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More than 1,000 recommendations have been submitted to the Ministry of Education to assist in shaping the Anti-Bullying and Anti-Violence Policy for schools. The recommendations include key proposals calling for the establishment of anti-bullying clubs, the nurturing of peer advocates, increased and improved counseling services and stricter punishment like community service or withholding of the […]
Police investigators have launched a probe into the death of a 53-year-old Cuban national, whose body was discovered this morning on the railway embankment at Coldingen on East Coast of Demerara. The Cuban national has been identified as Wilbur Fonseca, who lived at Eccles on the East Bank of Demerara. The police suspect that the […]
The Government of Guyana somersaulted on its position on introducing a Closed Sex Offenders Registry this afternoon following major push back from the public. In a statement this afternoon that came hours after the Human Services Minister defended plans for a closed Sex Offenders Registry, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo announced that the President has instructed […]
By Svetlana Marshall With a global footprint and a physical presence in more than 90 countries, including 19 in Latin America and the Caribbean, Citibank of the United States believes it is ideally positioned to help Guyana to achieve its development objectives, with opportunities in both the public and private sectors. Two months ago, Citibank […]
ExxonMobil Guyana Limited Vice President and Business Services Manager, John Colling, on Tuesday, defended an application by the oil giant to increase oil production in the Stabroek Block, Offshore Guyana. With four Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSOs) in operation, the company is producing just over 900,000 barrels of oil per day. Exxon is hoping […]
In the face of growing criticism of the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to established a “closed” Sex Offenders Registry, the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security has come out in defence of the proposed legislation, saying the closed registry model would be in keeping with international standards. The Ministry also claims that […]
Five and a half years after the gruesome murder of 16-year-old Isiah Henry and 18-year-old Joel Henry in the Cotton Tree Backdam in Berbice, two Berbice men, Vinod Gopaul and Anil Sancharra were today found guilty of the double murder. A 12-member jury returned the guilty verdict this afternoon in the Berbice High Court hours […]
The University of Guyana’s School of Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation (SEBI) has earned accreditation for its Bachelor of Accountancy Degree Programme from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), which is one of the world’s leading professional accounting bodies. Valid from January 1, 2026, to December 31, 2030, the accreditation formally recognises the quality and […]
ExxonMobil Guyana Limited and the Government of Guyana have still not reached an agreement on a Sole Expert to resolve the dispute over the US$214 million in questionable expenses claimed by the oil giant. An audit conducted by IHS Markit had found that of the US$1.67 Billion in claims made by the oil company for […]
23-year-old farmer, Shaheed Mohamed, was this afternoon charged for the murder of 7-year-old, Adriel Aftab Mohamed. He appeared at the Leonora Magistrates’ Court where the murder charge was read to him. The murder accused was not required to enter a plea to the indictable charge. The man was brought to the Court under heavy Police […]
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