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In a surprise address to the nation on Thursday night, President Irfaan Ali announced an 8% salary increase for public servants for this year. He said the increase will be retroactive to January and public servants will see the increase and its retroactive payment in their December salaries. It was also announced by the President […]
The Customs Anti Narcotics Unit has been stepping up its drug eradication operation in the Berbice area and has once again unearthed a large quantity of marijuana. In the latest operation which took place on Wednesday in Dukestown, agents found more than 100 pounds of marijuana in two bags. In a statement, CANU said three […]
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) began public hearings today in the case concerning the Arbitral Award of 1899 which settled the border dispute between Venezuela and the then British Guiana. The hearings which are now underway are specifically dealing with the preliminary objections raised by Venezuela in response to Guyana’s submission of its memorial […]
British Trade Commissioner to Latin America and the Caribbean, Jonathan Knott has indicated that trade between Guyana and the United Kingdom (UK) has increased by almost 50% during the fourth quarter of this year. “I think we are in a really exciting moment because trade between UK and Guyana has grown by 50% in the […]
British High Commissioner to Guyana, Jane Miller today said that while Guyanese can now travel to the United Kingdom (UK) without a visitor’s visa, there are still requirements for entry into the UK. While stating clearly that UK Government Officials do not comment on individual cases, the British High Commissioner urged Guyanese desirous of visiting […]
Six months after Home Affairs Minister, Robeson Benn assured the nation that the country’s DNA testing capabilities will be significantly improved with the purchase of new and improved equipment, local testing remains a problem for the Guyana Police Force. Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum has complained that the Guyana Police Force lacks the capacity to conduct […]
Guyana will partner with Barbados for a massive investment in the creation of the region’s first pharmaceutical industry, Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley announced during a press conference in Bridgetown today. The deal will also see cooperation from Rwanda, the European Union Commission, the European Union Development Bank and the World Health Organisation. Already, […]
President Irfaan Ali today urged British investors to put their money in Guyana’s Infrastructure, Housing, Education, Technology, and Agriculture Sectors, promising that there will be incentives for those who invest now, even as his Government workS to reduce the cost of energy. The Guyanese Head-of-State made the call shortly after his Foreign Affairs Minister, Hugh […]
The International Court of Justice (ICJ), will begin public hearings in Guyana’s case against Venezuela over the border controversy and its settlement since 1899. According to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, oral arguments will take place before the Judges of the Court from Thursday 17 to Tuesday 22 November 2022. The hearings […]
38-year-old suspected Guyanese drug trafficker Dennis Edwards aka “Death” has been extradited to the United States from the Dominican Republic to face drug trafficking charges. He was wanted in the United States for drug trafficking. Edwards was blocked from entering the Dominican Republic and deported after he arrived on the island on Monday. After he […]
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