New CEO, Management Team and Overseas Specialists for GuySuCo

President Irfaan Ali has confirmed that the Government will soon appoint a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), and will also turn to Cuba, India and Guatemala for technical support to revive the troubled sugar industry.  On the sidelines of the Local Content Summit today at the Pegasus Suites, the […]

Berbice man remanded to jail on child pornography charges

28-year-old New Amsterdam, Berbice resident, Joshua Rambarran, was dragged before the Court on Monday, where he was slapped with eight sexual offences and cyber crime charges. Rambarran appeared before Magistrate Michelle Matthias at the New Amsterdam Magistrates’ Court, where he was charged with six(6) counts of using a computer system to obtain and transmit child […]

Banking sector and local companies urged to adopt to new ways of doing business

As the oil and gas sector in Guyana expands and more businesses become involved in the sector, President Irfaan Ali is urging commercial banks and local companies to adopt new model of doing business, and expand their reach to regional and international markets. The President made the statement while addressing the opening of the second […]

Tourism Minister assures UN forum that Government will investigate “credible” claims of Racial Discrimination

Declaring that the Government has been investing heavily in the development of Afro-Guyanese since it assumed office, Minister of Tourism, Oneidge Walrond, has challenged anyone with credible evidence of discrimination against Afro-Guyanese to come forward, promising that the allegations will be investigated and swiftly addressed. The Tourism Minister is leading the Guyana Government’s delegation currently […]

Walton-Desir says no time for disunity in PNC Reform

Executive Member of the People’s National Congress, Amanza Walton- Desir has called for leaders and members the party to unite ahead of the party’s internal elections slated for later this year. She has also issued a call for party leaders to ensure that unity is maintained, so that the party could confront the governing People’s […]

Guyana welcomes UN Security Council statement on Venezuela’s latest acts of aggression

The Guyana Government has welcomed the statement issued yesterday by the United Nations Security Council on Venezuela’s promulgation of a new law, which purports to incorporate more than two-thirds of Guyana’s sovereign territory into Venezuela. In their statement, the Members of the Security Council reminded the parties of their obligations to comply with the Order […]

UN Security Council urges Guyana and Venezuela to exercise maximum restraint

The members of the United Nations Security Council have urged Guyana and Venezuela to exercise maximum restraint, reminding the two countries of their obligations to comply with the Order of Provisional Measures issued by the International Court of Justice in December 2023. Last week, the UN Security Council met and discussed Venezuela’s latest actions to […]

Corentyne youths remanded to jail for murder of 52-year-old woman

Two young men from Corentyne, Berbice were charged today with the murder of 52-year-old Ninawattie Nandalall, who was a domestic worker in the same Corentyne village. The woman’s lifeless body was found last Thursday morning in the backdam of Number 0 village, Corentyne. A post mortem examination revealed that she had been strangled and also […]

TUCville Mother and Son remanded to jail for murder

Three days after 36-year-old Amaiziah Hohenkirk was stabbed to death during a row over a damaged speaker box, a Tucville woman and her son have been charged for the man’s murder and remanded to prison. 42-year-old Alicia Edmonson, and her 22-year-old son, Malachi Kennedy appeared in Court today to face the indictable murder charge. Appearing […]