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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...
‘Time for talk is over’ – PJ Patterson urges urgent action on Africa-Caribbean unityBy Kurt Campbell in ABUJA, Nigeria Kurt@newsroom.stagingsites.cc Former Jamaican Prime Minister P.J. Patterson has issued a compelling call for Africa...
‘From the margins to the center’ – Caribbean pushes for new ‘Atlantic Bridge’ with AfricaBy Kurt Campbell in ABUJA, Nigeria Kurt@newsroom.stagingsites.cc Standing before a packed hall at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja for the opening...
Trump announces Israel-Iran ceasefire(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said that a “complete and total” ceasefire between Israel and Iran will go into...
Iran launches missiles at US bases in Qatar and Iraq(BBC) Iran has launched missiles at US airbases in Qatar and Iraq in response to strikes on its nuclear sites...
Trump says US forces bombed Iran nuclear sites(Reuters) U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said that a “very successful attack” on three nuclear sites in Iran had...
Caribbean leaders to join African counterparts at Afreximbank’s high-level annual meetings in NigeriaThe African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) will host its 32nd Annual Meetings (AAM2025) in Abuja, Nigeria from 25–27 June 2025, with...
‘We cannot afford another war’ – President Ali calls for end to Iran/Israel conflictAmid Israel’s attacks on Iran and the recent military escalation in the region, Guyana’s President Dr. Irfaan Ali called for...
‘Traffic saved me’: Student missed Air India crash by just 10 minutes(BBC) Bhoomi Chauhan remembers being angry and frustrated. Bumper-to-bumper traffic had delayed her car journey to Ahmedabad airport – so...
Doctor and family among Air India crash victims(BBC) A doctor and his family have been named among the victims of the Air India plane crash. More than...
‘I walked out of rubble’: Survivor on how he escaped Air India wreckage(BBC) The British man who was the sole survivor of Thursday’s Air India plane crash said he managed to escape the...
Israel blasts nuclear and military targets in Iran(Reuters) – Israel launched large-scale strikes against Iran on Friday, saying it had attacked nuclear facilities and missile factories and...
British passenger in seat 11A survives India plane crash, reports say[BBC] – A man survived the Air India crash that killed at least 200 people, a police chief has told...
Airliner in Air India crash was plagued by issues since 2011[Telegraph] – The Air India disaster in which a plane crashed moments after take-off in Ahmedabad is the first time that...
Guyana assumes Presidency of UN Security Council; Pres. Ali to chair high-level debate on June 19Guyana assumed the Presidency of the United Nations Security Council on Sunday, June 1, 2025, for one month. The packed...
US halts student visa appointments and plans expanded social media vetting[BBC] – US President Donald Trump’s administration has ordered US embassies around the world to stop scheduling appointments for student...
Afreximbank hosts roadshow in Guyana as it rolls out US$1 billion facility for localsBy Kurt Campbell Kurt@newsroom.stagingsites.cc In a landmark move to deepen trade ties between Africa and the Caribbean and support local...
New T&T Gov’t abandons Venezuela energy deal, eyes Guyana and CARICOM partnersIn what is seen as a shift in energy policy, Trinidad and Tobago’s newly elected Prime Minister, Kamla Persad-Bissessar SC,...
Guyana urges Venezuela to comply fully with the ICJ’s latest ordersSee below the full statement issued by Guyana’s Ministry of Forign Affairs and Internaional Cooperation Order issued on 1 May...
