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Dr. Riyad Insanally is new Guyana Ambassador to the United States

The Government of Guyana has announced the appointment of career diplomat, Dr. Riyad Insanally as the new Guyana Ambassador to the United States. Dr. Insanally is currently the Representative of the Organisation of American States in neighbouring Trinidad. Before taking up that appointment in 2006, Insanally served as the Senior Trade Advisor at the Guyana […]

Chronicle Editor in Chief to be suspended over doctored front page photo

The Board of Directors of the state-owned Guyana National Newspapers Limited, which publishes the Guyana Chronicle, has made a decision to suspend the newspaper’s Editor-in-Chief, Nigel Williams, for one week over an embarrassing photoshopped front page photograph of the President during the easter celebrations. The photograph was doctored to showcase a racial balance of the […]

Guyana begins 50 day countdown to 50th Independence Anniversary

The official countdown to Guyana’s 50th Independence Anniversary and the Golden Jubilee celebrations begin tomorrow and will culminate on May 26 with a massive float parade in the Capital City, Georgetown. The Department of Culture, headed by Minister Nicolette Henry, is touting a new route for that float parade. The last route that was put […]

Transparency Guyana accuses Government of corruption over Harmon’s BK appointment and alleged GRA interference

Local corruption monitoring body – Transparency Institute Guyana – has leveled accusations of corruption against the APNU+AFC government and has noted its disappointment with the recent revelations regarding the appointment of an advisor and alleged political interference in the work of the Guyana Revenue Authority by Minister of State Mr. Joseph Harmon. In a strongly […]

GRA seizes Bai Shan Lin’s luxury vehicles in high noon operation

The Guyana Revenue Authority on Tuesday midday seized two luxury vehicles belonging to the Chinese contracting and logging company, Bai-Shan-Lin, over millions of dollars in owed taxes. The Lexus SUV bearing license plate number PRR 2888 and a Nissan mini-van with license plate number PRR-3888 were taken to the GRA storage bond at Eccles following […]

Commission Chairman and Prison Attorney clash over video evidence

The Chairman of the ongoing prison unrest Commission of Inquiry, (retired) Justice James Patterson on Tuesday found himself engaged in a heated exchange with Counsel representing the interest of the Guyana Prison Service, Selwyn Pieters. The start of Tuesday’s hearing was delayed for several minutes as Justice Patterson upbraided Pieters for showing video evidence of […]