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May 9, 2026
Salvadoran news outlet says assets frozen over reporting on president
Salvadoran investigative outlet El Faro has said two of its members’ assets, including a bank account and property, were frozen, in what it denounced as an escalation of political persecution for its…
May 9, 2026
Festus Mogae, former president who prioritised HIV/AIDS fight, dies
Festus Mogae, Botswana’s former president who made the fight against HIV and AIDS a national priority during his tenure from 1998 to 2008, has died at the age of 86, the government said on Friday. No…
May 9, 2026
Starmer says he won’t quit after local election losses
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer insisted yesterday that he will not resign after bruising elections that saw his governing Labour Party suffer big losses and the hard-right Reform UK make major…
May 9, 2026
Four found guilty of conspiracy in Haiti president assassination case
A Florida jury yesterday convicted four men of conspiracy in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, whose death led to extraordinary turmoil in the Caribbean nation.
May 9, 2026
Exxon wins appeal in environmental permit case
The Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of ExxonMobil Guyana Limited and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), overturning a 2023 High Court decision on financial assurance requirements tied to…
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May 9, 2026
Trade partnership with Brazil deepens
Trade between Guyana and Brazil has expanded sharply in recent years, opening fresh opportunities for investment, private-sector growth and regional integration, according to Dr Peter Ramsaroop, chief…
May 8, 2026
Pentagon begins releasing new files on UFOs and says the public can draw its own conclusions
The Pentagon has begun releasing new files on UFOs, saying members of the public can draw their own conclusions on "unidentified anomalous phenomena."
May 8, 2026
Four people convicted of conspiracy in US trial tied to 2021 assassination of Haiti's president
A Florida jury on Friday convicted four men of conspiracy in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse.
May 7, 2026
Dozens of passengers left hantavirus-stricken cruise ship after first fatality
More than two dozen passengers from at least 12 different countries left a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak without contact tracing nearly two weeks after the first passenger died on…