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The Government of Venezuela on Wednesday accepted the credentials of Guyana’s new Ambassador to Venezuela, Ms. Cheryl Miles. Guyana has been waiting several months for the acceptance. The acceptance came on the same day of the 50th Anniversary of the conclusion of the Geneva Agreement Britain and Venezuela as Guyana was moving towards becoming an […]
A total of $200 million has been set aside in the 2016 budget to retain legal consultants to help the government in its resistance to Venezuela’s claim to Guyana’s Essequibo Region and its oil rich maritime space. Foreign Affairs Minister Carl Greenidge made the clarification during the consideration of the 2016 estimates of expenditure for […]
A father, son and nephew from the community of Buxton on the East Coast of Demerara who went missing in the Omai Backdam on Valentine’s Day have wandered their way back to safety and were rescued on Thursday by police in the area. The men travelled to the location to work but were last seen […]
The four men who were arrested by the police earlier this week as the probe into the murder of political activist Courtney Crum-Ewing continues, will remain in police custody. Investigators are expected to move to the High Court today to secure an order to hold two of the men beyond the stipulated 72 hours for questioning. […]
by Kurt Campbell Competing protests were launched this morning outside City Hall. The Guyana Labour Union was protesting against City Hall while the City Council workers who are represented by the union launched their own protest against the union for not representing them enough. The workers are calling for the removal of GLU’s General Secretary Carvil […]
A two year old decision by the Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC) to renovate and repair the dilapidated but historical Kitty Market has begun to take shape. In 2013, the historical building was listed among 40 registered derelict structures in Georgetown by the Guyana Fire Service. Works on the market commenced just over two […]
Former President of Guyana, Donald Ramotar has expressed his extreme disappointment “at the way the APNU+AFC regime has treated the Commission of Inquiry into the circumstances that led to the assassination of Walter Rodney”. The Commission was set up by Mr. Ramotar while he served as President back in 2014. By the time he was […]
Former Press Officer at the Office of the President under the PPP government, Kwame McKoy, was taken into custody by the Criminal Investigations Department on Wednesday afternoon and remains in custody as the Police continue their probe into the murder of political activist Courtney Crum-Ewing. Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum confirmed McKoy’s arrest to News Source […]
The Government of Guyana has signed a US$3M grant agreement with the World Bank to improve drainage in the agricultural areas of Kuru Kururu, Coverden, Pearl and Sarah Johana, better manage water levels and increase the capacity of channels draining the EDWC. The East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC) is also to be strengthened through the […]
A Mocha Arcadia father of two died on Wednesday morning after being hit down by a mini bus while on his way home from work. Dead is 33-year-old Sheldon Lennox Waithe of Second Street, Mocha. He worked as a farmer on a plot of land in the area. Waithe, who was riding a bicycle with […]
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