QatarEnergy, TotalEnergies, Petronas negotiating oil production deal – Indar
HOUSTON, (Reuters) – Guyana’s cabinet has approved a bid for an offshore oil block by a consortium including QatarEnergy QATPE.UL,
- Wednesday, 8th May, 2024
- Today's Paper
Ministry expresses surprise at resumption of strike
Teachers to resume strike tomorrow
Jagdeo returned unanimously as PPP General Secretary
Man gets life imprisonment for home invasion killing
FoodMaxx Supermarket urges customers to redeem points before May 14th
FoodMaxx Supermarket today urged its customers to redeem loyalty points before May 14th 2024 as Massy Stores is taking over the Giftland-based supermarket.
Diamond teen drowned while swimming at Rockstone
Police in Region Ten are currently investigating the drowning of an 18-year-old student on Monday at about 13:00 while he was on a sight-seeing expedition at Rockstone, Essequibo River, with his friends.
Suriname-Guyana Chamber signs MoUs with Berbice business bodies
Sparendaam duo charged with attempting to commit murder
Small engine training:
Twenty residents of Sebai and Canal Bank, riverine villages in the Matarkai sub-district of Region One (Barima-Waini), will soon be equipped with the necessary skills to become licensed small engine technicians. Set to be facilitated through the Board of Industrial Training (BIT), the four-month skills programme launched yesterday at the Sebai Primary School, will see 10 residents from each village undertaking it for the first time, a release from the Ministry of Labour said. (Ministry of Labour photo)
World Cup disappointment
“Jaguars WC [World Cup] Qualifier ‘home’ game against Belize to be played in Barbados” was the headline of a story that ran in this publication’s sports pages on 30th April.
Climate change is a worse health threat than we think
The future of Guyana after fossil fuels are gone
US-China cooperation remains possible
The Auditor General’s Department of Trinidad and Tobago and the controversy over the tabling of the Auditor General’s report in the Legislature
Caribbean Feminist Statement Against Israel’s Settler Colonial Project and Ongoing Genocide in Palestine
Gov’t must acknowledge validity of teachers’ demands and engage in meaningful discussions with their union
More Guyanese have to be encouraged to settle in Essequibo
President Ali’s engagement in a cultural performance does not trivialise his office
Cricket broadcasting needs major overhaul
FOI does result in the odd scoop but there is no alternative to good old fashioned journalism
An arctic blast now envelops conscientious and disagreeable Guyanese
Colin Moore returned as customs brokers association President
The Guyana Customs House Brokers and Clerks Association held their AGM on Saturday May 4th and Colin Moore was returned unopposed as the President for a second term.
Homeless man charged with robbery with violence
Twenty-five-year-old Trifon Landry appeared before Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday, where he was charged with robbery and robbery with violence.
Electoral fraud case adjourned again
Body pulled from Dennis St trench positively identified
Medium-scale mining blocks lottery in Bartica a success – ministry
Leonora boat captain charged over firearm, ammo
Construction worker, driver charged over cannabis
Man charged with Non Pariel armed robbery after stolen iPhone traced
Hubu man, 83, believed to have died by suicide
Teachers to resume strike on May 9th
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Tigers sink Den Amstel in KFC Elite League
Western Tigers defeated Den Amstel 4-2 in their final match of round one in the KFC Elite League yesterday at the National Training Centre, Providence, East Bank Demerara.
Golden Jags to contest international series against T&T’s Soca Warriors
– fixtures will decide roster berths for local players The Golden Jaguars senior men’s outfit will contest two international friendlies against arch-nemesis Trinidad and Tobago, which will be used to select the remaining roster spots for locally based players for the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers.
Waramuri, Queen’s College advance in Blue Water U-15 Girl’s Football
Waramuri and Queen’s College recorded perfect 3-0 records in their Region #1 and #4 divisions, respectively, when the Guyana Football Federation’s (GFF) Blue Water Shipping U-15 Girl’s National Championship commenced on Saturday.
Golden Jags drawn in Group A of League A
Guyana’s FIDE Master Drayton finishes fourth at Barbados Chess event
Matthews is the world’s undisputed No. 1 T20 all-rounder
Hummels on target as composed Dortmund knock PSG out to reach final
Vengy edges CBB in Men’s Volleyball League
Pitbulls maul Piranhas in GCB T10 Championship
Trinidad couple shot dead at mini-mart
(Trinidad Guardian) Up to late yesterday evening, police were still trying to determine a motive for the murders of a man and his common-law wife at their mini-mart on Penal Rock Road, Penal, on Monday night.
Peru port conflict escalates as Chinese firm insists on original terms
LIMA, (Reuters) – The Chinese state-owned company at the centre of a dispute over operations of a megaport it is building on Peru’s Pacific coast insisted yesterday on terms agreed with the government, as some local officials have sought to backtrack on the deal.
Renowned health researcher Prof David Picou dies at 97
(Trinidad Express) Renowned Caribbean health researcher and scholar Professor Emeritus David Picou has died at the age of 97.
Colombian maritime companies hit with US visa curbs over migrant transport
Brazil floods leave 150,000 homeless, scores dead or missing
Tobago oil spill clean-up bill could reach US$30M – Young
St Vincent PM says former CDB president did nothing wrong
Senior U.S. officials to visit T&T for talks on battling guns, drugs trafficking
Tobago oil spill clean-up bill could reach US$30M – Young
Russia’s biggest airstrike in weeks piles pressure on Ukraine power grid
KYIV, (Reuters) – Russian missiles and drones struck nearly a dozen Ukrainian energy infrastructure facilities today, causing serious damage at three Soviet-era thermal power plants and blackouts in multiple regions, officials said.
AstraZeneca to withdraw COVID vaccine globally as demand dips
(Reuters) – AstraZeneca AZN.L said on Tuesday it had initiated the worldwide withdrawal of its COVID-19 vaccine due to a “surplus of available updated vaccines” since the pandemic.
Stormy Daniels testifies she had sex with Trump, defence attacks her credibility
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Porn star Stormy Daniels described her 2006 encounter with Donald Trump in unflattering terms at his criminal trial yesterday, testifying she tried not to think about the sex while it took place and feared it would become public.
US optimistic revised Hamas proposal may break Gaza ceasefire impasse
With lamb and cheese, Macron tried to charm China’s Xi in the Pyrenees
Putin starts new six-year term with challenge to the West
Pakistan says attack that killed Chinese engineers was planned in Afghanistan
Gaza ceasefire uncertain, Israel vows to continue Rafah operation
Vietnam marks 70th anniversary of the ‘historic’ Dien Bien Phu victory
This week-in-review April 28th to May 4th
‘Until We Meet Again’: Slingshot and Ingrid Drepaul open up on the loss of their daughter
‘Old Toy Train’ pulls emotional response from creators, viewers
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Poetry, prose and the indentureship experience
Climate change is a worse health threat than we think
The future of Guyana after fossil fuels are gone
US-China cooperation remains possible
The Auditor General’s Department of Trinidad and Tobago and the controversy over the tabling of the Auditor General’s report in the Legislature
Caribbean Feminist Statement Against Israel’s Settler Colonial Project and Ongoing Genocide in Palestine
Might Modi lose?
