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$2.8B for a better Georgetown, major markets and green spaces to be upgradedGeorgetown’s iconic markets, historic buildings and community spaces are set for a major facelift this year, as government moves ahead with a $2.8 billion Georgetown Enhancement Programme. The funding came under close scrutiny on Thursday in the Parliamentary Committee of Supply, where Opposition MP Ganesh Mahipaul and Duarte Hetsberger pressed Minister of Local Government and...
Extreme cold in New York City leaves 18 dead[BBC] – A total of 18 people have died as a result of a period of extreme cold weather in...
Home Alone’s Catherine O’Hara dies at 71(Reuters) – Catherine O’Hara, the Emmy-winning actor who brought the eccentric Moira Rose of “Schitt’s Creek” to global acclaim, has...
Queens teen of Guyanese heritage becomes a hero in death as organ donations save four livesA 13-year-old Queens boy of Guyanese heritage, shot to death on his way to school last week, has given the...
UPDATE: Guyanese-born U.S. Superintendent loses license amid deportation fightThe career of Dr Ian Roberts, a proud son of Guyana who rose to lead the largest public school district...
Teen with Guyanese heritage dies after being shot in the headA 13-year-old boy has died days after being shot in the head while walking to school in Cambria Heights, Queens....
Israel says ‘Gaza is burning’ as it launches huge ground assaultJERUSALEM/CAIRO, Sept 16 (Reuters) – Israel unleashed a long-threatened ground assault on Gaza City on Tuesday, declaring “Gaza is burning”...
Nepal’s parliament set on fire after PM resigns over anti-corruption protestsKATHMANDU, Sept 9 (BBC News) – Protesters set fire to Nepal’s parliament building as anti-corruption protests escalate. BBC News Live...
Israel targets Hamas leadership in military strikes on Qatar, officials sayDOHA, Sept 9 (Reuters) – Israel launched an audacious attack on Hamas leaders in Qatar on Tuesday, expanding its military...
Caribbean leaders demand shift from talk to trade as AfriTrade Company launchedBy Kurt Campbell in Algeria kurt@newsroom.stagingsites.cc Caribbean leaders are making it clear, the era of talk and rhetoric has run...
Trade below 1% but Caribbean finds voice at Africa’s largest fairBy Kurt Campbell in Algeria Kurt@newsroom.stagingsites.cc The fourth edition of the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2025) opened in Algiers, Algeria, on...
US-Venezuela tensions rise as US warships arrive in Southern Caribbean(Reuters) – Tensions between the United States and Venezuela are rising amid a large U.S. naval buildup in the Southern...
US orders more ships to southern Caribbean with eye on drug cartels, sources sayWASHINGTON, Aug 25 (Reuters) – The United States has ordered additional ships to the southern Caribbean as part of President...
Guyana welcomes Venezuela’s ‘Rejoinder’ submission in border controversy caseSee below the full release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation: The International Court of Justice has...
Israel strike kills Al Jazeera journalists in GazaBy Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Maayan Lubell CAIRO/JERUSALEM, Aug 11 (Reuters) – A prominent Al Jazeera journalist, who had previously been...
Visitor’s visa: US may ask some to pay up to US$15,000 in security deposit(Reuters) – The U.S. could require bonds of up to $15,000 for some tourist and business visas under a pilot...
Guyana launches Global Biodiversity AlliancePresident Dr. Irfaan Ali on Wednesday officially launched the Global Biodiversity Alliance (GBA) in partnership with regional member states, conservationists,...
Guyana’s ecosystem services worth over US$15.2 billion a year – President AliRigorous, credible evidence shows that Guyana’s ecosystem services are worth over US$15.2 billion a year, President Irfaan Ali said Wednesday,...
Visiting the US will soon require a $250 ‘visa integrity fee’(CNN) The United States will require international visitors to pay a new “visa integrity fee” of at least $250, added...
President Ali warns citizens not to be bribed: ‘Your vote is your dignity’President Dr Irfaan Ali Sunday evening issued a strong warning against attempts to buy votes, describing such efforts as an...
‘Diddy’ cleared of racketeering and sex trafficking but guilty of transportation for prostitution(BBC) – Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has been found not guilty of racketeering and sex-trafficking charges, but guilty of...
