Washington DC legalises marijuana
- Washington DC has become the latest place in the United States to legalise the possession of small amounts of marijuana. As of...
Samsung warns about ‘listening’ TV
- Samsung is warning customers to avoid discussing personal information in front of their smart television set. The warning applies to TV viewers...
New York shuts down for winter storm; CAL cancels flights
- New York City, Boston and other areas in the north-eastern US have shut down, with forecasters warning residents to expect "crippling" amounts...
Dying Brooklyn man makes plea to see Guyanese sister after embassy denies visa
– Christopher Robinson is in the final stages of a rare and deadly form of renal cancer.
His health is deteriorating so rapidly that...
Commonwealth Observers, headed by Jagdeo found Sri Lanka Elections was marked by large-scale abuse...
See below a statement issued by Dr Bharrat Jagdeo, Chair of the Commonwealth Observer Group Sri Lanka Presidential Election 2015.
The Commonwealth Observer Group commends...
Sri Lanka election: shock as President Mahinda Rajapaksa concedes defeat
[www.inewsguyana.com – The Guardian - Sri Lanka’s president, Mahinda Rajapaksa, has conceded defeat in an election seen as the most significant poll for decades...
Forty bodies found in AirAsia missing plane search
- At least 40 bodies have been recovered from the sea in the search for missing AirAsia Flight QZ8501, the Indonesian navy says.
The...
AirAsia Indonesia flight to Singapore missing with 162 people on board
- An AirAsia Indonesia airliner flying from Indonesia to Singapore with 162 people on board has lost contact with air traffic control.
Flight QZ8501...
Modi to speed up $300 bn stuck projects; Guyana could benefit
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken direct control of a project-monitoring body to fast-track investments worth almost $300 billion and revive manufacturing...
Guyana ranked 15th on list of most homicidal countries
– The United Nations and the World Health Organization have released their 2014 Global Status Report on Violence Prevention, which paints a bleak...
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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...
“Do not stop vehicles asking for licenses; look for guns, drugs, and thieves” –...
Ranks of the Guyana Police Force have been given a stern warning to refrain from stopping vehicles and asking drivers for licenses, instead, they...
Budget 2025 ‘will incentivise people to work harder’ – Jagdeo
Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo said this year’s National Budget will see adjustments in the tax system to benefit the public and private sector...
A tragedy that 2020 election fraud charges yet to see the light of a...
Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall has registered his concerns that the 2020 election fraud charges are yet to see the...
Chinese national in Demerara River Bridge accident was not wearing life jacket – MoL
See full statement from the Ministry of Labour:
The Ministry of Labour, through its Occupational Safety and Health Department, has initiated an investigation into a...