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The Caribbean’s oldest business chamber, the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) elected its first female President today after being in existence for 136 years. Managing Director of Dynotech Construction Chemicals and former Vice President of the Chamber, Kathy Smith, has been elected President of the GCCI. She replaces businessman, Kester Hutson, and will […]
President Irfaan Ali today made it clear that there will be no dialogue with Venezuela under duress. Speaking at the Commissioning of a new Guyana Defence Force Air Corps hanger at the Eugene F. Correia Airport at Ogle, the President said Venezuela continues to defy the letter and spirit of the Argyle Declaration and provisional […]
The Government of Guyana, through the Protected Areas Commission (PAC), today launched a $600M National Tree Planting Project. The project will see a total of 50,000 trees being planted in urban areas, and it is aligned to the Government’s Low Carbon Development Strategy 2030. The tree planting project is intended to highlight Guyana’s commitment to […]
The main opposition party, the People’s National Congress Reform (PNC/R) today issued a call for the Head of the Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL), Professor Jacob Opadeyi to resign. The PNCR said its call comes in wake of recent revelations from at least two foreign Universities that they have no ties to the GOAL […]
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Jamaica, Barbados, Guyana and Suriname next week as part of his Caribbean tour. The visit is expected to begin in Jamaica before moving on to Barbados then Guyana and Suriname. A number of issues related to illegal migration, relations with the United States, the Guyana border […]
The Chief Election Officer, Vishnu Persaud has denounced and distanced himself from the submissions of the Legal Counsel of the Guyana Elections Commission, Kurt DaSilva in the house-to-house verification case that is currently before the Acting Chief Justice. In the case, PNC Reform Chief Scrutineer, Carol Smith-Joseph is asking the Court to order house-to-house verification […]
25-year-old Shaquawn Alleyne aka “IsWe Boss” has been committed to stand a High Court trial for the murder of his girlfriend, Shawnette Dover. The preliminary inquiry into the murder case ended today with the presiding Magistrate ruling that sufficient evidence exists for the jury trial. Alleyne was arrested in Suriname last January and returned to […]
In wake of the recent escalation of tensions between Guyana and Venezuela, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo today said the Guyana Government remains steadfast in its position that the border controversy with Venezuela should be resolved peacefully. However, he said the increasingly aggressive posture of Venezuela is concerning. Mr. Jagdeo said while efforts are ongoing for […]
Concerns raised by the Toshao and residents of Chinese Landing about the portrayal of the village’s Toshao in a Ministry of Education Primary School text book has forced the Education Ministry to issue an apology and withdraw the text book. In the text book, which is in circulation among Grade Three students nationally, there is […]
The Ministry of Health, with support from regional authorities, is investigating and monitoring a suspected outbreak of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) in parts of Region Four. Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease is a contagious viral disease that primarily affects children of primary school age, although individuals of any age can contract it. There […]
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