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The recently formed, National Anti Narcotics Agency (NANA), is expected to take the lead role in coordinating inter-agency drug fighting initiatives as the Government moves to step up its fight against the narco trade in Guyana. Minister of State, Joe Harmon, on Thursday told a post-cabinet press briefing that drug pushers should take note that […]
The Board of Directors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved a grant to support the digitalisation of Caribbean music. Guyana is among the Caribbean countries to benefit from the initiative. According to a statement from the CDB, the intervention responds to the global shift to digital music distribution, which has placed the Caribbean […]
An Argentine judge has ordered the arrest of the head of the human rights group, Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo. Hebe de Bonafini has refused twice to appear in court to give evidence over the alleged embezzlement of millions of dollars from a low-income housing project. Mrs Bonafini, who is 87, is not personally […]
The Government of Guyana is taking its crime fight to the information superhighway and has laid a Cyber Crime Bill in the National Assembly as part of its efforts to tackle online criminal activity. Minister of Legal Affairs and Attorney General, Basil Williams, laid the Bill and asked that it be sent to a Special […]
Local telephone company, GTT on Thursday announced that it is offering free mobile data services to all of its customers while pushing back the disconnection of services over non-payment of bills. The company’s move comes as its technical teams are working to fix major damage to the cable system the company uses. The cable system […]
The Attorney General and the Finance Minister have both completed their review of the Georgetown City Council’s Parking Meter contract. They have found that while the contract is not illegal, it is heavily in favour of the company that was granted the concession to begin installing and managing the parking meters in Georgetown. State Minister Joe […]
Minister of State Joe Harmon today made it clear that the Government of Guyana had made no decision to put a system in place that would see persons being blocked from leaving the country over their failure to repay their student loans to the Government. Finance Minister, Winston Jordan set off a firestorm of criticism […]
A number of businesses have been left counting losses after a midday fire ravaged through their three-story building at the corner of Avenue of the Republic and Croal Street. Quick action by the Guyana Fire Service supported by cloudy conditions and rainfall, contained the blaze as the police moved in quickly and cordoned off the […]
(JIS) Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the country is on course to exceed the 3.7 million tourists, who visited the island last year, bringing earnings of $2.5 billion. Since the start of the year, Jamaica has welcomed 2.1 million visitors, and $1.3 billion has been earned from the industry. The Tourism Minister was […]
The Guyana Amazon Warriors have secured a place in the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) final with a dramatic win over the Jamaica Tallawahs in the first playoff match at Warner Park, St Kitts. Three wickets from Rayad Emrit and two for Sohail Tanvir restricted the Tallawahs to 146-8 from their 20 overs. Rain arrived […]
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