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Guyana’s President Donald Ramotar left Guyana on Monday for a Caricom-Mexico meeting without signing into law, the Budget Appropriations Act. The Act was sent to the President for his assent on Friday morning. President Ramotar’s decision not to sign the bill into law may be as a result of the budget being reduced by $38 […]
The Government of Guyana announced on Wednesday morning that it had revoked the work permit and extension of stay for the Chief of Party for the USAID Leadership and Democracy Project, Glenn Bradbury. The announcement was made by Cabinet Secretary Dr. Roger Luncheon and comes at a time when the Guyana government appears to be […]
The Chairman of the Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry, Sir Richard Cheltenham of Barbados, not only knew the late Dr. Rodney well but was inspired by his struggle. New questions emerged Tuesday night about whether a conflict of interest now exists with Dr. Cheltenham serving on the Commission having known Dr. Rodney, considered him a […]
A feisty former activist for the Working People’s Alliance, Karen De Souza took the stand on Tuesday at the Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry and recalled being told of Dr. Rodney’s death by his brother. De Souza said she was at the time at her Croal Street home on June 13, 1980 when there was […]
(CARICOM) Representatives from the 15 CARICOM Member States are meeting in Gros Islet, St Lucia April to agree on a strategy and action plan to reduce adolescent pregnancy in the region. The meeting is a follow-up to the High Level Multi-stakeholder Consultation on the Reduction of Adolescent Pregnancy in the Caribbean that was convened in […]
The House of Israel religious organisation came under the microscope on Tuesday as the Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry entered its second day. The elder brother of the late Dr. Walter Rodney, Lawrence Rodney took the stand and spoke about the relationship he shared with his brother. He said Walter Rodney was very “bright” and […]
Thirty-four years after his death, the Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the death of historian Dr. Walter Rodney began hearings today at the Supreme Court Library. Lead Counsel for the Commission Glen Hanoman announced that during the four days of hearings, nine persons will be called to testify into Dr. Rodney’s death. The Commission is […]
Police investigators are probing yet another murder/suicide case. The bodies of 28-year-old Nandinie Mohan and her 31-year-old husband Vickram Ramdin were found in the couple’s Non Pariel home on the East Coast of Demerara. The woman’s injuries were consistent with being strangled. The man’s body was found hanging from the ceiling of the house. Police […]
If you have always had questions about a U.S visa application and the process to acquire a U.S visa, the American embassy is providing a forum that it hopes will answer many of your questions. The U.S. Embassy in Georgetown has announced that it will be hosting a Visa Fair on Saturday, May 3, 2014, […]
Fly Jamaica is gearing up to expand its reach and improve its service as the summer peak season approaches. According to Aviation News, Aircraft remarketing specialist Cabot Aviation has arranged the acquisition of a Boeing 767-300ER aircraft for Guyana’s Wings Aviation, the Lessor to Fly Jamaica Airways. The aircraft, msn 24876, was acquired from a […]
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