By News Source Guyana on July 26, 2022
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Weeks after announcing that he would go after his former friend and tenant, Chinese businessman Su Zhi Rong, Guyana’s Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has filed a $50 million lawsuit against the businessman over statements that the businessman made in a Vice News undercover report. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of the Vice President by […]
By News Source Guyana on July 26, 2022
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The ExxonMobil company has announced that it has made two new discoveries offshore Guyana to the southeast of the Liza and Payara developments in the Stabroek block. The company said the discoveries at Seabob and Kiru-Kiru are the sixth and seventh in Guyana this year, with the total number of discoveries in Guyana now numbering […]
By News Source Guyana on July 26, 2022
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The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has expressed an interest to intensify its collaboration with Guyana in order to secure more convictions in transnational crimes, and other criminal conduct, according to the office of the Attorney General. Attorney General Anil Nandlall recently met with an FBI team led by James Markley, who is the lead […]
By News Source Guyana on July 26, 2022
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Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand has announced that the results of the National Grade Six Assessment Examination will be ready on the 15th September. Ms. Manickchand said the exam papers have been marked but there are the other processes that have to be completed, including placements, before the final results are made known to the […]
By News Source Guyana on July 26, 2022
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President Irfaan Ali has pledged to further deepen relations with the United States, in areas where both nations can equally benefit. On Monday, the President met a number of high-ranking US government officials including U.S Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken. During that meeting, the issue of food and energy security, climate change, and debt, among […]
By News Source Guyana on July 25, 2022
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President Irfaan Ali is in Washington DC to meet with US lawmakers and various groups on issues related to Guyana and US relations. Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hugh Todd, and Foreign Secretary, Robert Persaud, are accompanying the President. The high-level engagements started today in Washington, according to a […]
By News Source Guyana on July 25, 2022
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Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton has implored the government to come up with a workable solution to assist Guyanese who are finding it difficult to afford basic necessities. Contributing to the debate on first-month pay for new public servants last week, the Opposition Leader said the issue of easing the burden off of Guyanese should cut […]
By News Source Guyana on July 25, 2022
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Another mining pit tragedy in the country has claimed the lives of two gold miners. The latest incident took place on Friday in the Kumung Backdam in the Puruni area, Region Seven. Investigators have identified the two dead men as 44-year-old Troy Scott from Linden and 32-year-old Seon Martin from Lethem. Investigations have revealed the […]
By News Source Guyana on July 25, 2022
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Local transparency watchdog, Transparency Institute Guyana Inc. has issued a call for there to be a Commission of Inquiry to examine the disclosures and allegations of bribery and corruption made against the Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo that were unveiled in a Vice News investigative report. The Vice President has denied the allegations and the President […]
By News Source Guyana on July 25, 2022
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President Irfaan Ali is leading a Guyana Government delegation to Washington DC to meet with US lawmakers and various groups on issues related to Guyana and US relations. Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hugh Todd, and Foreign Secretary, Robert Persaud, are the other members of the delegation. The high-level […]