UG’s Architecture Dept wins again at competition in French Guiana

French Ambassador to Guyana and Suriname Nicholas de Lacoste (third, right) poses with from left: students Kiana Persaud, Aditya Mohanall, and Denish Ramnarin; Head of UG’s Architecture Department Dr Anna Perreira and lecturer Kurt Gonsalves The...

UG’s Architecture Department cops first place at Fifth Int’l Lekol Architectural Competition in French Guiana

– ‘win signals the expertise the department possesses and the calibre of students in the programme’, dep’t head says THE University of Guyana’s Architecture Department in the Faculty of Engineering and Technology (FET) has once again copped the...

Golden Grove woman in French Guiana died from bullet to head

Coretta Blair A post-mortem examination conducted on the body of Coretta Blair Sandy revealed that she died from a gunshot wound to the head. Sandy’s mother Trisha Blair told Stabroek News that the autopsy revealed a bullet lodged in the head. The...

Fresh talks promise a new chapter for French Guiana’s self-g...

The French government has signaled a fresh willingness to tackle long-standing demands for greater local control in French Guiana, while also addressing economic pressures across overseas territories. French Guiana's long-held dream of greater...

Body in French Guiana: Autopsy confirms gunshot wound in Guyanese woman’s head

Husband assisting police investigating death of wife in French Guiana

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC): Police say that the husband of a 34-year-old woman, whose body was found in neighbouring French Guiana over the last weekend, is assisting their investigations into her death. They said that the body of Coretta Blair...

Suspect remains in custody over murder of woman in French Guiana

Terrence Glasgow remains in police custody as investigations continue into the murder of Coretta Blair Sandy in French Guiana. In an interview with Stabroek News yesterday, Regional Police Division #4 ‘C’ Commander Khali Pareshram stated that...

Guyana: Husband assisting police investigating death of wife in French Guiana

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Jun 16, CMC – Police say that the husband of a 34-year-old woman, whose body was found in neighbouring French Guiana over the last weekend, is assisting their investigations into her death. They said that the body of Coretta...

Golden Grove woman reported missing in Suriname found murdered in French Guiana

Coretta Blair Sandy The body of 34-year-old Golden Grove, East Coast Demerara resident Coretta Blair Sandy, who went missing on June 11, was found in Cayenne, French Guiana yesterday, days after her husband told her family a bizarre story of her...

Missing Golden Grove woman found dead in French Guiana

The body of 34-year-old Guyanese woman Coretta Blair Sandy, also known as “Mindy,” has been discovered in French Guiana, days after she was reported missing under troubling circumstances. The grim discovery was confirmed by the woman’s family, who...

Missing Guyanese woman found dead in French Guiana

[Waterkant.Net] – Missing 34-year-old Guyanese woman Coretta Blair Sandy (photo), also known as Mindy, has been found dead in French Guiana. The woman had been to French Guiana with her husband Terrence Glasgow. However, as of Wednesday 11 June,...

Missing Golden Grove woman found dead in French Guiana

Could the Amazon Soy Moratorium collapse?

The Amazon Rainforest, which stretches across Brazil and has sections in Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana, is the largest forest on Earth. Containing around 10% of the world’s species, it is often...

Story Enabling & Support New agreements for next decade of launches at Europe’s Spac… 10/07/2025 379 views 4 likes Read

Enabling & Support 10/07/2025 313 views 4 likes Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana with Vega-C and Ariane 6 launch facilities in the background The Guiana Space Centre, known in French as Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG), European Spaceport in...

James Webb Space Telescope marks 3rd anniversary: What to know about observatory

Three years into its cosmic mission, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope continues to dazzle and inspire awe. Since July 2022, the advanced observatory has scoured the cosmos in otherwise invisible infrared light to uncover corners of our solar...

Webb telescope captures purr-fect image of Cat's Paw Nebula in space

Located approximately 4,000 light-years from Earth, the Cat’s Paw Nebula is a massive star-forming region in the constellation Scorpius. The James Webb Space Telescope far surpasses the abilities of its predecessor, the Hubble Space Telescope....

Europe looks to build space independence

A MAXUS sub-orbital rocket is displayed at the Esrange Space Center, near Kiruna, Sweden May 26, 2025. [Photo/Agencies] Two small spaceports in the far north of Sweden and Norway are at the center of European hopes of establishing the continent's...

Europe looks to Nordic Space Race to reduce US dependence

Two small spaceports located in the far north of Sweden, Norway and Finland are rushing to launch the very first satellites launched from Europe. The region is looking to reduce its dependence on U.S. companies. The "America First" policies of...

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...

Europe Eyes Nordic Space Race To Reduce Reliance On US

Two small spaceports in northern Sweden and Norway are competing to launch mainland Europe’s first satellites, as the region seeks to scale back its dependence on U.S. space providers. U.S. President Donald Trump’s “America First” policies and the...