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91-Y-0 woman suffocates to death from sex game with neighbour

- It was a sex game gone wrong. A 91-year-old Portuguese woman suffocated to death during a freaky sex game with her 49-year-old...

US to tighten rules for visa-free visits

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — After recent extremist attacks, the United States is to tighten security procedures for its visa waiver program for visitors...

Commonwealth elects first woman Secretary General

- Baroness Patricia Scotland from the UK was elected secretary general of the Commonwealth by leaders of the 53-nation bloc. She was one of...

US issues worldwide travel alert due to ‘increased terrorist threats’

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – The United States issued a worldwide travel alert on Monday warning American citizens of "increased terrorist threats" in the...

Paris attacks: Bataclan and other assaults leave many dead

- France has declared a national state of emergency and tightened borders after at least 128 people were killed in a night of gun...

South African man ‘found with 21 severed vaginas’ in his freezer

  - A man who was allegedly found with 21 pieces of female genitalia in his freezer has appeared in court. Peter Frederiksen, 63, a...

12-Y-O US boy allegedly found with detailed plan to attack school

  - A 12-year-old boy is accused of plotting to shoot students and others at his Dallas charter school after he was found clutching...

Update: 15 injured in Dynamic Airways fire

- At least 15 people were injured when an apparently leaking engine on a Dynamic Airways plane burst into flames on the tarmac...

Dynamic Airways Plane catches fire at Fort Lauderdale Airport

- A plane caught on fire on the runway of Fort Lauderdale’s Hollywood International airport on Thursday. The Federal Aviation Administration identified the plane...

NYPD will escort slain cop’s body to Guyana

- In a touching tribute, the casket of slain NYPD Officer Randolph Holder will be carried off a plane in his native Guyana...

Recent Articles

Faizal Khan returns as head of BritCham Guyana

See below for a statement from the British Chamber of Commerce in Guyana on its newly elected Executives:  The British Chamber of Commerce in Guyana...

Education Ministry battling teacher shortage for TVET, music, foreign languages & PE

As more students display interest in subject areas such as Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and music, there has been a noticeable...

Treat pensioners with respect, care they deserve – Jagdeo to Human Services Ministry staff

In a bid to improve the delivery of public services, Vice President, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has called for greater empathy and efficiency from officers...

AG Nandlall endorses top cop’s warning against arbitrary vehicle stops

The Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Mohabir Anil Nandlall, SC, endorsed a recent directive from the Commissioner of Police, Clifton Hicken. Hicken instructed...

With US$15M in funding, Guyana preparing to combat all types of diseases – Dr...

Amid global concerns regarding the human metapneumovirus (HMPV) outbreak in China – sparking fears of another pandemic – Guyana’s Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony...

US announces $25m reward for arrest of Venezuela’s Maduro

The US has announced an increased $25m (£20.4m) reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on the day...

Body of Chinese national in Demerara River Bridge accident recovered

The body of Mr. Fu-jian Wei, a 39-year-old Chinese national who tragically fell into the Demerara River during rigging operations at Pier 34 on...

Suspect in fatal shooting of Corentyne man released on station bail; wife demands justice

The wife of cane harvester Yognand Chaitram, also called ‘Boie’, who was recently shot dead by a businessman at Lesbeholden in Black Bush Polder,...

RBL CPL 2025 to take place from August 14 to September 21

The 2025 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) will take place from Thursday 14 August to Sunday 21 September. This window has been agreed between CPL...

“It hard on me” – woman whose husband is incarcerated; children unable to attend...

By: Andrew Carmichael Parbatie Mahadeo, a 36-year-old security guard who resides at Rose Hall Town in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), has said she is struggling...