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In wake of the 38% tariffs that US President Donald Trump has imposed on products from Guyana being imported into the US, Leader of the Alliance for Change Nigel Hughes today called for a national dialogue to coordinate a national position and response to the issue. The tariffs on Guyana form part of the US […]
Acting Chief Justice Roxane George has dismissed the voter house-to-house verification case, which was filed filed by People’s National Congress Reform Chief Scrutineer, Carol Smith-Joseph. In her decision this morning, Acting Chief Justice George ruled that “addresses claimed” by registrants ought not to be verified by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). “In my view, the […]
The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has launched a full investigation into a runway incursion incident, which resulted in a near miss between a Caribbean Airlines aircraft and a Roraima Airways aircraft at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri. The incident occurred late on Monday night, according to a statement from the Cheddi Jagan International […]
Guyana has found itself among the countries that will face an increase in tariffs to be charged on goods to be imported into the United States. US President Donald Trump announced his Global Reciprocal Tariffs this afternoon and Guyana was listed as one of those countries that will see increased tariffs. According to the information […]
More than 300 cases of sexual assault are reported monthly in Guyana, according to the Manager of the Sexual offences and Domestic Violence Policy Unit at the Human Services Ministry, Dr Cona Husbands. She also revealed that 70% of those cases involve children as the victims. Dr Husbands shed light on the grim situation on […]
The Call Centre business in Guyana appears to be taking a shot in the gut as more clients pull away their business, leaving the Government of Guyana to seek answers. One of the largest Call Centre companies in Guyana, Teleperformance, has closed down its Robb and Camp Street location, which followed at least five of […]
The Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill, has issued a warning to contractors who do shoddy road works that they will be blocked from consideration for future projects. The Works Ministry has been facing criticism countrywide over many of the roadworks being done by overnight contractors. In some cases, the works have been left incomplete. […]
Attorney General Anil Nandlall has hailed the visits of three US Secretaries of State to Guyana over the past five years, boasting that the visits have signaled the US confidence in the Guyana Government. Since 2020, US Secretaries of State, Mike Pompeo, Anthony Blinken and Marco Rubio have visited Guyana. During his weekly Issues in […]
The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) is urging its “sister parties” – A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), and the Alliance For Change (AFC) – to make haste, and sign off on an agreement that would see them contesting the upcoming General and Regional Elections as a coalition. The WPA is warning that the two parties […]
By Svetlana Marshall Noting that too often victims of sexual violence are blamed for the abuse they endure, Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr. Vindhya Persaud on Tuesday said it is time to change the culture of victim blaming. She said must change their mindset and society’s consciousness on the issue. “Implicit in […]
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