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Without ever mentioning Venezuela, President Irfaan Ali this morning opened his address at the Organization of American States (OAS) headquarters in Washington by highlighting what he called a historical territorial threat to Guyana. The President, who addressed the OAS Protocolary meeting of the Permanent Council, said that since independence, Guyana has had to deal with […]
Guyana’s non-permanent election to the UN Security Council will be used to push for global peace and security, President Irfaan Ali said today as he addressed a forum in Washington D.C. The President said one of the more pressing issues is have to a UN resolution on the crisis in Haiti which has been going […]
-by Svetlana Marshall- With the country facing a growing shortage in skilled and semi-skilled workers, the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) believes the Government needs to put the requisite systems in place now to allow for the large-scale importation of workers to address the shortage. In an interview with News Source, President of […]
With Surinamese-owned Fly Allways Airline launching its schedule service between Georgetown and Toronto, Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill has announced that the Government of Guyana is continuing its efforts to get more airlines to join the Guyana skies with schedule services. Fly Allways will be operating twice weekly flights between Georgetown and Toronto via […]
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 […]
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