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Republic Bank has announced the appointment of Guyanese national, Dr. Toussant Boyce as the new Managing Director of Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited. The appointment will take effect from the 1st October 2025. Dr. Boyce, who is also an Attorney-at-law, previously served with Republic Financial Holdings Group in Guyana and Trindiad and Tobago. He is rejoining […]
Guyanese legal luminary, Dr Arif Bulkan, who briefly served as a Court of Appeal Judge in Guyana, has been selected by the Regional Judicial and Legal Services Commission (RJLSC) to join the Caribbean Court of Justice as a Judge. In a statement, the CCJ said Dr. Bulkan will fill the vacancy created by the elevation […]
The US Government has announced plans to dispatch military forces to strengthen the fight against narco trafficking in the Southern Caribbean and Latin America. The move is expected to target drug pushers and drug gangs from Venezuela and other countries in the region. US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, on Thursday made specific reference to […]
Law Enforcement authorities in Guyana have been informed of a threat to the life of the Director of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit, James Singh. Senior law enforcement officials have confirmed to News Source that information about the threat was received by the local intelligence and law enforcement community from international partners. According to reports, the […]
Guyanese are among nationals from 15 countries that have been added to the United Kingdom’s “deport now, appeal later” scheme, which targets foreign nationals who commit crimes in the UK. The policy, according to a BBC report, allows the British government to send foreigners who commit crimes in the UK back to their home countries […]
Venezuela has filed its Rejoinder in the 1899 Arbitral Award case, in which the Government of Guyana has asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to uphold the validity of the award that sets the boundaries between the two countries. Guyana was notified of Venezuela’s submission by the ICJ with the Court explaining that it […]
President Irfaan Ali, this morning launched a crop insurance initiative which will benefit more than 6,000 rice farmers across the country. The initiative is aimed at providing financial and other support to rice farmers that experience crop damage due to flooding, pesticide or pesticide infestation. During the launch of the initiative in Essequibo, the President […]
The Organization of American States (OAS) and the Government of Guyana have signed the agreement for the deployment of the Electoral Observer Mission (EOM) that will observe the Guyana’s upcoming General and Regional Elections on September 1, 2025. The agreement was signed at the OAS headquarters in Washington, DC, by OAS Secretary General Albert Ramdin […]
The 49th Regular Meeting of the Conference of CARICOM Heads of Government opened in Montego Bay, Jamaica on Sunday with the CARICOM Secretary General, Dr Carla Barnett challenging the Regional leaders to recommit to the full implementation of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). In her address to the Regional leaders, Dr Barnett said […]
Justice Winston Anderson has been sworn in as the new President of the Caribbean Court of Justice. Justice Anderson, who joined the regional Court fifteen years ago as its youngest judge, has replaced Justice Adrian Saunders, who retired last month. Anderson was sworn in as the Court’s fourth President on the heels of the opening […]
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