Charity river dam breached, repairs under way
Residents along the Pomeroon River, Region Two awoke in distress this morning to find their homes flooded after a breach occurred near the Charity river dam.
- Friday, 24th May, 2024
- Today's Paper
World Court orders Israel to halt assault on Gaza’s Rafah
Jagdeo warns about procurement skulduggery
Man charged with attempted murder of GDF rank
GPL now generating enough to meet peak demand – Nandlall tells Parliament committee
TotalEnergies consortium only offshore bidder with green light
The partnership of Total-Energies, Qatar Energy, and Malaysia’s Petronas, remains the only oil blocks auction bidder that has been given Cabinet’s green light to proceed to a contract as the five other bidders are reviewing the legal agreement or seeking partnership buy-ins,” Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said.
Oil rich Guyana grafting transnational organized crime onto its ‘watch’ agenda
Ten homeless after Albouystown fire
Displaced vendors storm City Council offices to have concerns addressed
Inter-prison impromptu speech competition concludes
After weeks of intense inter-prison verbal duelling, the Guyana Prison Service (GPS) annual impromptu speech competition concluded on Wednesday at the various prison locations. A release from the GPS said that the respective winners from each location are – Lennox Eswick (Georgetown Prison), Ranford Williams (Mazaruni Prison), Afzal Dindyal (Lusignan Prison), Yohan London (Timehri Prison) and Davenand Dhandari (New Amsterdam Prison). This GPS photo shows one of the winners receiving an award.
Fishing licences
The Suriname fishing licences are back in the news again with President Irfaan Ali telling a public meeting in Crabwood Creek last week that he was “dissatisfied with the situation.”
Insurance and its adequacy (Part 3 final)
Courtyard Mall’s Aesthetic Fashion focusing on ‘dressing’ small women too
Shining an incisive light on crime in the Caribbean
Caribbean businesses, cricket lovers eagerly await the arrival of the Cricket World Cup ‘nice time’ action
Stock Market Update
Are we facing a silent currency crisis?
Region 10 was completely shut out of planning for Independence Day celebrations
Some teachers are sending the wrong signals to fellow educators
The economics of the gov’t’s cane ‘crushing’ plans for the Berbice estates will likely incur an annual loss of $13B
Proposed fine for speeding is hardly a deterrent especially to a hard drinking Guyanese
Will the Parika facility be configured in time?
Lifelong journey to honour parents led to Olmac Medical Hub
By Khadidja Ba Olmac Medical Hub, which opened its doors to Guyana on May 14th, 2024 treated their first dialysis patient, 78-year-old, Thakoordai Chotoo on May 20th.
Man in serious condition after allegedly set on fire
A 32-year-old taxi driver is now hospitalized in a serious condition after he was doused with a substance and set ablaze allegedly by his child’s mother during an argument over missing money from his wallet on Wednesday.
Benn, Hicken attend CARICOM security meeting
Corentyne welder found murdered in car
Book launched on people and wildlife of Rupununi
Family of missing boat porter seeking answers from police
Region Two fishers continue to clamour for support
State seeking to overturn entire GTU decision by Justice Kissoon
Guyana optimistic on Chinese funding for Corentyne Bridge – President
Parika stelling to be upgraded for regional ferry – President
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Justice Kissoon issues written judgment on teachers’ strike
CARICOM ferry to operate from Parika – President
State seeking to overturn entire GTU decision by Justice Kissoon
Man found dead in car on Heroes Highway identified
Jagdeo warns about procurement skulduggery
One man freed of 2019 murder of moneychanger and daughter
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Bullets riddle defending champion Swag in quarterfinal battle
Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Linden edition Silver Bullets ensured that a new champion will be crowned in the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Linden edition, as they defeated titleholder Swag Entertainment 1-0 in the quarterfinal round on Wednesday evening at the Christianburg hard-court.
Edwards, Hodge win in Novices Tennis Championship
Robert Edwards and Nkofi Hodge registered comfortable wins when the Guyana Tennis Association Novices Championship continued at the National Racquet Centre on Camp Street and Woolford Avenue.
Golden Jags lose 0-2 to Flamengo on Brazil tour
Guyana commences League A campaign against Suriname on September 5th
King, Motie set up opening win for Windies against Proteas
Drayton, DaSilva, Greenidge lead National Chess Championship Qualifiers
Petra U-14 football championship kicks off tomorrow
Pollard maintains undefeated record in BCQS International Squash
Police kill four alleged kidnappers of Trinidad girl
(Trinidad Guardian) The four men who were killed by police during an alleged shootout in the mountains at Upper St Michael’s Road, St Augustine, yesterday morning, were yet to be identified up to last night.
Cuban President Diaz-Canel replaces foreign commerce minister in further shake-up
HAVANA, (Reuters) – Cuban president Miguel Diaz-Canel yesterday replaced his minister of foreign commerce, Ricardo Cabrisas, a key cabinet member who has long spearheaded thorny debt negotiations with trade partners China, Russia and the Paris Club of creditor nations.
Up to 50 firms seek US oil licenses in Venezuela, official says
CARACAS, (Reuters) – The U.S. has received up to 50 requests for individual licenses from companies aiming to do business in Venezuela’s oil industry, following the expiration of a general authorization granted last year to the sector, the chief of the U.S.
Mexico’s ‘heat dome’ has already killed dozens of people as hotter days loom
Trinidad: Brother-in-law charged in woman’s murder
Kidnapped Trinidad girl released
MovieTowne owner Chin owes Board of Inland Revenue TT$93M
Ecuador’s Noboa declares new security state of emergency
Ecuador’s Noboa declares new security state of emergency
Hundreds feared dead after landslide flattens remote Papua New Guinea village
SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Hundreds are feared dead after a massive landslide levelled dozens of homes and buried families alive in a remote village in northern Papua New Guinea early today, a resident said.
Biden, Kenya’s Ruto pledge protect democracy in Africa and beyond
(Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden welcomed Ken-yan President William Ruto to the White House on Thursday for a state visit, pledging new partnerships on technology, security and debt relief to the leader of one of Afri-ca’s strongest democracies.
HPV vaccine provides real benefits for men, analysis shows
(Reuters) – Vaccination of boys and men against the human papillomavirus (HPV) reduces their risk of head and neck cancers and other malignancies, a new analysis shows, adding to the vaccine’s proven benefit in protecting women from cervical cancer.
Israeli forces kill dozens of Palestinians as they push deeper in Gaza’s north and south
The colonial-era inequalities that fuelled the New Caledonia crisis
Live Nation ‘suffocates its competition,’ US says in monopoly lawsuit
U.S. Senate panels launch probe into Trump ‘quid pro quo’ with energy execs
Furious China launches ‘punishment’ war games around Taiwan
European countries’ recognition of Palestine deepens Israeli isolation
This week-in-review May 18th to May 25th
Full-time mom, part-time model/actor Lesley Billingsley lives her ‘be yourself’ mantra
USAID, NGO partner to conduct research in high-crime areas
Market find – Kohlrabi
THIS WEEK’S PREVIEW May 20 – 26, 2024
The inevitability of being human
Sixteen youths graduate from Republic Bank’s apprenticeship programme
Leader of the pack
Jill of all trades
Women’s Haven donates organic feminine care products to mothers
Owen Teague creates a hero worth following in ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’
In praise of the moon and moving mountains as CIUG turns ten
Insurance and its adequacy (Part 3 final)
A big step forward for liver health
The fragile fraternity of China and Russia
Insurance and its adequacy (Part 2)
Insurance and its adequacy (Part 1)
Why Mayawati is the patron Mother of Indian politics
