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Director of Sport to lead local delegation to Suriname for Inter-Guiana Games meeting
Director of Sport Steve Ninvalle Director of Sport Steve Ninvalle will lead a team of senior local sport administrators to Suriname later this month for a high-level review meeting on the 2024 Inter Guiana Games (IGG). The gathering, set for...

UPSC Key: RBI monetary policy, Monument conservation, and Amazon’s ‘flying rivers’
Preliminary Examination: Economic and Social Development – Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc. Story continues below this ad Mains Examination: General Studies-III: Indian Economy and issues...

New York's Met museum sends 4,500-year-old ibex statue home to Iraq
Iraq has repatriated a 4,500-year-old statue of an ibex from New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, the latest success in its campaign to retrieve national treasures and reclaim looted historical artefacts. The Mesopotamian treasure, a copper...

Indigenous myths reveal Amazon’s past truths: Interview with Stéphen Rostain
Recent archaeological findings, bolstered by laser-based lidar mapping and by archaeologist Stéphen Rostain, reveal that the Amazon supported vast and complex ancient urban societies. In an interview with Mongabay, Rostain says the ancient Upano...
NASA’s Webb telescope gets a never-before-seen look at how moons form on exoplanets
Scientists have gotten a never-before-seen look at an area around a large exoplanet 625 light-years away where moons like the one orbiting Earth could potentially form. Using data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, a team of researchers were...

Air France Announces New Flights to Phuket and Punta Cana
Air France will expand its long-haul network with new flights from Paris-Charles de Gaulle to Phuket, Thailand, starting 27 November 2025, and a seasonal service to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, beginning 13 January 2026. The announcement was...

Hear Me Out: Strategic sports Investment is key to Guyana’s future
Sep 29, 2025 Sports By Rawle Toney Kaieteur Sports – I have nothing against cricket. Everyone from the Caribbean loves cricket, even if they aren’t particularly skilled at playing it, including me. Cricket is part of our DNA. Rawle Toney However,...

Jounen Kwéyòl — A revolutionary journey
Arguably, Jounen Kwéyòl is one of the biggest national cultural celebrations in Saint Lucia, ranking in prominence on the calendar of events with the Saint Lucia Jazz & Arts Festival and Carnival. However, unlike jazz and Carnival, Jounen Kwéyòl...

National Coffee Day 2025 Set Monday, See Where You Can Get a Free Cup of Joe in Brevard
International Coffee Day Set Oct. 1 Coffee enthusiasts across Brevard may want to set their alarms a little earlier on Monday, September 29, as national chains and local cafes prepare to pour out free cups and offer discounted drinks in honor of...

Dozens killed in crush at election rally in India
Dozens of people have been killed in a stampede in India during an election rally led by actor-turned-politician Vijay. The Tamil star said his “heart is shattered” after the crowd crush in Tamil Nadu. The state's chief minister said 39 people...

THE MOST FAMOUS LIVING PERSON BORN IN EACH CARIBBEAN COUNTRY
Basseterre, St. Kitts — Times Caribbean Feature — The Caribbean is not just a region of turquoise waters and lush landscapes — it is a cradle of global talent. From music and film to athletics and politics, Caribbean sons and daughters have risen...

Central & South American apparel imports jump 12.9% in H1 2025
Central America includes Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama, while South America comprises Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela, and...

Guyana ready to host December 5–7 Inter Guiana Games after successful talks
(L-R) French Guiana’s Director of Sport, Tatiana Tisserand; Gilles Le Gall; President of Suriname’s School Sport Federation, Aniel Ghisaidoobe; and Guyana’s Director of Sport, Steve Ninvalle. Student-athletes between the ages of 14 and 18 will...

DoS confirms Guyana prepared to host IGG Games 2025
Sep 21, 2025 Sports (L-R) French Guiana’s Director of Sport, Tatiana Tisserand; Gilles Le Gall; President of Suriname’s School Sport Federation, Aniel Ghisaidoobe; and Guyana’s Director of Sport, Steve Ninvalle. Kaieteur Sports – Director of...

IGG talks deemed a success; Ninvalle confirms Guyana ready to host December 5-7 event
Guyana’s Director of Sport Steve Ninvalle has hailed the recent trilateral meeting between Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana as a resounding success, describing it as a major step forward in preparations for this year’s Inter Guiana Games (IGG)....
Business : Gov't Will Act As Regulator In Satellite Launch Pad Development - MOSTI
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 (Bernama) -- The development of Malaysia’s first satellite launch pad will be privately driven, with the government acting as the regulator, said Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) Chang Lih Kang. He...
Malaysia’s first satellite launch pad: Private sector leads, govt regulates, says Mosti
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 — The development of Malaysia’s first satellite launch pad will be privately driven, with the government acting as the regulator, said Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation (Mosti) Chang Lih Kang. He highlighted the...

ArianeGroup, DLR to partner on defence tech research
The Franco-German aerospace and defence group ArianeGroup and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Berlin on September 24 to collaborate on research into new defence technologies. The agreement covers...

Engineers develop 'life-saving' weather sensor
An aerospace company has said its advanced sensor technology is now helping to deliver "life-saving" weather forecasts from space. The equipment, built in Southampton by Leonardo, is part of a new European Space Agency satellite launched from...