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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
A project aimed at enhancing broadband access and digital satellite communications across Latin America and the Caribbean was launched today in Georgetown. Project CONDOSAT which is being supported through European satellite provider, Hispasat follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Caribbean Telecommunication Union and the European satellite provider. The initiative aligns with […]
A 24-year-old woman from the South Rupununi village of Karaudarnau has been arrested over the alleged murder of her four-year-old daughter, who was beaten to death. A Police report said the incident occurred at around 1 o’clock this morning. The suspect, Lucinda Stephen and the child’s father were reportedly consuming alcohol on Wednesday night and […]
Home Affairs Minister, Robeson Benn has put Police Officers on notice that members of the public have a right to video record or take photographs of them in the execution of their duties. Speaking at the Police Sergeant and Inspectors conference, Minister Benn said the Police should not be afraid of being recorded if their […]
Oil companies, ExxonMobil Guyana, HESS Guyana Exploration Limited and CNOOC, today launched the National Health Information Systems and Technology (HIST) Workforce Development Programme under the Greater Guyana Initiative. Under the programme, the Guyana Digital Health Training Institute will be established. The digital training programme will be unveiled in partnership with the ICAHN School of Medicine […]
The war of words between Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo and the Mohamed family appear to be heating up with the Vice President today challenging the sanctioned business magnate to provide evidence of the transactions that he claims the Government conducted with his businesses after the sanctions were imposed against them by the US Government. On […]
A number of US-funded programmes in Guyana have been left pending as the Donald Trump administration in the US continues to cut back on a number of international support programmes and initiatives. Speaking to reporters this morning, the US Ambassador to Guyana, Nicole Theriot, said the Embassy has indicated its priority programmes to the US […]
Popular Guyanese activist, Melissa Atwell aka “Melly Mel” was taken into custody and questioned by US Homeland Security agents this morning and is said to be cooperating fully with the agents. News Source understands that the agents accompanied Atwell from her home to one of their New York offices where, according to sources, she has […]
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