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Over 60 public servants were on Wednesday oriented into a five month course entitled “Spanish as a Foreign Language”, at the Foreign Service Institute in Georgetown. Those being tutored include Foreign Service/Trade Officers, Immigration Officers and personnel from several ministries and state agencies. This is the third teaching Spanish as a foreign language course being […]
The State Asset Recovery Unit (SARU) will not only investigate past government functionaries but will also carry out probes, where necessary, on serving state officials and Government Ministers. Attorney General Basil Williams volunteered the clarification on Wednesday while casting aside accusations that public officials who served within and under the previous administration were being targeted. […]
A West Coast Demerara man is in police custody after another major drug bust at Guyana’s Cheddi Jagan International Airport. Agents of the Police Narcotics Branch on Tuesday evening (August 9), seized over 175 pounds of cocaine in a large quantity of frozen fish and shrimp that was about to be shipped to New York. The […]
One day after 14-year-old, Malika Hamilton, barged out of her Hope, East Coast Demerara home following a telephone argument with her father, her lifeless body was found in the Hope Canal. Persons swimming in the canal made the discovery on Tuesday afternoon and it sent shockwaves throughout the closely knitted community. Scores of persons gathered […]
The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) has been granted $55.7M in supplementary provisions to further enhance its disaster response mechanism and operations. The approval of the funds came as the National Assembly discussed supplementary provisions for the CDC and other agencies that received funding from the Contingency Fund. Minister of State, Joseph Harmon faced a number […]
Police and mining officials are probing another tragedy in the mining sector. 45-year-old miner, Ricky Hughes died on Tuesday in a mining accident in the Omai area. According to reports, the man was operating an excavator at the time when it toppled and buried him alive.By the time he was pulled out, he was already […]
(BBC) Venezuelan officials have set out the timetable for a recall referendum on whether President Nicolas Maduro should remain in power. The Venezuelan opposition reacted angrily when they heard they would only be allowed to collect more petition signatures in late October. Opposition leader Henrique Capriles said an opposition march would go ahead in September. […]
(BBC) The Brazilian Senate has voted to hold an impeachment trial of suspended President Dilma Rousseff, who is accused of breaking the budget law. The senate voted 59 to 21 in favour of going ahead with the trial against Ms Rousseff following a marathon debate that ended early on Wednesday. The Senate suspended Ms Rousseff […]
Trinidad and Tobago’s Civil Aviation Authority is advising the Guyanese traveling public that they will now have to undergo full security checks while in transit to the United States in wake of an Emergency Amendment to the aviation security measures applied at the Last Point of Departure (LPD) for flights to the United States. The […]
A new Director General with over 30 years of experience in the regional aviation industry has been appointed for the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and is expected to commence official duties within the coming weeks. GCAA Chairman, Larry London announced on Tuesday. Former Director of Flight Safety of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority, Captain Egbert […]
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