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The 60th Regular Meeting of the CARICOM Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) opened this morning with the Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister for Barbados, Kerrie Symmonds, stating that regional businesses are battling the effects of the imposition of new and unexpected tariffs imposed on countries within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). He said […]
As Guyanese at home were celebrating Independence Day on May 26, Customs Agents at Toronto’s Pearson Airport busted a traveler from Guyana on the same date with more 7 pounds of cocaine stashed in a number of shoes. According to the Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA), the illegal drug worth over CND$437,000 was found in […]
The Guyana Police Force has launched a probe into the Monday morning shooting death of 28-year-old Agricola resident, Nicholas Narine. Narine, aka “Biggs”, is a labourer who was at work as part of a drain cleaning team in the community, when he was shot three times to the body by a known assailant. Police investigators […]
By Svetlana Marshall More than 500 Guyanese graduated this morning with Master’s degrees in various fields, as the Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) marked the start of its 3rd Annual Graduation Ceremony at the National Cultural Centre. Over two days, more than 6,700 persons will graduate from a number of GOAL programmes. At this […]
The Alliance For Change (AFC) has expressed concern over the Guyana Elections Commission relying on the Attorney General for legal advice on matters related to the upcoming elections. The AFC has reminded GECOM that the Attorney General is also a political candidate, and turning to him for legal advice to guide the Commission’s work would […]
Police in Linden are investigating the death of a 72-year-old man, whose lifeless body was discovered on a road in Amelia’s Ward on Saturday. In a statement, the Police said it was investigating the suspected hit-and-run accident that claimed the life of Randolph Braithwaite of Central Amelia’s Ward, Linden. According to the police, Braithwaite’s body […]
A 29-year-old construction worker from Foulis on the East Coast of Demerara died on Sunday night, moments after he was allegedly shot by a 25-year-old security guard, who was attached to Force Security Service. It is unclear what led to the shooting, but the guard has since been taken into custody and is being investigated […]
The new $6.6 Billion Diamond Hospital on the East Bank of Demerara was commissioned on Sunday by President Irfaan Ali, who noted that the new facility forms part of the Government’s push to modernize the country’s health sector. The Diamond Hospital is the first of six new regional hospitals to open as part of the […]
The Leader of the Alliance For Change, Nigel Hughes, believes the sanctions handed down by the United States against Senior Superintendent of Police, Hemnauth Sawh, is an embarrassment to Guyana that further erodes trust in the leadership of the Police Force. Senior Superintendent Sawh along with three other Guyanese and two Colombian nationals were on […]
Rubbishing the notion that the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) is in a state of disintegration, Party Leader, Aubrey Norton on Friday said with a membership of more than 20,000 persons, the PNCR remains unmoved by the recent departures of Member of Parliament Geeta Chandan-Edmond, the Region 4 Regional Chairman, Daniel Seeram and his Vice […]
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