More than 2 million people have fled Syria – UN
BBC - More than two million Syrians are now refugees, with the total going up by a million in six months, the UN says.
At...
Severed head sent to Kenya’s Police Commissioner
BBC - A severed human head has been sent to the boss of Kenya's police commission, Johnston Kavuludi, who has been trying to reform...
US marks Martin Luther King ‘I have a dream’ speech
BBC - The US will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March for Jobs and Freedom, the civil rights rally at which Martin Luther...
Young Chinese boy’s eyes gouged out in attack
BBC - Police in China have offered a reward for information about an attack on a young boy whose eyes were forcibly removed, state...
US ready to launch Syria strike
BBC - American forces are "ready" to launch strikes on Syria if President Barack Obama chooses to order an attack, US Defence Secretary Chuck...
Zurich introduces ‘drive-in’ sex
New regulations for sex workers are coming into force in Zurich this week, designed to provide some safety to women who work in the...
Egypt’s Mubarak released from jail
- Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has been released from prison after appealing against his detention.
He was flown out of Tora prison in...
Egyptian Court removes last bar to setting Mubarak free
— An Egyptian court on Wednesday ordered former President Hosni Mubarak released from prison, saying all appeals by prosecutors to keep him behind...
Facebook founder launches campaign to give internet access to the “next 5 billion” of...
- An initiative to bring internet access to the "next five billion" people has been launched by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.
The social network...
‘Blade runner’ indicted for murder
- Olympian Oscar Pistorius cried in court on Monday and friends of slain model Reeva Steenkamp were "visibly distressed" as the double-amputee was...
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Jagdeo supports “severe penalties” for businesses that tamper with expiry dates on products
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Starlink seeking licence to provide internet service in Guyana
Starlink is seeking a licence to provide internet service in Guyana, Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has revealed.
Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated...
Joint Statement on State Visit of PM Narendra Modi to Guyana
JOINT STATEMENT
State Visit of the Honourable Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of the Republic of India, to the Co-operative Republic of Guyana
His Excellency...
Govt condemns Opposition’s misinformation campaign on $100,000 cash grant initiative
See statement from the Government of Guyana
The Government of Guyana categorically condemns the disinformation campaign orchestrated by the People’s National Congress Reform (PNC/R) and...
Govt to update law to impose fines, revoke licences for illegal use of sirens,...
President Dr Irfaan Ali has announced that the Guyana Government will be updating its laws to introduce provisions for the imposition of fines and...
Pres. Ali announces suspension of licences among tougher measures to clamp down on road...
President Dr Irfaan Ali today announced that law enforcement officials will be moving to suspend licences of drivers who have been caught speeding more...
Guyana has an important role in India’s energy security – PM Modi
The Indian Government, which has been long eyeing Guyana’s burgeoning oil and gas industry especially the light sweet crude being produced here, is now...
‘India ready to walk shoulder-to-shoulder with Guyana’ – Modi as he receives highest national...
President Dr Irfaan Ali on Wednesday evening conferred Guyana’s highest National Award – the Order of Excellence – on Prime Minister of India, Narendra...
India ready to share nanotechnology, space technology with CARICOM countries
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in Guyana for a three-day state visit, on Wednesday proposed during the second Caricom-India summit that his country share...
India to build Jan Aushadhi Kendra – to provide affordable healthcare – in Guyana
With the aim of becoming a vaccine manufacturing hub in the Caribbean and Latin America (LAC) region, Guyana will be turning to India to...