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US assisting Guyana in efforts to improve Port security

The United States Embassy in Guyana on Friday morning handed over equipment and supplies to the Guyana Maritime Administration, designed to boost port security in the country. The assistance is part of the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative for which the United States has provided over $437 million to the Caribbean in funds for training and equipment since […]

LGBT Coalition set to host Guyana’s first “Pride Parade” on Saturday

The first ever full-fledged “pride” parade is set for the streets of Georgetown on Saturday as the LGBT community in Guyana observes its second annual pride festival. The pride festival and parade are being organized by the Guyana LGBT Coalition, which is an alliance of the country’s three LGBT groups: Guyana Trans United (GTU), Guyana Rainbow Foundation (GuyBow) and the Society Against […]

Calypsonian Mighty Rebel passes on

Popular Guyanese Calypsonian, Godfrey “The Mighty Rebel” Phillips, passed away this morning after ailing for a while. News Source understands that he had suffered a stroke and never fully recovered. Relatives confirmed the death of the 72-year-old, who had won a number of Calypso titles over the years. He retired from competitions back in 2011 […]

Prison Officers remanded to jail over marijuana smuggling bust

One week ago, Prison Officers Cleveland Ross and Adul Parmasu were in charge of overlooking and keeping an eye on prisoners, today they found themselves chained to the feet and handcuffed as they were remanded to jail after charged with possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking. The two appeared in Court today just […]

Indigenous Affairs Minister grilled over sloth of land titling in Amerindian communities

Government and Opposition Parliamentarians were at odds today over the progress being made to finalize all Land Titling issues for Amerindian communities. The issue came up when Indigenous People’s Affairs Minister Sydney Allicock appeared before the Parliamentary Natural Resources Committee and was grilled by opposition MPs including Indigenous House Members Pauline Sukhai and Yvonne Pearson. Pressed […]

Government and Private Sector agencies teaming up to host GUYTIE

The Ministry of Business and the Guyana Office for Investment are joining forces with the Caribbean Export Development Agency and Private Sector agencies in Guyana to host the first Guyana Trade and Investment Exhibition. The event is geared to be a business to business interface with new investors and markets for Guyanese products and companies […]