By News Source Guyana on March 17, 2025
News
The 2020 Election Fraud Trial continued this morning with American Chamber of Commerce-Guyana (AMCHAM) observer, Rosalinda Rasul admitting that critical evidence provided to the Counsel that presided over the Elections Commission of Inquiry (COI) back in 2022 was omitted from her statement that was subsequently provided to the Police. Rasul took the witness box for […]
By News Source Guyana on March 17, 2025
News
The Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) today announced that is has severed ties with UK based University of Staffordshire. But the University has stated that it never had any ties with GOAL. In a recent statement, the University also indicated that it also had no relationship the International Skill Development Corporation (ISDC), which was […]
By News Source Guyana on March 17, 2025
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Sixteen thousand residents in Wales and neighbouring communities along the West Bank and West Coast of Demerara will now receive potable water with the commissioning of the $1.35B Wales Water Treatment Plant. Constructed by Hipro Ecologicos in partnership with S. Jagmohan Construction, the plant is designed to treat 8 million liters of water per day. […]
By News Source Guyana on March 16, 2025
Crime, News
Four Guyanese nationals are among six persons arrested off the West African Coast after 6.3 tonnes of cocaine was found in a Guyana registered vessel that was in the area. In a statement this afternoon, the Ministry of Home Affairs stated that French authorities boarded the vessel after seeking permission from the Guyanese authorities on […]
By News Source Guyana on March 16, 2025
Business, Caribbean & International, News, Politics
During a recent engagement with a visiting team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Private Sector Commission of Guyana drummed up the country’s economic growth and told the visiting team that unemployment in Guyana “is largely voluntary”. Guyana’s unemployment rate hovers around 12%, and with the growth of the economy and the oil and […]
By News Source Guyana on March 16, 2025
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By Rennie Parris Welcome back to Talking Dollars & Making Sense. Today, we’re shining a spotlight on a group that’s often overlooked but holds incredible potential: the young men and women who drop out of secondary school. As part of our ongoing National Development Plan under the Human Capital & Innovation pillar, we believe it’s […]
By News Source Guyana on March 16, 2025
Crime, News
Police on the East Coast of Demerara have arrested three suspects over the armed robbery of the LQ Chinese supermarket at Success on the East Coast of Demerara. The arrest of Cleveland Cross, Orwin Smith and Showana Sobers came hours after the robbery took place on Friday night. According to Police reports, the first suspect, […]
By News Source Guyana on March 15, 2025
News, Politics
Family and friends of outspoken activist, Melissa Atwell aka “Melly Mel” have launched a GoFundMe account as she remains in US Custody following her arrest last Thursday. According to one family member, the account (https://gofund.me/ffbcee8d) was set up to assist in costs that the activist might incur for legal support. Atwell was taken into custody […]
By News Source Guyana on March 15, 2025
News, Politics
US Ambassador to Guyana, Nicole Theriot, on Thursday reaffirmed her country’s longstanding support of Guyana against Venezuela’s claims of Guyana’s Essequibo region and the neighbouring country’s continuing aggression. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the launch of a Greater Guyana Initiative project, the Ambassador said the US is also extremely concerned about Venezuela’s latest […]
By News Source Guyana on March 14, 2025
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The Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard and the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service have announced a major cocaine trafficking bust with links to Guyana. In a statement this morning, the Trinidad and Tobago Police announced the seizure of over 400 pounds of cocaine aboard a vessel that journeyed from Guyana to the twin-island Republic. The […]