What began as a peaceful demonstration by thousands of people in Suriname's capital Paramaribo against the removal of subsidies, escalated into protesters clashing with police, storming the National Assembly
5 month agoBolívar: The miners of Imataca, in the Sifontes municipality, denounced the military for stealing their gold and food, and burning a Christian church in their community.
Russian Soyuz rocket with 34 satellites of the British company OneWeb launched from the Kourou cosmodrome
The Ariane 5 has a core stage, the EPC (Etage Principal Cryogénique) with a single massive Vulcain 2 engine burning liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen with a thrust of 1.3 meganewtons, and two 240-tonne solid side boosters called EAP (Etage d'Acceleration à Poudre)
Guerrillas, criminal gangs and police forces clash over the gold mines in El Callao. Insight Crime explains what the dispute is like in this region of Bolívar state
Guerrillas, criminal gangs and police forces clash over the gold mines in El Callao. Insight Crime explains what the dispute is like in this region of Bolívar state: Dec 5
1 year agoIn Cayenne, the police officers made several arrests: 1 person in an irregular situation on a stolen motor scooter. 1 individual carrying a sawed-off shotgun 1 person stealing a bike 1 burglar armed with a machete
EPA warns manganese company over delinquent monitoring of collapsed reservoir
Guyana has engaged the Secretary-General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro on recent attempts by Venezuela’s government and opposition to use the border controversy between the two countries as a point of negotiation.
1 year agoMission accomplished on Vega flight VV18 (02:50 BST/03:50 CEST today) from SpaceportEurope in French Guiana. Separate orbits for PléiadesNeo, the main payload, and 5 smaller payloads seated on Vega's SSMS
1 year agoSuccessful Vega flight VV18 launch from Guiana Space Center, payloads Pleiades-Neo3, NorSat3, 6 U cubesats Bravo, Tyvak-182A, Lemur-2rocketCongratulations @Arianespace Teams @arianespaceceo. A return to flight for Vega after VV17 failure
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 69 km SSE of Lethem, Guyana
2 year agoGuyana government aircraft returning to Georgetown, appears to be coming from Eteringbang, where the incident with the Venezuelan Air Force Su-30s occurred
2 year agoEarlier today 2 Venezuelan Air Force Su-30s entered disputed Guyana airspace (Esequibo) and overflew an airstrip at an altitude of just 1,500 feet. They then circled over a Guyana defence force base before returning to Venezuela
Hotel rooms and a new reception center in Cayenne for migrants from Pointe Buzaré
There was a magnitude ~6 earthquake in Guyana, South America a short while ago. Unusual location. That's about as large as earthquakes can get in the middle of a stable tectonic plate
Earthquake of magnitude 5.7 - 83 km SSE of Lethem, Guyana
2 year agoGuyana's government now confirms that 2 Guyana fishing vessels, the 'Sea Wolf' and 'Lady Nayera' have been detained and seized by the Venezuelan navy.
2 year agoVideo from CEOFANB of Venezuelan Navy operations near the Esequibo. The GC-24 is the same ship that reportedly boarded and detained 2 Guyana fishing vessels
Firefighters of the Guyana Fire Service are currently battling a major fire caused by two fuel tankers bursting into flames in the vicinity of the Parika Koker, East Bank Essequibo (EBE)
2 year agoThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela presented the content of the memorandum that responds to Guyana's demand on the Essequibo territorial dispute
2 year agoSalvador Franco, an indigenous Pemon man has died after security forces refused to transfer him for medical treatment
2 year ago1st Fregat burn in today's Soyuz rocket mission is now confirmed as completed
LAUNCH of Soyuz ST-A from French Guiana with the French spy satellite CSO 2 aboard. Probably the last orbital launch attempt of the year
2 year agoSoyuz processing on track for a 28 December liftoff with the CSO2 military satellite for France
Bartica woman, 2 daughters die in fire, murder suspected
Three feared dead in suspected Bartica arson/murder
Mahaicony woman dies after speeding bus crashes into fence
The Russian Soyuz-ST-A rocket with the UAE satellite was launched from the Kuru cosmodrome.
The Ministry of Health has announced that a 6-day old infant is the country's latest COVID19 fatality, taking the total number of coronavirus related deaths to 150. The male infant is said to be from Region Three (Essequibo Islands – West Demerara)
