The West Indies Federation – also known as the Caribbean Federation – was a short-lived political union of ten British Caribbean colonies established in January 1958. Its creation was authorised by ...

The Ministry of Education yesterday announced that moral and civic education are new subjects that will form part of timetables in schools within the next two weeks. It also launched the Management ...

An initial US$20m investment by GAICO Construction and General Services Inc and United States distributor Sucro Limited will see a sugar refinery constructed at Wales on the West Bank of Demerara with ...

The Guyana Office for Investment yesterday announced that a $1b neurological centre investment headed by neurosurgeon Dr Amarnauth Dukhi has been successfully facilitated. The Guyana Office for ...

A protester was shot dead in Linden today by the police following unrest over the killing of a man by a cop yesterday. It is not clear when and how the protestor was shot but there is a video of the ...

A simple “X” marks the end of her lengthy will, still filed in the National Archives at Kew, but the wealthy woman of colour described as the “Queen of Demerara” was most determined that her children ...

(Basdeo Mangru received his doctorate in History from the University of London. He is currently Associate Professor of History at York College, City University of New York.) For a considerable time ...

In the folklore of the Eastern Caribbean island of St Lucia there is a popular character known as Ti Jean. He is a folk hero and his story is known in the island’s mythology. Part of the lore is the ...

(Trinidad Express) Carnival 2026 has received another blow as organisers of the Ultimate Soca Champion (USC) have confirmed there will be no competition for soca artistes this year. The USC, ...

While by international standards the 500-person seating capacity of the Arthur Chung Conference Centre remains decidedly modest, its comprehensive renovation and recent reopening underlines the ...

The Centre for Excellence in Information Technology (CEIT), which will facilitate advanced level classroom training for public sector Information and communications technology (ICT) professionals, was ...

As he entrusted them with a mandate of humility and delivery of tangible service to the people, President Irfaan Ali last night announced 25 Cabinet ministers with seven being new faces. Among the ...