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Guyana’s Fourth Round of Mutual Evaluation by the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) will commence on Monday, 4th September. Starting next Monday, CFATF experts will assess Guyana’s Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) regime, including the country’s legal framework, and its levels of implementation. Significant attention will also be placed on […]
The President is expected to appoint the Constitutional Reform Commission in September, according to Attorney General Anil Nandlall. During his weekly television programme ‘Issues In The News,’ the Attorney General explained that the process of nominating persons to sit on the 20-Member Commission will commence shortly with the hope that before the end of September, […]
Describing Guyana’s rainforest as one of the best in the world that can be leveraged, former British Prime Minister, Sir Tony Blair, today said he believes that there must be balance between development and the protection of the country’s environment, even as he hailed Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS). The former British Prime Minister […]
The outgoing United States Ambassador to Guyana Sarah Ann-Lynch is of the view that it is important for Guyana to strengthen its security apparatus to address crime and other security challenges in order to keep citizens safe and to attract more foreign investment. Ambassador Lynch, who is wrapping up her tour of duty, told the […]
British politician David Lammy today inaugurated the Sophia Point Research Centre in Guyana. Mr. Lammy, who is a Member of Parliament in the British House of Commons, and was born to Guyanese parents, said the Research Centre forms part of his efforts to give back to the country of his parents. The Sophia Point Research […]
The suspect in the beating death of a Bartica gambler has been released on $1 million station bail, as the Police claim that investigations in the matter are still ongoing. Bartica businessman, Raymond Rupnarine, was arrested last Wednesday night after he allegedly used a hammer to beat fellow Bartica resident, Mark Braithwaite to death, outside […]
Saddened by the increasing number of road fatalities, President Irfaan Ali is calling on Guyanese to take a stand against the reckless use of the country’s roadways. In an interview with reporters on the sidelines of the National Toshaos’ Conference on Monday, President Ali said he is “deeply troubled” by the increasing number of road […]
Outgoing US Ambassador to Guyana Sarah- Ann Lynch has indicated the US stands ready to broker talks between the Government and the main parliamentary opposition – A Partnership For National Unity + Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC). The two sides remain at loggerheads over major constitutional and development issues from the appointments of a Chancellor and […]
-by Svetlana Marshall- While raising concern over a lack of representation at the level of the National Toshaos’ Council, the Toshao for Chinese Landing Orin Fernandes, made a strong case today for the mining permits issued to miner Wayne Vieira to be revoked, and for mining to resume only for legitimate residents of the Indigenous […]
The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) wants the government to expand the VAT-free basket of goods to include more categories of locally manufactured goods. In a statement, the GMSA said it is no way implying that the government should impose VAT on identical imported goods, but rather its request is for the benefit of […]
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