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Retired Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, Dr. Gary Best believes Guyana has got to do more than investing in diplomacy to hold off Venezuela’s ongoing acts of aggression. Appearing on the Nation Watch television programme one day after the incursion of a Venezuelan military vessel in Guyana’s waters near the oil ships, […]
Guyana is among three CARICOM states set to benefit from a US$131.8 Million World Bank approved project that seeks to address the region’s critical energy challenges and drive economic growth by reducing dependence on imported fossil fuels. The other two beneficiaries are Grenada and St. Lucia. In a statement on Monday, the World Bank said […]
United States Ambassador to Guyana, Nicole Theriot today said she does not anticipate a large-scale deportation of illegal Guyanese from the United States. However, she told reporters that regular routine deportations are expected to continue The new U.S government has overhauled its immigration policy and has embarked on a large-scale deportation of undocumented and illegal […]
Days after The World Bank released a damning report on the Caribbean’s education sector, describing it as a sector in “crisis”, the Chairman of CARICOM, Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Mottley has called on her fellow Caribbean Community Leaders to act and address the crisis that is facing education. Addressing the opening of the CARICOM Regular […]
President Irfaan Ali is in Barbados for the CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting, which opens this evening. In a statement, the President said the Guyana delegation intends to raise a number of issues at the meeting, which includes the slothful removal of trade barriers across the region. He said “this meeting is also looking at […]
The Government of the Dominican Republic has expressed its interest in exploring Guyana’s Berbice offshore oil block, as well as developing a potential new refinery and urea plant, President of the Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader, announced on Tuesday. Speaking during the opening of the Guyana Energy Conference at the Marriott Hotel, the Dominican Republic President […]
United Nations (UN) Guyana, in partnership with the Joint Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Fund and the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA), has launched the Just Energy Transition Seed Funding Initiative, which is aimed at advancing Guyana’s transition to a low-carbon transportation sector by promoting electric vehicles and expanding renewable energy infrastructure. Addressing the launch at UN […]
The recently appointed President of the Caribbean Development Bank, Daniel Best, wrapped up his three day visit to Guyana on Thursday. Before his departure, he praised the Government’s development plan for Guyana and zeroed in on the CDB funded Linden-Mabura road and the larger Linden to Lethem road project. In an interview with NCN, Mr. […]
A Guyanese citizen, Harry Narine Rajkumar, who was extradited to Canada on Tuesday will face several criminal charges. In confirming the extradition, the Ministry of Home Affairs said “Rajkumar waived his right to an extradition hearing and consented to return to Canada to face charges, which include attempted Murder in violation of the Canadian Criminal […]
The University of Guyana has obtained universal institutional accreditation for the first time in its 62 year history. While several programmes at the University have enjoyed individual programme accreditation for specific disciplines, this is the first time the University applied for and received universal institutional accreditation. Chief Executive Officer of the National Accreditation Council, Dr […]
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