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Opportunities in aviation, tourism, investment and trade across the region will be on full display when Guyana hosts the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s Air Transport Conference later this year. The conference will bring together representatives from a total of 192 countries. Recognized as the largest meeting in Guyana’s aviation history to be held here from November […]
A 36-year-old, boat Captain from Port Kaituma, who allegedly used his speedboat to kill his father-in-law, was today charged and remanded to prison for the murder. The man, George Vanslytman appeared before the Chief Magistrate and was not required to enter a plea. It is alleged that on the 28th July, he murdered his father-in-law […]
President David Granger on today received the final report from the Lindo Creek Commission of Inquiry. The report, calls for several officials of the former People’s Progressive Party government to be questioned in a fresh probe into the 2008 massacre. While the Commission has recommended compensation for the family members of the eight miners who were killed, […]
Two Guyana Defence Force Second Lieutenants, Steffon Cameron and Teffurn James, have successfully completed a Chinese Air Force Basic Fighter Pilot and Officer Development Course. With the completion of the five-year programme, the two have earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Aircraft Systems and Operations, a Bachelor’s Degree in Military Science Aviation Flight and Command, and […]
Police investigators are probing the death of 46-year-old Gregory Wayne Frank, whose lifeless body was discovered this morning in the living room of his Kuru Kururu apartment According to the Police statement, his forehead appeared swollen and the back door of the apartment was found opened. The entire house was ransacked and several valuables that […]
The Guyana Police Force late last evening announced the arrest of five persons including a fifteen year old boy following a joint services operation at Ekura Creek in the Canje river area yesterday. That operation unearthed five shotguns, a pistol and three live rounds along with twelve kilograms of dried marijuana and a five-acre marijuana […]
There are reports that the Government has opted to part ways with Permanent Secretary in the Department of Public Service, Reginald Brotherson, now that he has reached the age for retirement. A senior government source has confirmed the move. News Source understands that the decision may have been made by the President himself. The Department […]
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) today agreed with the Courts in Guyana and found that the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (“GAWU”) and National Association of Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Employees (“NAACIE”) were adequately consulted before the Government’s decision to close the Rose Hall and Enmore sugar estates on December 29th, 2017. The […]
By Ravin Singh Three of the country’s top spokespersons on the emerging oil and gas sector, clashed yesterday on the Al Jazeera TV Network over Guyana’s preparedness ahead of production, which is expected to commence in 2020. Former Presidential Advisor on Oil and Gas, Jan Mangal, Attorney-at-Law Christopher Ram and Director of Public Information, Imran […]
(DPI) Minister of Citizenship, Mr. Winston Felix, today, said plans are in motion for the establishment of a homestead settlement area for the 260 confirmed Venezuelans, who are occupying areas in Barima-Waini (Region One). The Minister made this announcement during an interview with the Public Information and Press Services Unit of the Ministry of the Presidency […]
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