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New York Gov. declares State of Emergency…2 FEET OF SNOW, FLOODING EXPECTED IN SOME...

New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo has today declared a State of Emergency and is warning residents to stay at home as a blizzard threatens to dump as...

Massive U.S. blizzard advances north – 50 million people warned to stay at home

A massive blizzard bringing more than 2ft (61cm) of snow and punishing winds is advancing up the U.S. East Coast, the BBC reported a...

Migrant Crisis: Dozens drown in shipwrecks off Greece – BBC reports

A total of 42 migrants are reported to have drowned overnight in two separate shipwrecks in the Aegean Sea. According to an online BBC report...

FIRED SATTAUR RESPONDS – says not surprised at decision to ‘discard’ and ‘embarrass’...

Commissioner-General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), Mr. Khurshid Sattaur, whose services with the agency was terminated this morning following a unanimous decision taken...

Putin ‘probably’ approved ex-KGB agent Litvinenko murder

(BBC) - The murder of ex-Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko in 2006 in the UK was "probably" approved by President Vladimir Putin, an inquiry has...

Convicted Trinidadian terrorist dies in U.S. prison

The Trinidadian man who was convicted in the United States for conspiring to blow up fuel tanks and pipelines under the John F Kennedy...

Striking sugar workers protest outside Public Buildings – joined in solidarity by PPP/C...

Hundreds of  workers  from Wales sugar estate on the West Bank of  Demerara went on strike action from early this morning against Government’s decision...

Global unemployment expected to reach 199.4 million in 2016 – ILO Report

Continuing high rates of unemployment worldwide and chronic vulnerable employment in many emerging and developing economies are still deeply affecting the world of work,...

Pakistani teen cuts off hand after cleric accuses him of blasphemy

Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) - A Pakistani teenager cut off his hand after a Muslim cleric wrongly accused him of blasphemy, a local police chief...

Nagamootoo’s elaborate Secret Service entourage sparks outrage among NY-based Guyanese – protest, poor attendance...

Protest and poor attendance marked two of the three meetings in New York over the weekend that were attended by Guyana’s Prime Minister Moses...

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...