(BBC)-Swedish DJ Avicii, one of the world's biggest dance music stars, has died in Oman at the age of 28. Avicii's club anthems include Wake Me Up, Hey Brother, and recently, Lonely Together with...

By Tracey Khan DEEJAY ‘GullyRas’ continues to evolve from music to a businessman who will not be stopped. Born Ceon LaRose, he started his career carrying music boxes for his uncle and a...

AS Guyana celebrates its 52nd year of Independence on May 26, local Heavy Metal group 'Feed The Flames' will be celebrating their 10-year anniversary. What started as a rock band just for fun by a...

‘THE TIES THAT BIND’ WE ALL come from different worlds; have different views; and are schooled by the wise, the foolish and monsters in between. Then we follow the chemistry we call ‘love’...

….Puerto Rico official urges amid Maria's devastation San Juan’s mayor urged the United States on Tuesday to prioritize “people above debt” as it helps rebuild from the devastation of...

ON September 16, 2017, Guyana joined the international community in celebrating International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer. This day marked 30 years since the Montreal Protocol on...

AS we continue to focus on the pertinent environmental issues, let’s turn our focus to air pollution and what laws exist to address this problem. The Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) has...

Welcome to another week of the EPA and you! Last week, we provided answers to some frequently asked questions about our roles and processes. This week, we continue with providing answers to other...

QUICK response from police resulted in four persons being arrested on Thursday after trying to exchange counterfeit currency at a grocery and general store at Success, East Coast Demerara. Police...

A WOMAN was on Tuesday busted as she attempted to smuggle a quantity of marijuana into the Camp Street jail where her reputed husband, a murder accused, is on remand. Nichola Clark, 60, of Joseph...

THE Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) found a red Toyota car with a large quantity of marijuana on Sheriff Street early Monday morning. According to a reliable source, over 100 pounds of marijuana...

A 39-year-old taxi driver attached to Green Ice Taxi Service was robbed by an armed motorcycle bandit of over $40,000 while driving through James Street Albouystown, Georgetown, on Phagwah...

STEVEN Hercules, one of six men who the police arrested following a failed robbery attempt on the East Bank of Demerara last week, was on Wednesday hauled before the court to answer to a carjacking...

LEONARD Paul, 63, of Supenaam Market Street, Essequibo Coast, was fined $307,000 and sentenced to six years imprisonment for possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking, when he appeared...

…two sentences to be served concurrently COLVIN Norton was on Tuesday afternoon found guilty of two counts of rape of a child under age 16 years old and was sentenced to 52 years imprisonment...

One confesses – jailed for 8 years and fined $800,000 UNDER heavy police security, the six alleged gunmen who were nabbed last week at a police roadblock at the Grove Public Road, East Bank...

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has resigned, parliament speaker Jacob Mudenda has said. A letter from Mr Mugabe said that the decision was voluntary and that he had made it to allow a smooth...

…Gaskin signals intention to appeal ATTORNEY General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams SC said the Chief Justice ruling on the Guyana Elections Commission chairmanship issue has upheld...

AFTER more than six years of legal battle, former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of New Building Society (NBS), Maurice Arjoon will be compensated by the state-owned agency for wrongful dismissal by...

APPROXIMATELY $14M in vouchers are still to be accounted for by the Ministry of Indigenous People's Affairs while millions of dollars in equipment were procured without any evidence that contractual...

REGION Five (Mahaica/Berbice) is slated to receive two new health centres designed and constructed in keeping with the concept of “smart medical facilities.” One centre will be constructed at...

IN observance of National Rehabilitation Week 2017, Minister of Public Health, Volda Lawrence, on Wednesday pledged government’s support to the Ptolemy Reid Rehabilitation Centre in helping to...

DURING the course of last week, staff of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) discovered ten vials of the pain medicine, pethidine missing from a cabinet. Reports are that the hospital...

SIXTY cervical cancer tests were among a range of tests conducted by a United States Embassy outreach in the mining town of Linden recently. According to the embassy , the Humanitarian Assistance...

(BBC) Cuba's parliament has picked Miguel Díaz-Canel as the sole candidate to succeed President Raúl Castro, 86, bringing the family's decades-long rule to an end. Raúl Castro took over as...

-increased activities recorded near submarine volcano The National Disaster Management Agency (NaDMA) of Grenada on Monday afternoon reported an increase in activities of the Kick em’ Jenny...

- Secretary-General LaRocque says The Caribbean Community’s goal of creating a climate resilient region requires significant grant funding and very concessional financing, CARICOM...

MORE than 400 persons are facing an uncertain future today after the Caribbean Nitrogen Company (CNC) was forced to close its’ doors yesterday. In a release, CNC CEO Jerome Dookie confirmed the...

  (BBC)-US President Donald Trump has sacked Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, replacing him with the director of the CIA, Mike Pompeo. Thanking Mr Tillerson for his service on Twitter,...

(BBC)-South Africa's embattled President Jacob Zuma has resigned his office with immediate effect. He made the announcement in a televised address to the nation on Wednesday evening. Earlier, Mr...

South Africa's ruling ANC party will formally request that President Jacob Zuma step down after he refused to resign, media reports say. The reported decision to "recall" Mr Zuma followed marathon...

(NationNews) -Police are conducting investigations into a recent social media posting showing a schoolgirl’s hair being set ablaze. Preliminary investigations revealed that the 15-year-old...