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by Gordon Moseley in Geneva, Switzerland The 2023 Public Forum of the World Trade Organinzation opened on Tuesday in Geneva with former British Prime Minister and current United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education, Gordon Brown, highlighting the need for a global response to the many global problems facing the world, including climate change and […]
The Government of Qatar has agreed to establish an embassy in Guyana, as Guyana and Qatar seek to deepen cooperation in a number of areas. The Amir of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, paid a one day visit to Guyana on Tuesday and held meetings with President Irfaan Ali and […]
-by Svetlana Marshall- With support from the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GGCI), the Black Entrepreneurs Association (BEA) and the Guyana Press Association (GPA), the Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD), today launched ‘Guyana Together’, which has been described as a grassroots public education campaign aimed at increasing acceptance levels of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual […]
With unfavourable rulings made against him at the High Court, the Full Court and the Court of Appeal, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo is now taking his appeal of a multi-million-dollar defamation judgement against him to the Caribbean Court of Justice. On Monday, the Court of Appeal dismissed an application by the Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo […]
Financial Advisor to the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF), Avelon Perry is leading the assessment team that is currently evaluating Guyana’s Anti-money Laundering regime. The Fourth Round of Mutual Evaluation forms an important part of the country’s international compliance obligations under the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) Standards and Methodology. The CFATF Assessment Team […]
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of the United States Department of Homeland Security has successfully audited the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA). In a statement, the Cheddi Jagan Airport indicated that the audit was conducted from July 31 to August 4 and was aimed at evaluating the security measures implemented at the airport, as well […]
With Guyana’s next General and Regional Elections just two years away, the US is urging the country to take the necessary steps to strengthen its electoral system and build on existing infrastructure to ensure that the country’s electoral process remains free and fair. Outgoing US Ambassador Sarah-Ann Lynch during her final press conference with the […]
Describing Guyana’s rainforest as one of the best in the world that can be leveraged, former British Prime Minister, Sir Tony Blair, today said he believes that there must be balance between development and the protection of the country’s environment, even as he hailed Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS). The former British Prime Minister […]
British politician David Lammy today inaugurated the Sophia Point Research Centre in Guyana. Mr. Lammy, who is a Member of Parliament in the British House of Commons, and was born to Guyanese parents, said the Research Centre forms part of his efforts to give back to the country of his parents. The Sophia Point Research […]
Outgoing US Ambassador to Guyana Sarah- Ann Lynch has indicated the US stands ready to broker talks between the Government and the main parliamentary opposition – A Partnership For National Unity + Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC). The two sides remain at loggerheads over major constitutional and development issues from the appointments of a Chancellor and […]
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