Guyana will owe ExxonMobil US$20B by 2025

November 17, 2020 in Regional

Kaieteur News – Since the discovery of oil in 2015, local policy leaders have sung variations of one tune to the citizenry—“There will be billions and billions of dollars in oil money coming in. We promise you, there is going to be massive development, new...

Strong typhoon leaves 42 dead, 20 missing in Philippines

November 13, 2020 in Regional

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Thick mud and debris coated many villages around the Philippine capital on Friday after a typhoon killed at least 42 people and caused extensive flooding that sent people fleeing to their roofs, officials said. Troops, police, coast guard and disaster-response teams rescued...

St Lucia records second COVID-19 death

November 11, 2020 in Regional

"Tonight Tuesday, November 10, 2020, the Ministry of Health received confirmation of its second death of COVID-19. The individual is a 78-year-old male from the Gros-Islet district. He had presented to a health care facility where he was tested for COVID-19. He was placed in isolation at...