By News Source Guyana on January 10, 2023
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34-year-old Guyanese swimmer, Robert Taylor who was on vacation in New Jersey, lost his life on Monday morning when he was mowed down by a car while using a pedestrian crossing. Police responded to a report of the crash at around 7 a.m. at the in the Freehold town in New Jersey. According to media […]
By News Source Guyana on January 10, 2023
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Low-cost Dominican Republic based airline, Arajet is expected to apply soon to the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority to begin serving the Guyana market. Officials at the GCAA have told News Source that while an application has not yet been filed by the airline, requests have been made about the application process and requirements for service […]
By News Source Guyana on January 4, 2023
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Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr Ralph Gonsalves has been bestowed with Guyana’s second highest national award, the Order of Roraima. Dr. Gonsalves is currently in Guyana on an official four-day visit. During a reception in his honour at the official residence of President Irfaan Ali on Tuesday night, the award was […]
By News Source Guyana on December 21, 2022
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Guyana’s Oil Sector is expected to expand by 113% by the end of 2022 while its non-oil economy is projected to have a better-than-expected turnout of 9.6% as against the 7.7% growth projected at the start of the year. The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) made the disclosures in its quarterly report which was released on […]
By News Source Guyana on December 11, 2022
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The University of Guyana on Saturday bestowed an Honorary Doctorate of Letters degree on Guyanese musical and cultural icon, Dave Martins at its 56th convocation ceremony, adding to his already long list of accolades and achievements. Martins, known for his many hit cultural songs, including “Not a Blade of Grass”, ” We are the Champions”, […]
By News Source Guyana on December 2, 2022
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The Government of Guyana and Hess Corporation today signed a REDD+ Carbon Credit Purchase Agreement paving the way for the oil company to purchase high quality carbon credits for a minimum of US$750 Million between 2022 and 2032 directly from the Guyanese Government. In his address at the signing ceremony at State House, President Irfaan […]
By News Source Guyana on November 29, 2022
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Longtime Guyanese Diplomat, Ambassador Keith George, has been formally accredited as Guyana’s new High Commissioner to Canada. He presented his Letters of Credence to Canada’s Governor General, Mary J. May Simon, last week in Quebec City. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said High Commissioner George has an extensive foreign service career spanning […]
By News Source Guyana on November 29, 2022
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The Government of Guyana has initiated discussions with the diplomatic representatives of Canada and Italy for visa free travel for holders of a Guyana passport to those two countries. On the sidelines of a reception on Monday evening, Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana, Mark Berman confirmed that the Guyana Government has reached out to the […]
By News Source Guyana on November 22, 2022
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The International Court of Justice, (ICJ) today heard closing arguments from Guyana in response to Venezuela’s application for the Court to throw out the merits of Guyana’s case on the basis of admissibility. Venezuela has argued that the Court should not entertain Guyana’s substantive application on several grounds, and one of those grounds is that […]
By News Source Guyana on November 17, 2022
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The International Court of Justice (ICJ) began public hearings today in the case concerning the Arbitral Award of 1899 which settled the border dispute between Venezuela and the then British Guiana. The hearings which are now underway are specifically dealing with the preliminary objections raised by Venezuela in response to Guyana’s submission of its memorial […]