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Guyana’s agent on the current border matter before the International Court of Justice, Former Foreign Minister, Carl Greenigde, today rejected Venezuela’s contention that the ICJ should throw out Guyana’s case on the grounds of admissibility. Delivering the opening presentation at the World Court for Guyana, Mr. Greenidge said Venezuela’s objections appear to not be grounded […]
Members of the Guyana Rastafari Council are dissatisfied with the recent removal of custodial sentences for possession of small amounts of marijuana. They want full legalisation of marijuana use. With the President still to sign the Bill into law, the rastafarians are calling for a number of other amendments to be implemented with the laws. […]
Trainee teachers who are undergoing training at the Cyril Potter College of Education will receive a salary from 2023 while 100 additional senior teachers will receive duty free concessions in the coming days, Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand announced today. During the commissioning of the Cyril Potter College of Education Vreed-en-Hoop Centre, Manickchand explained that […]
In a surprise address to the nation on Thursday night, President Irfaan Ali announced an 8% salary increase for public servants for this year. He said the increase will be retroactive to January and public servants will see the increase and its retroactive payment in their December salaries. It was also announced by the President […]
The Customs Anti Narcotics Unit has been stepping up its drug eradication operation in the Berbice area and has once again unearthed a large quantity of marijuana. In the latest operation which took place on Wednesday in Dukestown, agents found more than 100 pounds of marijuana in two bags. In a statement, CANU said three […]
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) began public hearings today in the case concerning the Arbitral Award of 1899 which settled the border dispute between Venezuela and the then British Guiana. The hearings which are now underway are specifically dealing with the preliminary objections raised by Venezuela in response to Guyana’s submission of its memorial […]
British Trade Commissioner to Latin America and the Caribbean, Jonathan Knott has indicated that trade between Guyana and the United Kingdom (UK) has increased by almost 50% during the fourth quarter of this year. “I think we are in a really exciting moment because trade between UK and Guyana has grown by 50% in the […]
British High Commissioner to Guyana, Jane Miller today said that while Guyanese can now travel to the United Kingdom (UK) without a visitor’s visa, there are still requirements for entry into the UK. While stating clearly that UK Government Officials do not comment on individual cases, the British High Commissioner urged Guyanese desirous of visiting […]
Six months after Home Affairs Minister, Robeson Benn assured the nation that the country’s DNA testing capabilities will be significantly improved with the purchase of new and improved equipment, local testing remains a problem for the Guyana Police Force. Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum has complained that the Guyana Police Force lacks the capacity to conduct […]
Guyana will partner with Barbados for a massive investment in the creation of the region’s first pharmaceutical industry, Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley announced during a press conference in Bridgetown today. The deal will also see cooperation from Rwanda, the European Union Commission, the European Union Development Bank and the World Health Organisation. Already, […]
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