Coalition Government stands firm on respecting human rights of all citizens -Minister Lawrence

The coalition government has recommitted itself to honouring the human rights of all citizens, regardless of race, class, gender, sexual orientation, religion, educational achievement, political connection, economic power or social influence. A statement from the Minister of Social Protection, Volda Lawrence said Human Rights should never be confined to the wealthy and famous but must […]

Operation Dragnet already yielding results -State Minister

Just over a week after launching a joint service operation to combat terrorist and criminal threats, the Guyana Government is claiming some amount of success. State Minister Joseph Harmon told media operatives on Wednesday that the Joint Services operation which is code-named “Dragnet”, has resulted in a reduction in criminal activity and increased interdiction of […]

Guyana receives US$300,000 to support climate change efforts

(MOTP)  Minister of Governance, with responsibility for Natural Resources and the Environment, Raphael Trotman, on Wednesday, signed a US$300,000 grant with the Green Climate Fund (GCF) on the side lines of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC), which is currently being held in Paris, France. Minister Trotman and Ousseynou Nakoulima, Director […]

Ralph Gonsalves wins 4th term in St. Vincent

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – The Ralph Gonsalves-led Unity Labour Party (ULP) made history here tonight by winning its fourth consecutive general election. However, it had to settle for the same slender one seat margin as it did in the 2010 poll. The incumbent ULP won eight of the 15 seats, according to the preliminary results. The main […]

Argentina’s Fernandez bids emotional farewell

(BBC) Argentina’s outgoing President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has made an emotional farewell speech to supporters in Buenos Aires. She urged people to take to the streets if they feel betrayed by the new centre-right government. Conservative Mauricio Macri, who won a run-off election last month, is due to be sworn in as president later. […]

Guyana’s Drug Enforcement Officers to undergo training and background checks by US DEA

Guyana and the United States have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the operation of a vetted counter-narcotic investigative unit programme. According to a Ministry of Public Security release, the Vetted Unit Program of the Drug Enforcement Administration of the United States provides training, equipping and the necessary assistance to partner countries, so that specialized units in those […]

Justice Yonette Cummings-Edwards is “honoured and humbled to serve”

A few hours after it was announced that Justice Yonette Cummings-Edwards will be appointed to perform the functions of Chief Justice when Justice Ian Chang heads off into retirement, the Appeal Court Judge was still busy getting the day’s work done at her Court of Appeal Chambers. With confidence beaming through her eyes, Justice Cummings-Edwards […]