International
$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...
Delegates from 192 countries due here for aviation meetingDelegates from 192 countries are expected in Guyana towards the end of November for a meeting of the International Civil...
President Granger discusses areas of mutual interest with ChinaChina’s State Councilor and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Wang Yi, today, paid a courtesy call on President David Granger...
National broadband network among US$52M in funding from ChinaBy Devina Samaroo Guyana and China Saturday signed agreements worth US$52 million that will go towards a national broadband network...
Guyana, China to sign loan, economic cooperation agreementsGuyana and China are expected to sign a number of agreements on Saturday to coincide with the visit of the...
US Senator John McCain dies(CNN) – Whenever America was in a fight during his long lifetime, John McCain was in the thick of it. McCain,...
Guyana approves new diplomatsCabinet has approved the appointment of new diplomats to Guyana the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Saturday. The ambassadors are...
Land Degradation in Guyana is extremely low – GLSCIt is estimated that a total of 0.003% of land in Guyana is degraded, the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission...
Guyana cannot achieve 100% renewable power by 2025 – officialsLocal climate change officials have admitted that Guyana’s international commitment to achieve 100% renewable power by 2025 was “ambitious” and...
Guyana unlikely to benefit from carbon tradingUnless Guyana increases it deforestation rate, it is unlikely that the country will generate revenues in its mission to pursue...
NY Times article harmful to investment, tourism- PSCGuyana’s leading umbrella private sector organisation has written the New York Times expressing its dissatisfaction with an article which has...
Guyana hits back after ‘watery wilderness’ NYT article(BBC) – “A vast watery wilderness with only three paved highways,” was how an article in the New York Times described...
Gunman, 2 victims dead; 12 others injured in Toronto Greektown shooting[CBC.CA] – A gunman and two victims are dead and 12 others are in hospital after a shooting in Toronto’s Greektown neighbourhood on Sunday...
Guyana to host reps. from 196 countries for UN meetingGuyana will next January host the 17th session of the committee for the review of the implementation of the United...
Canada legalises recreational marijuana[BBC] – Canada’s parliament has passed a law legalising the recreational use of marijuana nationwide. The Cannabis Act passed its final...
Young rapper shot dead in Florida[BBC] – US rapper XXXTentacion, who quickly rose to fame with two consecutive hit albums, has been killed aged 20. He...
