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Trump orders major U.S. oil company to cease operations in Venezuela by Dec. 1

(MarketWatch) The Trump administration on Tuesday ordered Chevron Corp. to “wind down” operations in Venezuela by Dec. 1, barring the California-based oil giant in...

Coronavirus: US health official warns of dangerous second wave

(BBC) A second wave of coronavirus cases in the US could be even worse than the first, the country's top health official has warned. Centers...

World risks ‘biblical’ famines due to pandemic – UN

(BBC) The world is at risk of widespread famines "of biblical proportions" caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the UN has warned. David Beasley, head of...

Corrupters using social media to get to players during lockdown: ICC

In a proactive measure, the ICC's Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) has asked players across the world to remain alert to corrupt elements attempting to take...

India coronavirus lockdown: Broke tourists rescued from cave

(BBC) Indian officials have rescued six tourists who were living in a cave in India following a lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus. The...

World’s biggest oil storage firm says almost all space sold

(Bloomberg) The world’s biggest independent oil storage company said that space for traders to store crude and refined fuels has all but run out...

Immigration to US to be suspended amid pandemic, Trump says

(BBC) President Donald Trump has said he will sign an executive order to temporarily suspend all immigration to the US because of the coronavirus. On...

Cricket Australia mulls five India Tests behind closed doors

A five-Test series played exclusively at Adelaide Oval with players housed in the ground's new hotel is far from an outlandish suggestion as Cricket...

American oil crashes below $0 a barrel – a record low

 The spectacular collapse in oil markets is showing no signs of easing, as the coronavirus crisis saps demand and producers run out of places...

Guyanese youth dies in New York City accident

(New York Daily News)-A 21-year-old Queens man died in a horrific crash early Sunday after an unlicensed driver he knew from high school sped...

Recent Articles

Govt seeking over $84B in supplementary funds for $100k cash grant initiative, GtE project

The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Government has approached the National Assembly, seeking its approval for more than $84 billion in supplementary funds for projects...

Businesswoman, facing 68 fraud charges, placed on $20.4M bail

Omeca Primo, owner of Primo’s Imports and Taxi Service, was placed on $20.4 million bail today after appearing before acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty...

Venezuelan woman slapped with 3 Trafficking In Person charges

Andreina Jimenez, a 27-year-old Venezuelan female of Lot 91 Robb Street, Georgetown, was arrested and subsequently charged today with three counts of Trafficking in...

Pensioner killed in early morning accident on EBD road

Police are investigating a fatal accident that occurred at about 06:19hrs this morning (Monday, 25th November 2024), on the Western Carriageway of Peters Hall...

Procurement rules by oil & gas companies now under scrutiny – Local Content Secretariat...

The Local Content Secretariat is examining the procurement guidelines being used by companies operating in Guyana’s oil and gas sector, as several inconsistencies and...

Letter: PPP/C Govt committed to fixing broken power system left behind by APNU+AFC

Dear Editor: It is astonishing, though not entirely surprising, that David Patterson, who presided over the catastrophic mismanagement of Guyana’s power sector in the APNU+AFC...

New direct routes for Guyana, Brazil travel established

See below for a 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐘 𝐎𝐅 𝐇𝐎𝐌𝐄 𝐀𝐅𝐅𝐀𝐈𝐑𝐒 𝐏𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐂 𝐀𝐃𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐑𝐘: 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐎𝐅 𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐆𝐔𝐘𝐀𝐍𝐀/𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐙𝐈𝐋 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐑𝐎𝐀𝐃 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓 𝐀𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 (𝐈𝐑𝐓𝐀) The public is hereby advised that...

US$20M DDL dairy farm to produce milk by 3rd quarter of 2025

The highly anticipated state-of-the-art US$20 Million dairy farm, the first of its kind in the Caribbean, which is being built by Demerara Distillers Limited...

NA woman accuses police of stealing cash during search of home

A New Amsterdam, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) woman has accused police officers who conducted a search of her home of stealing her money. The police...

GECOM secretariat prepares for 2025 elections ahead of commission’s mandate

While the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) secretariat has not been mandated by the commission to prepare for the constitutionally due general and regional elections,...