Guyana’s maritime sector gets timely boost with two pilot boats

THE Ministry of Public Utilities and Aviation, on Friday, commissioned two new pilot vessels, which represent a new standard in maritime safety and service in Guyana. The two new pilot boats, named Haiakwa and Haiama, which are indigenous names...

Behind the Curtain: If Venezuela’s Regime Changed, What Could It Mean for Organized Crime?

Why you should care about tensions between the Trump and Maduro administrations, what a power vacuum could mean for Venezuela’s armed groups, and the impact of more US military action on the international cocaine business: InSight Crime’s...

Sentinel-1D in French Guiana for launch campaign

The fourth satellite for the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission, Sentinel-1D, has arrived at Félix Eboué airport, the main airport in French Guiana. From there the spacecraft, safely stored in its protective casing, will be transported to launch...

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Applications 11/09/2025 3053 views 30 likes The fourth satellite for the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission, Sentinel-1D, has arrived at Félix Eboué airport, the main airport in French Guiana. From there the spacecraft, safely stored in its protective...

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...

12 Countries in the World That Span Two or More Continents

Have you ever been to a country that spans more than one continent? Imagine stepping into two different worlds, two different continents, all within the borders of a single nation. These transcontinental countries offer travellers the unique...

Egis takes over Cayenne Airport in 30-year concession

French infrastructure group Egis and its partners have officially assumed management of Cayenne Félix-Éboué Airport under a 30-year concession aimed at modernising the gateway and supporting regional development. The consortium — comprising Egis,...

Indigenous People from Amapá Win UN Sustainability Award with Açaí Project

The sustainable management of açaí by Indigenous people from Oiapoque (AP) won the 2025 Equator Prize from the UNDP (United Nations Development Programme), being the only Brazilian project selected in this edition. Entitled "Nature for Climate...

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...

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...

UPSC Key: Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan, Payments Regulatory Board, and India’s railway grid to Bhutan

Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance. Mains Examination: General Studies-II: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. Story continues...

NASA’s Webb telescope gets 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...

SU Kicks Off Hispanic Heritage Month!

On September 17th, Southwestern University held the annual Hispanic and Latine Heritage Month (HLHM) celebration in the Bishop’s Lounge. This celebration consisted of a series of tables, each representing a different Hispanic or Latin country with...

Searching for gold in the mud. Can oil save Suriname?

Words by Ernesto Picco. Photography by Rudja Santos. Cover illustration by Sebastián Angresano. Translated by Jacob Sugarman and Juan Décima. This is the third and final piece in a series of three long reads about Guyana, French Guiana, and...

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...

Amazon rainforest trees are getting bigger due to climate change: What a new study says

The average size of trees in the Amazon rainforest has been steadily increasing due to the rising levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere, according to a new study. The trees are increasing in size by more than three per cent every ten...

Arianespace to launch German defense satellites SATCOMBw Stufe 3 with Ariane 6

Arianespace announces it has been awarded the contract to launch two SATCOMBw Stufe 3 satellites with two Ariane 6 for the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr). The satellites will board Europe’s heavy-lift launchers Ariane 6, for a launch from...

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,...

How Portugal is turning the Azores into Europe’s new space gateway

There was a time in history when Portugal leveraged its strategic geographical location, on the edge of the European landmass and facing the vast expanses of the Atlantic Ocean, to become the launchpad for what came to be known as the Era of...