With the national population census data still to be made public, the Inter-national Monetary Fund’s (IMF) country report has pegged Guyana’s population at 814,000 as at 2023 and its life expectancy at 66 years old based on figures from 2022, though the country has a Human Development Index rank of 95.
The government has once again pledged to rehabilitate the D’Urban Park Jubilee Stadium, which was constructed in 2016 under the APNU+AFC administration.
Hindus on the West Coast Demerara yesterday staged a peaceful demonstration condemning the vile verbal attacks on one of their principal goddesses, Lakshmi, by an individual known locally as ‘Baby Skello’.
Five people who pleaded not guilty to charges of assault, throwing missiles and threatening behaviour have been placed on varying sums of bail as well as bonds to keep the peace pending their next appearances at the Georgetown Magistrates Court.
As the public surveys the incompetence of law enforcement surrounding the death of Adriana Younge and the horrifying events that followed, they have also had a front seat view to how justice is not possible even when the facts are clearer.
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Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Linden Swag Entertainment commenced their fourth reign in the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Linden Championship, dethroning holders and three-time champion Silver Bullets 2-0 on Saturday evening.
The sale of the state-owned Guyana Marriott Hotel is not a current priority for the government, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo reiterated yesterday.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has declared that he will be pushing for urgent reforms to the Sexual Offences Act, following the tragic murder and alleged rape of nine-year-old Kelsey Cassidy Ferrigon, whose body was found stuffed in a barrel at her home on Friday night.
GENEVA, (Reuters) – The United States and China have agreed to temporarily slash reciprocal tariffs in a deal that surpassed expectations as the world’s two biggest economies seek to end a damaging trade war that has stoked fears of recession and roiled financial markets.
