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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…
May 7, 2026
BVI government eyes price controls to protect consumers
Premier of the British Virgin Islands Dr Natalio Wheatley has warned supermarkets and importers across the territory that government concessions introduced to ease rising living costs must benefit…
May 7, 2026
Toddler among three people murdered in broad daylight
Former prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Stuart Young, has called for the resignations of two senior government ministers following the murders of three people, including a two-year-old child on…
May 7, 2026
Hungary - Seized cash, gold shipment worth US$82m returned to Ukraine
A shipment of Ukrainian cash and gold worth about US$82 million that Hungary seized earlier this year has been returned to Ukraine’s state Oschadbank, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday.
May 8, 2026
Cuba - A solar-powered charging station brings life to a darkened island
Yudelaimys Barrero Muñoz used to spend up to three hours on the side of a highway under the blazing sun waving money at drivers as she attempted to hitch a ride from Cienfuegos, Cuba to Santa Clara,…