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Guyana and the US held discussions on climate resilience, food security and energy transition during a virtual Strategic Dialogue on Tuesday. In a statement, the US Department of State said the Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs Daniel P. Erikson, State Department Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Brian […]
By Svetlana Marshall The Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) celebrated its 21st Anniversary today with the launch of the book, ‘Defiant Bodies: Making Queer Community in the Anglophone Caribbean’. The book was written by Trinidad and Tobago Academic and Community Activist, Dr Nikoli Attai. It captures the complex nature of queerness across different spaces […]
Investors and business executives from across the Caribbean region are in Guyana for the Caribbean Investment Forum, and they have been urged by President Irfaan Ali to seek out opportunities in Guyana. Addressing the opening of the 3rd Caribbean Investment Forum at the Authur Chung Convention Centre on Wednesday evening, the President encouraged the delegates […]
By Svetlana Marshall A Legal Conference on Criminal Justice Reform opened at the Mariott Hotel this morning with President Irfaan Ali highlighting the issue of “predictability” in the Justice System. At the conference, which has brought together legal luminaries from Guyana and the region, the President said there must be consistency in decisions handed down […]
The National Assembly on Monday passed the Fugitive Amendment Bill, with several changes that seek to increase cooperation between Guyana and other countries on the question of extradition. In introducing the Bill to the House, Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, noted that the Amendments are timely and necessary to combat organized […]
The Government of Guyana along with private sector agencies will be heading to New York on the 27th July to host a job fair, to highlight various employment opportunities in Guyana, with a focus on the oil and gas sector. The event will be targeting skilled Guyanese who are living in the New York area […]
Grenada has received the first shipment of relief aid from Guyana as the sister CARICOM state recovers from the ravages of Hurricane Beryl, which made landfall in the Grenadian island of Caricou on Sunday. In a statement, the Civil Defence Commission stated that the relief items included generators, water purification tablets, chainsaws, batteries, hygiene items […]
The World Bank Group has announced the appointment of its first Resident Representative in Guyana. The appointment of senior World Bank Official, Diletta Doretti to the position took effect on the 1st July. In a statement, the bank said the appointment of a Resident Representative seeks to unify country-level leadership across the institution to better […]
The US Ambassador to Guyana, Nicole Theriot, has made clear the unwavering US support of Guyana in the border controversy with Venezuela. Speaking at a reception on Thursday evening to observe US Independence Day, Ambassador Theriot said in the face of “bullies and tyrants”, the US will always stand with Guyana and the relationship […]
The Guyana Government intends to widen its probe of gold smuggling to include all exporters of gold, in wake of the US sanctions against billionaire gold exporters, Nazar and Azruddin Mohamed and Permanent Secretary Mae Thomas. In announcing the sanctions, the US Treasury Department revealed that Azruddin Mohamed and Mohamed’s Enterprise evaded Guyana’s tax on […]
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