Cristiano Ronaldo has hit one billion total followers across his various social media accounts, making him the first person to reach that mind-boggling figure. The number is calculated by combining his total number of followers across Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Chinese social media sites Weibo and Kuaishou. It does…
The fraud trial into the 2020 General and Regional Elections has been beset by numerous delays and on Thursday, Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo questioned whether some of the accused persons and parties were benefiting from preferential treatment from members of the judiciary. Jagdeo, the General Secretary of the governing…
Following media reports of ITEL Guyana’s plan to cease operations locally, affecting more than 400 hundred workers, the Ministry of Labour has since engaged the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) company. During an interview on Wednesday, Minister of Labour, Joseph Hamilton said his ministry is working with the call centre at…
Former Pakistan captain Moin Khan has said his son Azam‘s confidence has taken a beating because of the inability of the Pakistan selectors and team management to give him a consistent run in the side. Moin took the example of the T20 World Cup earlier this year in the West Indies and the…
Director of Projects at the Guyana Water Inc. (GWI) Marlon Daniels has said that within the next two to three years, new water distribution lines would be installed across the entire City, replacing the ones that were installed as way back as the 1930s. That process has commenced. He spoke…
Elizabeth Albares Nabaro, a 32-year-old Venezuelan doctor at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital, sustained severe head injuries in a serious road accident Thursday morning. The incident occurred around 7:50 hrs on Forth Canje Public Road, Berbice. Nabaro, who works in the hospital’s Accident and Emergency Unit, was struck by a…
A confident five-wicket victory with 21 balls remaining by St Lucia Kings saw them get their 2024 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) campaign back on track and consign the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots to a sixth straight defeat. After starting with a win, the Patriots have struggled and…
In a move to curb illegal land occupation, Chief Executive Officer of the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA) Sherwyn Greaves, has issued a stern warning to individuals involved in unauthorised land activities in Phase 4 Amelia’s Ward/Fitz Hope, Linden. During an unannounced visit to the area on Thursday, Greaves…
On September 11, 2024, a pivotal virtual meeting brought Caribbean health officials and regional leaders face-to-face with some of the most pressing health challenges confronting the region. As preparations intensify for the Forty-Seventh Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) – Health, the discussions were dominated by the alarming rise…
Over 4,000 acres of soybeans, with an average yield of 1.2 tonnes per acre, are currently being harvested at Tacama Gold Inc. in the Berbice River for the first crop this year. President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali posted the update to his Facebook page on Monday, where he shared footage…
