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An officer of the Guyana Prison Service has emerged as the Best Graduating student in the Guyana Defence Force’s Standard Officer’s Course #54. During a Commissioning parade on Wednesday, Prison Officer Brandon Thomas was upgraded to the rank of Cadet Officer-Prison and presented with the Sword of Honor as the Top Student. He also received […]
A 17-year-old youth, who worked as a miner, lost his life on Tuesday aftrernoon in a mining pit collapse at Cow Pen Backdam in the Puruni River area, Region 7. The young man, who is originally from Parika, has been identified as Anthony Richard. A Police report said the teenager and other workers were in […]
The United States Department of Agriculture is still reviewing the five-year long ban on the importation of catfish from Guyana, outgoing US Ambassador to Guyana, Sarah Ann-Lynch said on Tuesday. During a radio interview, the Ambassador admitted that the review will take some time, but said that there has been constant contact between the relevant […]
Guyana’s Fourth Round of Mutual Evaluation by the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) will commence on Monday, 4th September. Starting next Monday, CFATF experts will assess Guyana’s Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) regime, including the country’s legal framework, and its levels of implementation. Significant attention will also be placed on […]
The President is expected to appoint the Constitutional Reform Commission in September, according to Attorney General Anil Nandlall. During his weekly television programme ‘Issues In The News,’ the Attorney General explained that the process of nominating persons to sit on the 20-Member Commission will commence shortly with the hope that before the end of September, […]
Describing Guyana’s rainforest as one of the best in the world that can be leveraged, former British Prime Minister, Sir Tony Blair, today said he believes that there must be balance between development and the protection of the country’s environment, even as he hailed Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS). The former British Prime Minister […]
The outgoing United States Ambassador to Guyana Sarah Ann-Lynch is of the view that it is important for Guyana to strengthen its security apparatus to address crime and other security challenges in order to keep citizens safe and to attract more foreign investment. Ambassador Lynch, who is wrapping up her tour of duty, told the […]
British politician David Lammy today inaugurated the Sophia Point Research Centre in Guyana. Mr. Lammy, who is a Member of Parliament in the British House of Commons, and was born to Guyanese parents, said the Research Centre forms part of his efforts to give back to the country of his parents. The Sophia Point Research […]
The suspect in the beating death of a Bartica gambler has been released on $1 million station bail, as the Police claim that investigations in the matter are still ongoing. Bartica businessman, Raymond Rupnarine, was arrested last Wednesday night after he allegedly used a hammer to beat fellow Bartica resident, Mark Braithwaite to death, outside […]
Saddened by the increasing number of road fatalities, President Irfaan Ali is calling on Guyanese to take a stand against the reckless use of the country’s roadways. In an interview with reporters on the sidelines of the National Toshaos’ Conference on Monday, President Ali said he is “deeply troubled” by the increasing number of road […]
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