Georgetown – The government of Guyana has announced plans to release the bodies of the girls who lost their lives earlier this week after fire engulfed  a female dormitory at the Mahdia Secondary School. Plans to release the bodies were announced after the government obtained DNA results matching the names of 13 bodies that were previously not visually identified. DNA analyses were conducted on 14...

Miami – The US-based National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is predicting a near-normal hurricane season in the Atlantic this year which begins on June 1. According to the NOAA forecasters with the Climate Prediction Centre, the outlook for the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season, which ends on November 30, calls for a 40 per cent chance of a near-normal season, a 30 per cent chance of ...

The White House and the Republicans have agreed in principle to raise the US debt ceiling and avert a default after weeks of bitter negotiations. The deal still needs to be approved by a divided US Congress. President Joe Biden described the agreement as a "compromise", while House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said it "has historic reductions in spending". The US Treasury earlier warned the country woul...

Barbadians are being urged to return to the tried and tested traditional institutions that instil a moral centre in children. This is the position of Registrar of the Supreme Court, Barbara Cooke-Alleyne, who said that according to research by the court, many young offenders lacked the upbringing which served as a moral compass for previous generations. Cooke-Alleyne, who was delivering the featur...

Barbadian racer Zane Maloney finished in a satisfactory fifth place at the end of a largely uneventful sprint race in the fifth round of the 2023 FIA F2 Championship at the Circuit de Monte Carlo in Monaco yesterday. Maloney, who won on his previous competitive visit to Monaco two years ago during the 2021 Formula Regional Championship, continued his good form on the track by finishing fifth-faste...