Caribbean & International

Dominican Republic based airline to offer Guyana-Canada service

The President’s Office has announced that Dominican Republic based airline Sky Cana will soon launch a service between Georgetown, Guyana and Toronto Canada.  The airline will also operate flights to Houston, Texas. President Irfaan Ali and a Government team met with senior executives of the airline at his office on Wednesday and it was announced […]

US-sponsored conference examining asset recovery and money laundering issues in Guyana

The Guyana Asset Recovery Conference opened today at the Guyana Marriott Hotel with the US Ambassador Sarah-Ann Lynch challenging the local legislators to update the country’s asset recovery framework to allow for greater prosecution.   “Asset recovery legislative frameworks are critical to taking the profit from crime. While we understand the challenge of reform, we […]

Nandlall challenges US State Department Human Rights report over “false” information

Attorney General Anil Nandlall is not too happy with sections of the recently released US State Department report on Human Rights practices in Guyana. The Attorney General has expressed concern about parts of the report that focused on allegations of corruption in the Guyana Police Force and the Force’s failure to investigate cover-up claims by […]

Foreign Minister updates Commonwealth on Guyana’s border case against Venezuela

Guyana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hugh Todd has updated The Commonwealth and Foreign Ministers of the Commonwealth on Guyana’s border case against Venezuela, which is before the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Mr. Todd provided the update during a Foreign Ministers Meeting of the Commonwealth in London. During the meeting, he also reiterated the appreciation […]

Government inks US$35.4 Million deal for production and introduction of Electronic ID system

The Government of Guyana today signed a US$35.4M contract for the implementation of an electronic identification system that would be used for the issuance of work permits and resident identification. The contract was signed with the Veridos company, which is a Germany-based company that specializes in integrated identity solutions. At the signing ceremony at State […]

Linden farmer sentenced to four years in jail for trafficking of Jamaican nationals

A Linden farmer, who has been identified as 44-year-old Tito Browne, was sentenced to four years imprisonment after he was found guilty of trafficking two Jamaican nationals. Browne, also known as ‘Tommy’ and ‘Yankee’, received two four-year term sentences when he appeared before Magistrate Wanda Fortune at the Linden Magistrate’s Court on Thursday. The two […]