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Leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC), Nigel Hughes today rapped the Government over attacks on the Judiciary for decisions handed down in the local courts. At a press conference at the AFC’s Headquarters,Mr. Hughes said the alarming trend has seen both the Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo and Attorney General Anil Nandlall unleashing attacks on […]
As fierce protests continue in neighbouring Venezuela following Sunday’s disputed elections, the Government of Guyana today called for a transparent process of the verification of the elections results. Incumbent Venezuelan President, Nicolas Maduro, has been declared the winner of the elections, but the Opposition has strongly objected to the declaration and has pointed out that […]
Declaring CARICOM as the longest thriving integration movement in the developing world, new Chairman of CARICOM, Prime Minister of Grenada, Dickon Mitchell, told other Heads of Government that the movement is still relevant today, as it was when it was founded. Speaking during the opening of the 47th Regular Meeting of CARICOM on Sunday in […]
Private sector trade between Guyana and the United Kingdom reached a staggering £1.6 Billion last year, President Ali announced last evening. Speaking at the British High Commission’s celebration of the King’s birthday, President Ali said despite many challenges over the past years, relations between Guyana and the UK remain strong. He said there has been […]
Guyana and the US held discussions on climate resilience, food security and energy transition during a virtual Strategic Dialogue on Tuesday. In a statement, the US Department of State said the Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs Daniel P. Erikson, State Department Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Brian […]
By Svetlana Marshall The Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) celebrated its 21st Anniversary today with the launch of the book, ‘Defiant Bodies: Making Queer Community in the Anglophone Caribbean’. The book was written by Trinidad and Tobago Academic and Community Activist, Dr Nikoli Attai. It captures the complex nature of queerness across different spaces […]
Investors and business executives from across the Caribbean region are in Guyana for the Caribbean Investment Forum, and they have been urged by President Irfaan Ali to seek out opportunities in Guyana. Addressing the opening of the 3rd Caribbean Investment Forum at the Authur Chung Convention Centre on Wednesday evening, the President encouraged the delegates […]
By Svetlana Marshall A Legal Conference on Criminal Justice Reform opened at the Mariott Hotel this morning with President Irfaan Ali highlighting the issue of “predictability” in the Justice System. At the conference, which has brought together legal luminaries from Guyana and the region, the President said there must be consistency in decisions handed down […]
The National Assembly on Monday passed the Fugitive Amendment Bill, with several changes that seek to increase cooperation between Guyana and other countries on the question of extradition. In introducing the Bill to the House, Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, noted that the Amendments are timely and necessary to combat organized […]
The Government of Guyana along with private sector agencies will be heading to New York on the 27th July to host a job fair, to highlight various employment opportunities in Guyana, with a focus on the oil and gas sector. The event will be targeting skilled Guyanese who are living in the New York area […]
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