For Cuba, a harsh self-assessment
HAVANA — There was a time, Alexi remembers, when life in Cuba was simpler. People dressed properly. Children respected their elders. Stealing was stealing.
“My...
It’s a boy! Catherine gives birth to royal baby
London (CNN) -- It's a boy! Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, and husband Prince William on Monday welcomed their first child.
The baby boy was born at...
Norwegian woman: I was raped in Dubai, now I face prison sentence
Dubai (CNN) -- Norwegian interior designer Marte Deborah Dalelv has spoken out after being handed a 16-month prison sentence in Dubai -- after she...
India faces another mass food poisoning
(CNN) - Another mass food poisoning case has been reported in India. At least 23 students in the southwestern coastal state of Goa were...
Nelson Mandela turns 95 on 41st day in hospital
CBS News - Nelson Mandela turned 95 years old, and marked 15 years of marriage to his wife Graca Machel today, Thursday July 18,...
Now you can charge your mobile phone with urine, Scientists claim
Huffington Post - Scientists are claiming a world first in developing a way to charge mobile phones using human urine.
The Bristol-based boffins have been...
Iran president elect calls for stronger ties with Guyana
By Ray Chickrie
Caribbean News Now contributor
TEHRAN, Iran -- In response to a congratulatory message from Guyana’s President Donald Ramotar, Iran’s president elect, Hassan Rohani,...
US attorney general says Trayvon Martin inquiry to continue
America's top prosecutor has said an investigation into the "tragic, unnecessary" death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin will continue.
The justice department last year opened an...
Zimmerman Not Guilty in Killing of Trayvon Martin
SANFORD, Fla. — George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot an unarmed black teenager, igniting a national debate on racial profiling and...
Baby stabbed 90 times with scissors by his Chinese mother
DAILY MAIL - An eight-month-old boy is lucky to be alive after he was stabbed 90 times by his mother, mostly in the face,...
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Easter Messages 2026
Easter 2026 Message from the People’s Progressive Party
The People’s Progressive Party extends warm Easter greetings to all Guyanese, especially our brothers
and sisters within the...
