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UNICEF Country Representative for Guyana and Suriname, Nicholas Pron said Guyana is making significant strides in fostering good mental health and well-being among the population. In his address at the 3rd Annual Mental Health and Well-Being Conference at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC) today, the UNICEF Representative said Guyana has implemented a series of […]
Law Enforcement agents in Guyana and Canada are probing the discovery of more than 50 pounds of cocaine in an untagged suitcase that arrived in Canada aboard a Caribbean Airlines flight from Guyana. Law Enforcement agents in Trinidad and Tobago are also probing the incident, since the flight to Toronto originated in that country. According […]
Guyana’s economy continues to grow at an extremely fast rate, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said. In its latest report, the IMF said the country’s economy has tripled in size since the start of oil extraction. With oil production ramping up offshore, Guyana saw the highest real GDP growth in the world last year, […]
Two Police Constables, who have been described by the Guyana Police Force as “rogue cops” are facing charges of conspiracy to commit robbery under arms. In a statement, the Guyana Police Force announced the arrest of Constables Julian Smartt and Winston Williams. According to the Police, following a report of a robbery committed on a […]
The US Government continues to pay close attention to the Guyana-Venezuela border controversy, and according to US State Department spokesman, Matthew Miller, the border issue cannot be settled by any referendum. During a US State Department press conference in Washington on Monday, Mr. Miller said there should be a peaceful resolution to the controversy. “I […]
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has declared that Venezuela’s referendum vote to claim Guyana’s Essequibo region was a resounding failure for the Nicholas Maduro admnistration as the majority of voters stayed away from the vote. While Venezuela has claimed that close to 10 million people voted in the referendum, independent media observers have indicated that the […]
Suriname’s national airline, Surinam Airways has announced that it will begin schedule flights between Guyana and Barbados from the 20th December. In a statement, Surinam Airways announced that as part of an expansion plan, it will be rolling out a number of new destinations and additional routes. The Georgetown-Barbados service will operate twice per week, […]
An 18-year-old bus driver from Canje, Berbice died in an accident on Sunday night after losing control of the mini-bus he was driving, resulting in the bus slamming into a pile of sand on the roadway and toppling over several times. The dead driver has been identified as Marvin Ishmile of Betsy Ground, Canje in […]
Guyana will champion the Commonwealth Living Lands Action Group on sustainable green cover and biodiversity, committing itself to lead coordinated efforts across the 56 Commonwealth member countries. The announcement comes after a Commonwealth event in Dubai over the weekend during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28). During the event, the Commonwealth Secretariat launched a […]
More than 100 Guyanese companies are expected to participate in the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, Texas next May, Senior Vice President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), Richard Rambarran has announced. Since 1969, the Offshore Technology Conference has served as the meeting place for the best and brightest minds in […]
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