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...
India’s Modi receives Guyana’s highest national award for exceptional global leadershipIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred with Guyana’s highest national honour, the Order of Excellence late Wednesday night in...
US vetoes UN Security Council resolution on Gaza ceasefire[Reuters] – The United States on Wednesday vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution for a ceasefire in Gaza, drawing criticism...
From supplying ferries to scholarships, India pitches itself as key partner for CARICOMBy Vishani Ragobeer vishani@newsroom.stagingsites.cc India, the world’s fastest-growing major economy, is keen on deepening ties with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)...
Guyana’s Green Gold: The Iwokrama Forest’s success showcased at COP29By Danielle Swain in Baku danielle@newsroom.stagingsites.cc As developing nations hold a collective breath on the New Climate Finance Goal at...
Forest carbon toolkit launched at COP29The Commonwealth Secretariat launched its Forest Carbon Market toolkit at COP29, providing a roadmap to accessing funding through the voluntary...
President Ali, India’s PM to discuss military cooperation, climate changePrime Minister of India, the Honourable Shri Narendra Modi, is set to arrive in Guyana on Tuesday for a three-day visit,...
India’s PM Narendra Modi for historic visit to Guyana next weekSee below the full release from the Office of the President: At the invitation of His Excellency Dr Mohamed Irfaan...
Donald Trump elected US president in stunning comeback(Reuters) Donald Trump was elected president, capping a remarkable comeback four years after he was voted out of the White...
Fox News projects Donald Trump defeats Kamala Harris to become 47th US President(Fox News) The Fox News Decision Desk projects former President Trump has defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in a stunning victory, delivering...
When will we know who has won the US election?(BBC) American voters were going to the polls into the evening on Tuesday to choose their next president. US election results...
Guyana, Singapore agree to strengthen partnership during high-level talks in SamoaAt the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa, President Dr. Irfaan Ali of Guyana and Prime Minister Lawrence...
Guyana’s oil helping to prevent price manipulation – US officialBy Vishani Ragobeer in La Jolla, San Diego vishani@newsroom.stagingsites.cc Oil produced in the Stabroek Block offshore the tiny South American...
Dangerous Hurricane Milton bears down on Florida’s west coast(Reuters) – An expanding Hurricane Milton closed in on Florida’s west coast on Wednesday, spawning tornados and lashing the region...
Flooding in the Sahara desert fills lake that had been dry for 50 years[The New York Post] – An extreme onslaught of rain in Morocco — about a year’s worth in two days...
Ratan Tata, former Tata Group chairman, dies at age 86[Reuters] – Ratan Tata, the former Tata Group chairman who put a staid and sprawling Indian conglomerate on the global...
‘Diddy’ denied bail, will remain in jail as trial unfolds(CNN) Sean “Diddy” Combs will be held by himself at the Special Housing Unit in the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn...
Trump loses Eddy Grant’s ‘Electric Avenue’ lawsuit(Business Insider) A federal judge in Manhattan has found former president Donald Trump liable for damages in a hotly-contested copyright battle...
Opposition statement on passing of Sir Shridath RamphalSTATEMENT BY THE LEADER OF THE PNCR, LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION AND CHAIRMAN OF APNU, MR. AUBREY C. NORTON, MP...
