Guyana’s big boom: The inside story of Latin America’s new oil rush

Words by Ernesto Picco. Photography by Rudja Santos. Cover illustration by Sebastián Angresano. Translated by Jacob Sugarman. This piece is the second in a series of three long reads about Guyana, French Guiana, and Suriname. It was reported with...

Using resistant seeds and a foil greenhouse, Plantnursery combats diseases in tropical climate

Agriculture in Suriname is facing structural problems. For growing supplies such as seeds and substrates, many growers depend on imports, while exporting fresh produce is almost impossible due to high freight costs. Moreover, inflation has been...

Confident Hooper eyes wins as Guyana Men’s Basketball Team gears up for French Guiana tour

Guyana Senior Men’s basketball head coach Adrian Hooper With the Guyana Senior Men’s Basketball Team set to depart local shores shortly for their tour of French Guiana, head coach Adrian Hooper is confident of garnering positive results during the...

Guyana, French Guiana, CTU explore regional cooperation in digital transformation, cybersecurity

Science ABC News Stargazers dazzled as spirals of light appear in night sky

Stargazers on the lookout for the Perseid meteor shower were treated to an extra nighttime spectacular on Tuesday night as spirals appeared in the sky along the East Coast. The unusual light show -- which appeared to show circling lights in the...

New Prison in French Guiana Will Not Fix the Failing Justice System

To tackle rising crime in France and send a message that the criminal justice system will not tolerate it, Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin earlier this week announced plans to build a high-security prison—in the overseas territory of French...

Justice minister sparks outrage with plan for high-security prison wing in French Guiana

Justice minister Gérald Darmanin attended the unveiling of the future judicial complex project in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, French Guiana, on May 18, 2025. RONAN LIETAR/AFP Penal colony 2.0? That is how Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin's...

SURINAME: WHO certifies Suriname malaria-free

CMC – The World Health Organization (WHO) says Suriname has become the first country in the Amazon region to receive malaria-free certification following nearly 70 years of commitment by the government and people of the Dutch-speaking Caribbean...

Suriname certified malaria-free by WHO

June 30, 2025 (PAHO) | Geneva – Today, Suriname became the first country in the Amazon region to receive malaria-free certification from the World Health Organization (WHO). This historic milestone follows nearly 70 years of commitment by the...

DEVIL’S ISLAND 2.0: Macron’s France To Build New High-Security Prison in the Tropical Jungle of French Guiana, Near the Site of One of the World’s Most Infamous Hell-Holes

After unchecked French Organized Crime Gangs promoted nightly attacks against prisons, it appears that Paris will at long last start thinking seriously about tackling the problem – even if they go about it in a surprising way. If you were...

Story Applications First MetOp-SG satellite sealed within Ariane 6 fairing 05/08/2025 2723 views 51 likes Read

Applications 05/08/2025 2723 views 51 likes As preparations to launch Europe’s first MetOp Second Generation, MetOp-SG-A1, satellite continue on track, the team at Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, has bid a heartfelt farewell to this...

Rockets in the jungle: How French Guiana launched a struggle for independence

Words by Ernesto Picco. Photography by Rudja Santos. Cover illustration by Sebastián Angresano. Translated by Amy Booth and Jacob Sugarman. This piece is the first in a series of three long reads about Guyana, French Guiana, and Suriname. It was...

Donroe Doctrine: Trump’s neocolonial drive in Latin America

Ben Norton details how Trump’s aggressive Latin America policy blends military force, economic coercion, and regime change to secure US dominance in the region. The Trump administration’s military actions against Venezuela are part of a wider...

Trump withdraws nomination for Joel Rayburn to run Middle East affairs at State Department

US President Donald Trump has withdrawn the nomination of Joel Rayburn to serve as assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs, the leading Middle East position at the State Department. According to a notice in Congress's filing system,...

U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, June 2025

Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...

Ferry from Guyana to Suriname is consistently late

Dear Editor, I would not recommend driving your car to Suriname or French Guiana. The ferry from Guyana to Suriname is consistently late and often packed with vehicles, making it difficult—if not impossible—to secure a spot. I’ve also been...

The ‘Donroe Doctrine’: Trump’s Neocolonial Plan For Latin America

Through war, he is reviving the colonial Monroe Doctrine, which top officials now proudly call the Donroe Doctrine. The Donald Trump administration is waging war on Venezuela, but this is part of a larger political war on Latin America. In the...

French Guiana Delegate Alerts About France's Ongoing Colonial Policy In His Country

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 28. The colonial legacy continues to exert a significant influence on the identity and culture of French Guiana, said Dominique Monte, a member of the Decolonization and Social Freedom Movement...

Nous, le Climat at BAP! Île-de-France: sensing climate at the table

Across histories and cultures, the table has long operated as more than a surface, often doubling up as a tool for cultural and communal transmission. Whether used for sharing meals, stories or arriving at decisions, the table gathers people,...

Guyana deepens security ties with France through special-operations training

GUYANA’S efforts to strengthen national and regional security received a boost on Friday with the conclusion of a Special Operations Course delivered by French Special Operations experts to local law enforcement officers. The closing ceremony was...