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Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali met and held discussions today with Chinese President Xi Jinping. According to a statement from the Chinese Government, President Xi expressed the willingness of his government to support the advancement of the ‘One Road, One Belt’ Initiative in Guyana, while simultaneously assisting with the implementation of Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy […]
Chief Justice Roxane George today dismissed a Court Challenge mounted by the Public Service Union challenges the nomination of Mr. Mohandatt Goolsarran, to sit as a Commissioner on the Public Service Commission. Mr. Goolsarran was nominated by the Public Service Senior Staff Association. The legal action filed by the GPSU was to essentially question the […]
The United States Senate on Thursday confirmed that longtime diplomat Nicole D. Theriot, as the next US Ambassador to Guyana. The confirmation follows several rounds of back and forth and negotiations in the US Senate by Members of the Foreign Relations Committee. She was eventually confirmed by a voice vote. When accredited, Ambassador Theriot, will […]
Just one week after distancing himself and party from the Mohamed’s company after news broke of the family being under investigation by the US Government, General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Bharrat Jagdeo, has now admitted that the PPP might have received donations from the Mohamed’s family in the past. “Yes, I think […]
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) today denied the appeal of three former members of the Guyana Coast Guard who were convicted of murder, and are currently serving life sentences. The three soldiers, Sherwain Hart, Devon Gordon and Deon Greenidge, were convicted in 2013 and sentenced to death over the robbery and murder of goldminer, […]
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo today said the Government will respect the ruling of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), which has granted precautionary measures in favour of the Indigenous Carib Community of Chinese Landing. The international human rights body said the people of Chinese Landing are at serious risk of suffering irreparable harm to […]
The Opposition today vowed to continue to press on with its calls for there to be a full and proper investigation of the rape allegations that were leveled against former Local Government Minister, Nigel Dharamlall by a school girl. Following the resignation of Dharamall, the young lady who accused him of rape released a statement […]
Local telecommunications giant, GTT, has announced its corporate sponsorship of the upcoming Sophia Village Day and Job Fair, which takes place this weekend. In a release today, the company said its sponsorship forms part of its mandate to empower and strengthen communities, noting that it has been actively contributing to the development and progress of […]
Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, Brigadier Omar Khan, and Commander of the US Military’s Southern Command General Laura Richardson, have signed a Human Rights Framework Agreement committing the GDF and US Military Southern Command to “human rights engagement, cooperation and integration” Guyana is now the thirteenth nation to join SOUTHCOM’s Human Rights […]
The Opposition APNU has stepped up its calls for the Government to establish an independent Commission of Inquiry to probe the circumstances surrounding the deadly Mahdia school dorm fire. The fire claimed the lives of 20 children. Although the President has promised to establish a COI, no announcement has been made as to the start […]
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