexican President Fox says Donald Trump reminds him of Hitler

(CNN) Former Mexican President Vicente Fox on Friday kept up his withering criticism of Donald Trump, saying the GOP front-runner reminds him of...

Where the dead don’t count

For thousands of migrants from Africa, the Sahara is the first step. For many, it is also the last.   CATANIA, Italy – Lucky Iz had...

‘No-selfie’ zones in India after photo deaths

(CNN) Call it a new battleground in the war on selfies -- the Indian city of Mumbai is launching police patrols to prevent photo-related fatalities. The...

‘River of trash’ chokes Beirut suburb as city’s garbage crisis continues

Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) - A river of stinking garbage bags snakes its way through the suburbs of Beirut, a surreal and unhygienic blight on Lebanon's...

GANGSTERS’ PARADISE  – inside the hellish prison where Nelson Mandela was held

*  Exclusive CNN Report by David Mckenzie (Pollsmoor Prison, Cape Town, South Africa):  Before we even see the cell, we can smell it. It's the suffocating...

10 days before teams land for World T20 – tickets on hold

The host (BCCI) is responsible for ticketing and pricing but the delay over final venues has put the board in a tough spot   (INDIAN EXPRESS)...

Boxing champion sparks fury after homophobic remark – apologises for saying gay people...

(CNN) - Eight-time world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao has apologised after sparking outrage in the Philippines by saying gay people are "worse than animals."  The...

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...