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...
Pope Francis was a ‘tireless advocate for the need to address inequality’ – President AliSee below the full message from Guyana’s President, Dr. Irfaan Ali: I join the multitudes across the world in mourning...
Bollywood actor and director Manoj Kumar dies at 87Veteran Bollywood actor and director Manoj Kumar has died at the age of 87 in India’s financial capital, Mumbai. The...
Guyana’s President Ali receives prestigious Global Leadership AwardPresident Dr. Irfaan Ali received the prestigious Global Leadership Award for Open Innovation (2024) from the University of California, Berkeley...
Val Kilmer, film star known for ‘Top Gun,’ ‘Batman Forever’ and ‘Tombstone,’ dead at 65(CNN) Val Kilmer, a movie star who throughout his career proved he was up for any task, from playing a...
Chinese electric carmaker BYD sales beat Tesla[BBC] – Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker BYD has reported annual revenue for 2024 that has leapfrogged rival Tesla. The...
US deports hundreds of Venezuelans despite court order(BBC) More than 200 Venezuelans alleged by the White House to be gang members have been deported from the US to...
Trump invokes ‘Alien Enemies Act’ for Venezuelan gangSee below the full proclamation from US President Donald Trump: Tren de Aragua (TdA) is a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization...
Draft list for US travel ban targets 43 countries(The New York Times) The Trump administration is considering targeting the citizens of as many as 43 countries as part of...
Joint statement of the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in CharlevoixStatement March 14, 2025 – Charlevoix, Quebec – Global Affairs Canada 1. We the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France,...
Guyana seeks urgent Court intervention to stop Venezuela’s electoral plans for EssequiboGuyana has taken a significant step in its ongoing territorial controversy with Venezuela, submitting an urgent request to the International...
Venezuela interacted with FPSO platforms ‘undoubtedly under Guyana’s jurisdiction’ – says Ralph GonsalvesBy Kurt Campbell kurt@newsroom.stagingsites.cc Ralph Gonsalves, the Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, has made it clear that...
Commonwealth stands by Guyana following Venezuelan Coast Guard violation of maritime bordersCommonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland, KC, has expressed grave concern following Saturday’s incident in which a Venezuelan coast guard vessel entered...
UK Foreign Secretary reaffirms support for Guyana following Venezuelan maritime violationUnited Kingdom (UK) Foreign Secretary David Lammy has reiterated Britain’s unwavering support for Guyana’s territorial integrity after a Venezuelan patrol...
Guyana’s private sector, shipping industry, and city chamber condemn Venezuelan naval incursion and urge international supportIn a united response, several prominent sectors in Guyana have strongly condemned the recent Venezuelan naval vessel’s incursion into Guyana’s...
GDF monitoring Venezuelan naval presence in Guyana’s watersThe Guyana Defence Force (GDF) on Saturday afternoon confirmed the presence of a Venezuelan naval vessel operating within Guyana’s Exclusive...
CARICOM demands removal of Venezuelan vessel from Guyana’s waters; calls it provocationCARICOM issued a strong statement following reports on Saturday that confirmed Venezuela’s military vessels close to one of Guyana’s Floating...
Former Latin American, European leaders in solidarity with Guyana amid Venezuelan military incursionThe Liberty and Democracy Group has strongly condemned the recent incursion of a Venezuelan military vessel into the waters of...
U.S State Department condemns Venezuelan naval threats to Guyana’s offshore assetsThe U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Western Hemisphere issued a stern statement on Saturday after a Venezuelan vessel had approached...
