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The Government of Guyana has welcomed the decision of the Secretary General of the United Nations to refer the controversy between Guyana and Venezuela to the International Court of Justice (ICJ). In a statement issued this afternoon, the Foreign Affairs Ministry said Guyana has always held the view that the ICJ is the appropriate forum […]
The United Nations Secretary General has informed the Government of Guyana through the Guyana Ambassador to the United States that the UN has decided to refer the settlement of the Guyana/Venezuela border controversy to the International Court. A number of senior government and diplomatic officials have confirmed the decision to News Source. President David Granger […]
The Guyana Agriculture and General Workers Union has expressed some disappointment in statements made by the Opposition Leader about the union’s recent meeting with the government. Over the weekend, the Opposition Leader dismissed the meeting between GAWU and the government as nothing more than a public relations effort by the government. But in a statement […]
An 18-year-old, Port Kaituma man made his first appearance in Court today and admitted to stealing rum, beers, energy drinks and escaping Police custody. The accused, Shawn Cornelius told the Court that he was “high” under the influence of alcohol when he committed the crimes. The court heard that between the 21st and 22nd January, […]
Over 20 companies and organisations have already registered to be part of a career and job fair being hosted by the Private Sector Commission and the Region 3 Chamber of Commerce for West Demerara residents. The job fair seeks to pair displaced Wales sugar workers and other unemployed persons with the companies that are hiring. […]
The Guyana Police Force is reporting that the post-mortem examination on the body of the man who was found late Saturday night on an East Coast road, has found that his injuries are consistent with a vehicular accident. The 20-year-old Hemchand Dalchand, was last seen by loved ones early Saturday night when he left his […]
Guyana’s leading conglomerate, Banks DIH Limited, has recorded profits of $4.2 billion for 2017 and is now making moves to get its products on more of the Caribbean markets. At the company’s annual general meeting on Saturday, shareholders were told that Banks DIH products can now be found across the United States, particularly in New […]
The new Cheddi Jagan International Airport is on schedule to be completed by the end of this year. It is currently undergoing US$150 million in expansion works. When completed, the terminal building area will increase from 13,431 to 13,737 square metres, checking counters will be increased from 20 to 32, and the runway length will […]
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo is not too pleased with some of the statements that were made by the President of the Guyana Agriculture and General Workers Union following a meeting between the Union and the Government. GAWU represents the largest number of sugar workers, including the thousands who were recently laid off as GuySuCo started […]
Georgetown City Councillor, Junior Garrett died this afternoon after collapsing at his office. Earlier today, Council workers said he appeared full of energy as he made a presentation at one of the Finance Committee meetings of the Council as they prepared the budget. He left the meeting just after it ended and reportedly went back […]
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