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Hours after it was confirmed that Guyana has been suspended from the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) over its failure to submit its 4th Report, President Irfaan Ali expressed his disappointment, telling the nation that the country’s failure to submit the report within the specified timeline was unacceptable. “In relation to the EITI Report, I […]
President Irfaan Ali has introduced a new project proposal to CARICOM focusing on food security in the region. The proposal was put before CARICOM Heads of Government at their recent meeting and received full support, according to CARICOM. The President has also pledged US$2 million to advance the new project in the region. The Project […]
The Indian Cabinet has approved the signing of an Air Services Agreement between its Government and Guyana. “The Air Services Agreement will come into force after the exchange of diplomatic notes between the parties confirming that each party has completed the necessary internal procedure for entry into force of this Agreement,” the Indian Information Service […]
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM), has once again reaffirmed its support for Guyana in the ongoing border controversy with neighbouring Venezuela. At the end of the Forty-Fourth regular meeting of CARICOM, which was held The Bahamas last week, CARICOM in its Communiqué said Heads of Government were updated on the case currently before the International Court […]
Guyana has been suspended from Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) for failing to submit its 4th report on the extractive industry and transparency in Guyana, News Source has confirmed. EITI Members are required to disclose information along the extractive industry value chain – from how extraction rights are awarded, to how revenues make their way […]
Since the start of the year, the Guyana Police Force has recorded 16 deaths on the country’s roadways as a result of vehicular accidents, and that number represents a 100% increase in the road fatality rate when compared to the same period a year ago. The 16 fatalities have been recorded from 8 accidents. Of […]
High Court Judge Gino Persaud today described the case filed by Mohammed’s Sons and Daughters Trading in the controversial B eterverwaghting land case as “rubbish” and “bogus. The company was seeking to take possession of 143 acres of land that had been ‘sold’ by the Beterverwagting/Triumph Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) to John Fernandes Limited, and […]
The Special Organised Crime Unit of the Guyana Police Force has issued wanted bulletins for eight persons as part of a money laundering and financial crimes probe. SOCU is tightlipped about the details of the investigations, but is asking anyone who knows the whereabouts of the eight persons to make contact with SOCU or the […]
Ten months after she was busted at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport with more than 20 pounds of cocaine in her possession for the purpose of trafficking, former media worker Zanneel Williams is expected to face sentencing after changing her plea to guilty. The 26-year-old woman had initially pleaded guilty to the cocaine trafficking charge […]
The Ministry of Housing and Water, through its Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA), has commenced the distribution of vouchers for the Steel and Cement Housing Subsidy, with 30 persons making up the first group to benefit from the government initiative. Successful applicants, who are constructing homes valued at $6 million or less will receive […]
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