2025 Inter-Guiana Games… Delegations from Suriname, French Guiana to arrive for final prep

Nov 02, 2025 Sports Kaieteur Sports –High-level delegations from French Guiana and Suriname is expected to arrive in Guyana this week to meet with Director of Sport, Steve Ninvalle, and officials from the National Sports Commission (NSC) to...

Story Applications Sentinel-1D and Ariane 6 ready for liftoff 03/11/2025 1708 views 8 likes Read

Applications 03/11/2025 1588 views 8 likes The Sentinel-1D satellite is in position on the launch pad at Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana – ready for liftoff on board the Ariane 6 launcher. The satellite will join the Sentinel-1 mission, to...

New satellite to give Navy sharper eyes, faster links at sea

The Navy’s operations at sea are set for a significant upgrade following the launch of the communication satellite GSAT-7R by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Sunday. The new satellite will provide enhanced real-time imagery and...

Final preparations underway as Guyana gears up to host 2025 Inter-Guiana Games

High-level delegations from French Guiana and Suriname are expected to arrive in Guyana this week for a crucial meeting with Director of Sport, Steve Ninvalle, and officials of the National Sports Commission (NSC) to finalize plans for the 2025...

d'ONS Foundation fosters a sustainable future for Suriname

Suriname was a Dutch colony from 1667 to 1954, after which it became an autonomous country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, gaining full independence in 1975. Since then, ties have largely been severed. "When the Netherlands withdrew after...

Watch Europe's powerful Ariane 6 rocket launch today for the 4th time ever

Europe's Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket is scheduled to launch today (Nov. 4) for the fourth time ever, and you can watch the action live. An Ariane 6 is scheduled to lift off from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana today at 4:03 p.m. EST...

Special Report: Chief of German Space Command outlines satcom, counter-space plans

An illustrative image of German Space Command's SatcomBw 3 GEO satellite. (Airbus ) German Space Command (Weltraumkommando der Bundeswehr: WRKdoBw) has been working on a new low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications (satcom) constellation...

France's Toulouse Fashion Week offers a distinctive take on fashion

It’s not uncommon to see fashion weeks crop up in cities beyond Milan or Paris. Yet few are as established or as distinctive as Toulouse Fashion Week (TFW). Organised by the Institut des arts et de la mode association, since 2019, it has brought...

Cancer to Capricorn: A Maritime Showdown for the Global South

Coast Guard personnel observe the cloud-covered ocean from the ramp of an HC-130J Super Hercules maritime patrol aircraft in support of Operation South­ern Shield 2023 in October 2023. The Coast Guard recently completed the first high-seas...

Thales secures contract for France low orbit space radar 

The French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) has awarded Thales a contract to develop, deliver, and deploy a new ground-based radar system for the surveillance of low Earth orbit. Named Aurore, the system will monitor satellites and debris from the...

KLM flight to Suriname diverts to French Guiana over unmanned control tower

A KLM plane from Amsterdam to Suriname diverted to neighboring French Guiana on Wednesday afternoon local time because the control tower was unmanned. Several air traffic controllers had called in sick, Surinamese Transport Minister Raymond...

Start of Commissioning of  Sinnamary Biomass Power Plant in French Guiana

The first boiler ignitions, a key milestone in the commissioning process of the Sinnamary biomass power plant, took place in early April 2025. This initial phase marked the beginning of technical tests. The largest biomass power plant in French...

2025 Inter-Guiana Games protocols to be signed this week

THE final countdown to the 2025 Inter-Guiana Games (IGG) begins this week as high-level sporting delegations from French Guiana and Suriname arrive in Georgetown to finalise plans for the event. The officials will meet with Steve Ninvalle, the...

Latin American identity in the US: It’s complicated

Your browser does not support the audio element. Colin Mills, audio producer Labels are how we make identity tangible. It is either forced upon us by societal expectations or it's something we use to describe ourselves in order to find a sense of...

Reflections from Suriname: My journey at the first Guianame conference and art exposition

Alyce Cameron with her work: Lady of Gold (left), Ogun (right) (Photo: Courtesy of the artist) By Alyce Cameron This week, multi-disciplinary artist Alyce Cameron shares her experience as a participant of the inaugural Guianame Conference and...

Guyana a gateway to more than 400 million consumers across Latin America & C’bean – Go-Invest Head

The International Business Conference (IBC) 2025 continued on Wednesday with an emphatic message from Guyana’s Chief Investment Officer, Dr. Peter Ramsaroop, who underscored that Guyana’s rising investment profile must be viewed not in isolation...

Thomas United masters pick up win in goodwill series in Suriname

GUYANA’S Thomas United Masters football side on Saturday captured a 2-nil win over Surinamese Masters side Sportivo as part of their goodwill series. Anthony Stanton stepped up in the 5th minute of play to give them the lead before Christopher...

Surinamese banana exports back in focus for Europe

"We are a 'price maker' in the region and we would like to keep it that way," says Nitesh Ramlakhan, Director of Production Operations at Food and Agriculture Industries (FAI). As Suriname's only banana plantation, the company occupies a unique...

Thomas United Masters FC to represent Guyana at Legends Republic Cup

team heading to Suriname for warm-up Goodwill NEXT year, Guyana will host the inaugural Legends Republic Cup football tournament at the GCC Ground, Bourda. Thomas United Masters Football Club, the organisers of the competition have begun preparing...

Aliyev says tensions between Azerbaijan and France have been resolved

We are building a newsroom powered by our readers From the repression of queer people and women in North Caucasus to attacks on basic democratic freedoms in the region, we provide fact-based, independent reporting in English. Help us hit 500...