–President Ali assures the nation; says gov’t working to provide much-needed assistance PRESIDENT Dr. Irfaan Ali on Friday journeyed to Mahaicony Creek, in Region Five, where he was able

-distribution of relief hampers commences APPROXIMATELY 12 drainage pumps were in operation in the flood-affected parts of Region Six on Friday evening, as officials tried desperately to bring relief

— evacuation underway for Kwakwani residents, says local authorities RISING flood waters across Region 10 (Upper Demerara- Upper Berbice) have raised some health concerns for several residents, even as

THANKING God each day for her life, Lucretia Bradford, called “Sister Baby” of Cullen, Region Two, celebrated her 104th birthday on Tuesday. Bradford, who is Essequibo’s oldest resident, spent the

A 40-year-old maintenance and baggage handler of a local airline was shot dead by motorcycle bandits on Friday on Camp Street between Church and Quamina Streets, Georgetown. Dead is

— President Ali tells Regional Food Systems Dialogue; joins PM Mottley in urging CARICOM citizens to ‘eat local’ THE sudden spike in food prices has been previously attributed to

THE extension of the COVID-19 restrictions until July 4, and the state of emergency for three more months because of COVID-19 have added further troubles for Venezuelans trying to

EFFORTS to vaccinate people in the remote Amazonas State in Brazil are being badly hampered by flooding. Anama is a municipality home to 14,000 people on a tributary of

HOUSING and Water Minister, Collin Croal, and a team from the Ministry of Agriculture, on Friday, engaged Programme Heads of the Mabaruma Sub-district as they commenced a two-day assessment

ENGLAND may need to wait longer than planned before COVID-19 restrictions are fully lifted, as a coronavirus variant first found in India is spreading rapidly in Britain, Prime Minister