By News Source Guyana on June 27, 2016
Caribbean & International, News, Politics
As the United Kingdom continues to deal with the global concerns over its decision to pull out of the European Union, British High Commissioner to Guyana, Greg Quinn, is providing assurance that the UK will remain committed to Guyana. There have been concerns expressed locally about the impact that the UK decision could have on […]
By News Source Guyana on June 27, 2016
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One of the two planes which were flown from Guyana without air traffic clearance and in violation of a court order, has been allowed to leave Anguilla. The two small cessna aircraft were detained in Anguilla when they made a fuel stop on Saturday. However, one of the planes was eventually allowed to leave. The […]
By News Source Guyana on June 26, 2016
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The life of a 26-year-old Police constable was snuffed out on Saturday afternoon along the Linden Highway as he lost control of the car he was driving and crashed. The young man, Ishaan Caines of Coverden, East Bank Demerara died almost immediately after losing control the motor car. He was off duty at the time. […]
By News Source Guyana on June 26, 2016
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In the middle of a swirling controversy over the introduction of parking meters in the nation’s capital city and the government’s decision to review the contract, President David Granger will leave his Vlissengen Road office on Monday and travel to the heart of the city to address City Councillors. It will be the President’s first […]
By News Source Guyana on June 26, 2016
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President David Granger has pledged to allocate two million more hectares of land and waterways for conservation. Speaking at the Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana’s (THAG) President’s Awards Ceremony 2016, the President remarked that Guyana has been abundantly blessed with natural resources and must utilise them for its economic development. Speaking at the event, […]
By News Source Guyana on June 26, 2016
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A Guyanese pilot has landed in hot water after he decided to remove his two small planes from Guyana without any clearance and despite a court order that blocked the planes from leaving the country. The two planes bear registration numbers 8R-GMP and 8R-GTP. Both planes were eventually detained in the Caribbean Island of Anguilla, […]
By News Source Guyana on June 25, 2016
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Citizens in hinterland, poor and remote communities across Guyana will soon benefit from improved Information and Communication Technology (ICT) access. The Government of Guyana, through the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), entered into what is being described as a “crucial agreement” with consultancy firm – Detecon International – to conduct an assessment for the multi […]
By News Source Guyana on June 24, 2016
Caribbean & International, News, Politics
-by Kurt Campbell- Guyana does not anticipate that any of its economic agreements with the United Kingdom or the European Union will be affected by the decision of the UK to withdraw from the EU. Citizens of the United Kingdom voted in a referendum on Thursday to leave the EU by a 52% to 48% margin. […]
By News Source Guyana on June 24, 2016
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Guyana is taking steps to improve its bilateral relations with some of the world’s largest nations and hopes to attract private sector investment from those countries . The Government of Guyana recently accepted an invitation from the Government of the Russian Federation to hold bilateral talks during which Russia supported Guyana’s push for maintaining peace […]
By News Source Guyana on June 24, 2016
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Police and public-spirited citizens joined efforts on Friday afternoon to give chase behind four armed bandits who moments earlier had invaded and robbed a Chinese operated supermarket along Aubrey Barker Road, South Ruimveldt. The armed men arrived at the supermarket just after 12:00 noon and pretended that they were shoppers before launching the attack. The […]