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-Hetmyer century in vain (CPL) Jamaica Kingsmen overcame the Guyana Amazon Warriors to reach the 2026 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) final in a thrilling match at the Kensington Oval.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United States, Denmark and Greenland have entered into an agreement for the US to develop a significant military presence on Greenland, while prohibiting US adversaries from building their own bases on the island, Donald Trump said on Friday.
(CNN) President Donald Trump claimed Friday afternoon that he is “banning” CNN, MS NOW and Politico “from the White House.”
CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett has said that the region’s reparations campaign must go beyond recognition of the atrocities committed against African and Indigenous peoples and deliver meaningful improvements in health, education and economic conditions.
A third straw poll today for the post of UN Secretary General has put former Costa Rican Vice President Rebeca Grynspan as marginally ahead of Guyana’s former foreign minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett.
GENEVA, (Reuters) – A UN fact-finding mission on Iran said yesterday it had reasonable grounds to believe the United States was behind two military strikes on a school and sports facility in Iran in February, and that these constituted war crimes.
President Irfaan Ali has been severely criticized by attorneys Christopher Ram and Melinda Janki over his claim in a recent Al Jazeera interview that the `sanctity of contract’ prevented any changes to a bad deal with ExxonMobil.
The Antigua and Barbuda Falcons powered into their first Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League final after demolishing the Guyana Amazon Warriors by nine wickets at Kensington Oval.
Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Priya Manickchand, yesterday afternoon turned the sod for the construction of the new $1.398b Zeelugt Market, West Coast Demerara, Region Three.
Dear Editor, I apologise for the length of this letter. Its subject, the CH&PA, deals with billions of dollars, vast areas of State land and projects of major political and financial significance.
Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed has described the PPP/C Government’s US$422 million (approximately $90 billion) transmission and substation project as the largest single investment in the history of the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) but said the five substations under the project remain far behind schedule.
United States Ambassador to Guyana Nicole Theriot last evening urged Guyanese beneficiaries of US-sponsored exchange programmes to use their knowledge, experience and networks to improve their communities.
Prime Minister Mark Phillips last evening said that Guyana and China have built a multifaceted relationship over more than five decades, while identifying several areas in which cooperation can be further developed.
-ordered to pay $250,000 in costs Former Auditor General Anand Goolsarran has lost his defamation lawsuit against Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo, with the High Court ruling that Jagdeo had established the substantial truth of the statements at the centre of the case.
Dear Editor, Finally, there is an announcement regarding the commencement of operation of the Guyana Development Bank on October 5, 2026.
HOUSTON, (Reuters) – The world is at risk of falling behind in efforts to reduce carbon emissions by 2050, ExxonMobil said in its annual energy outlook published yesterday, as the burning of coal could decline at a slower rate than previously expected.
Guyana’s men put their difficult opening day behind them to defeat New Caledonia 3-1 in yesterday’s second round of the 2026 Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
Substantial sections of the Santa Rosa–Kwebana road in Moruca, Region One, remain unfinished despite the award of three government contracts totalling approximately $324.2 million since 2020.
The 2026 Courts Optical Boys’ Under-11 School Football Tournament will kick off on Saturday with 18 matches at the Ministry of Education Ground on Carifesta Avenue.
Time for the Sanctity of Contract Circus to come to an end President Irfaan Ali recycles the argument so often that it is now official doctrine: the 2016 Stabroek Block Petroleum Agreement is a bad deal for Guyana, but “sanctity of contract” prevents renegotiation.