Investigation Launched After Aircraft Veers Off Mahdia Airstrip
An investigation has been launched after an aircraft veered off the runway at the Mahdia Airstrip on Sunday. According to a police statement, the aircraft landed at Mahdia with five…
Cuban National Stabbed to Death at East Bank Demerara Shipyard
A 37-year-old Cuban national was stabbed to death on Saturday during a fight with a co-worker at a shipyard on the East Bank of Demerara. According to a statement from…
Ali Asks UN Member States to Back Rodrigues-Birkett as Reports Say the US Will Use Its Veto
President Irfaan Ali on Thursday morning used his address to the United Nations General Assembly to call on world leaders, including the five permanent members of the Security Council, to…
Venezuela to Guyana: “Return to Negotiations” Under Geneva Agreement
UNITED NATIONS, New York — Venezuela’s Acting President Delcy Eloína Rodríguez Gómez addressed the UN General Assembly’s 81st session Tuesday night, reasserting Caracas’s territorial claim over Guyana’s Essequibo region, days…
Guyana’s President to Address UN General Assembly Thursday
UNITED NATIONS, New York, — President Irfaan Ali is set to deliver his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, as the country’s head of state joins the…
Lula slams Cuba embargo, Haiti “indifference” at UN General Assembly
NEW YORK — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has again called out the international community over its handling of Haiti and Cuba, telling the UN General Assembly on…
UN Secretary-General Warns of “Widening Fault Lines” in Final UNGA Address, Calls for Reformed Security Council
NEW YORK — In one of his last major addresses as UN Secretary-General, António Guterres told world leaders at the opening the 81st session of the General Assembly on Monday…
Two injured after motorcycle, concrete mixer truck collide at Supply, EBD
Two young men were left with injuries following an accident involving a motorcycle and a concrete mixer truck at Supply, East Bank Demerara. The truck, bearing registration number GAM 4436,…
ERC says new Harmony Club aims to build tolerance among Kuru Kururu pupils
The Ethnic Relations Commission launched a new Harmony Club at the Kuru Kururu Primary School, the latest in a series of school-based initiatives the Commission says are aimed at promoting…
Tucville man held after unlicensed pistol, ammo found at Jackson Street wash bay
A 25-year-old Tucville man is in police custody in connection with an illegal firearm and several rounds of ammunition. According to a statement issued by the police, the discovery was…