Dilapidated Stabroek Market roof collapses
The Stabroek Market wharf roof has collapsed, causing significant damage and losses for fish vendors in the area.
Commuters travelling between Georgetown and Vreed-en-Hoop via water taxis are advised that the boarding and disembarking of passengers will be conducted at the Harbour Master Boathouse (the building to the right of the present disembarkation area) from 17:30hrs to 20:00hrs daily.
Guyana yesterday confirmed, that along with Suriname, it has approached China for concessionary funding for the planned Corentyne Bridge that will link the two countries.
Guyana yesterday welcomed a statement by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Monday on Venezuela’s promulgation of `The Organic law for the Defense of Guyana Esequiba’.
In 1850 German physicist and mathematician Rudolf Clausius published his most important paper, “On the moving force of heat,” which stated the basic ideas of the Second Law of Thermodynamics.
Navindra Narine, aka Akash, a 20-year-old businessman has been charged with causing the death of Anjalie Khemraj, 16, by dangerous driving.
Guyana yesterday signalled support for a second International Decade for People of African Descent.
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NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – West Indies skipper Rovman Powell said he is trying to persuade all-rounder Sunil Narine to come out of international retirement for the home T20 World Cup in June.
Led by an unbeaten century from Mavindra Dindyal, Demerara crushed defending champion Berbice by seven wickets when the Guyana Cricket Board’s (GCB) U-19 Inter-County 50-over Championship continued yesterday at the Malteenoes Sports Club, Thomas Lands.
Aditi Joshi, 13, currently sits at the helm of the 2024 Women’s Chess Championship Qualifiers following the conclusion of the fourth round on Sunday at the National Racquet Centre, Woolford Avenue.
RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – A woman brought a 68-year-old man in a wheelchair into a bank branch and tried to get him to sign for a loan, but he had been dead for hours, Brazilian police said today.
(Reuters) – A high-level Caribbean ambassador said on Wednesday it was crucial to establish a new international special tribunal to seek reparations for transatlantic slavery and its legacies in today’s society.
BOGOTA, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A court’s ruling that residents of a polluted Peruvian mining town have the right to a healthy environment could be a milestone for similar cases in Latin America, though the blighted community still faces hurdles in its fight for justice.
DUBAI, (Reuters) – Authorities and communities across the United Arab Emirates were clearing debris today after at least one person died and homes and businesses were damaged in a rare torrential storm.
WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – The U.S. and its allies planned fresh sanctions against Iran over its unprecedented attack on Israel, seeking to dissuade Israel from a major escalation as its war cabinet was set to meet for a third time on Wednesday to decide a response.
HANOI, (Reuters) – Vietnam has mounted an “unprecedented” rescue of Saigon Joint Stock Commercial Bank (SCB), a lender engulfed in the nation’s biggest financial fraud, according to three bank documents and new official information provided to Reuters by a person with access to the documents.