Politics

Korean group lays out development plan for Silica city within seven years

Yeachon Architect and Association, a South Korean company based in Seoul, today presented a comprehensive development plan for Guyana’s first smart city – Silica City – to President Irfaan Ali, Senior Members of his Government including Prime Minister Mark Phillips and Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh, and representatives of the Private Sector.  In presenting its […]

World Bank flags Guyana as having one of the highest rates of poverty in the region; Almost half of population living on US$5 per day

The World Bank has singled out Guyana as having one of the highest poverty rates in the Latin America and Caribbean region despite it having one of the fastest growing economies in the region. In its updated fact sheet on Guyana, the institution said almost half of the country’s population live below US$5.5 per day […]

Regional Bar Associations and Commonwealth group rebuke the Guyana Police Force over arrest of Attorney

The Jamaican Bar Association and the Organization of Commonwealth Caribbean Bar Associations, became the latest bodies to heap scorn and condemn the Guyana Police Force for arresting Attorney-at-Law Tamieka Clarke, for discharging per professional duties. The Jamaica Bar Association said the arrest of the Attorney is an attack on the fundamental principle of the rule […]

BREAKING: Body of NYPD Officer swept away at Orinduik Falls found

Three days after he was swept away by the strong current of a raging Orinduik waterfalls, the body of Guyanese NYPD Officer, Gladstone Haynes was discovered this morning. Senior military officials confirmed that the man’s lifeless body was discovered by the teams including the Special Forces Unit, that were conducting searches since Monday. The body […]

Over 350 companies already issued Local Content Certificate; Earnings surpass G$129 Billion for 2022

Over 350 companies have been issued with Local Content Certificates to operate in Guyana’s oil and gas sector, the Local Content Secretariat has disclosed. The Secretariat indicated that based on preliminary assessments, local content earnings for 2022 have already surpassed G$129 Billion. A Local Content Certificate issued to a Guyanese national or Guyanese company paves […]

Guyana successfully completes second Money Laundering Risk Assessment

Guyana has successfully completed its second Money Laundering/Terrorist Financing (ML/TF) National Risk Assessment Report as it inches closer to its Fourth Mutual Evaluation by the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF). Attorney General Anil Nandlall made the announcement on Monday. The Attorney General is also the Chairman of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing […]

Teixeira rubbishes claims of discrimination in Guyana; Declares country being managed in “effective and transparent” way

Minister of Governance Gail Teixeira has responded to claims of discrimination and corruption that were leveled against the Guyana Government at a Guyanese diaspora meeting in New York. While attacking a number of the Guyanese speakers at the event which was held on Sunday and attended by hundreds of Guyanese, Teixeira said the Government of […]