News

President urges swift action on climate change and slams climate deniers

President Irfaan Ali is in Brazil attending the Conference of Parties on climate change, and today he raised concern about the slothfulness of global climate action, pointing out that while countries and climate deniers are wasting time, other countries are suffering the consequences of Climate Change. The President said the recent catastrophe caused by Hurricane Melissa […]

Jagdeo warns of criminal networks with potential to infiltrate Security Forces and local Judiciary

Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo has warned that there are criminal networks being formed in Guyana that have the potential to infiltrate the country’s Security Forces and the Judiciary. However, he said the Government will be working swiftly to address the issue. He also claimed that there are sections of the local media being recruited as […]

Colombian national on US drug trafficking sanction list nabbed in Guyana

Colombian national, Yeison Andres Sanchez Vallejo, who was earlier this year sanctioned by the US Government along with four Guyanese nationals and another Colombian on alleged drug trafficking, was arrested on Tuesday in Guyana, according to local law enforcement. The Guyana Police Force reported this afternoon that Sanchez Vallejo was nabbed at the Kurupukari Police […]

GRA withdraws tax evasion charges against Nazar and Azruddin Mohamed related to gold exports

Days after filing a $34 Billion tax evasion charge against businessmen, Nazar Mohamed and Azruddin Mohamed related to gold exports, the Guyana Revenue Authority this morning withdrew the charges, offering no explanation to the Court. The Mohameds appeared in Court this morning to face the new charges, but the Court was informed by the Prosecuting […]

Attorney for Guyanese men charged in terror case says clients are innocent and should have been used as witnesses

Making it clear that he does not condone terrorism, Attorney-at-Law Bernard Da Silva, who is representing the two Guyanese men accused of aiding and abetting the suspected gas station bombers, today said his clients are innocent, and should have been used as witnesses in the terrorism case. “I condemn in the strongest possible form the […]