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Police on the Essequibo Coast arrested a 40-year-old woman during a search of her home after she handed over a quantity of cocaine to them. A Police statement said a party of police ranks went to the Bounty Hall home of Brenda Charles on Thursday afternoon after receiving information that she was involved in cocaine […]
As the curtains came down today on the 2023 International Energy Conference and Expo, the event is being dubbed a major success by the Government, with the Finance Minister, Dr Ashni Singh indicating that it created a window of opportunities for local, regional and international businesses and investors to connect and even partner in the […]
Following the announcement by the Guyana government that it will contribute US$100,000 towards relief efforts in Turkiye and Syria that have been hit by a catastrophic earthquake, the government is coming in for high praises from the United Nations for its contribution. Over 40,000 people lost their lives in the earthquake and hundreds of thousands […]
The Minister of Local Government Nigel Dharamlall, has written to the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission appointing Monday, 12th June 2023 as the date for the conduct of Local Government Elections in Guyana. The new date follows the announcement by GECOM of its new work plan, which would make it ready to host local […]
The ex-husband of Babita Sarjou who was murdered in 2010, was today sentenced to 22 and a half years in jail for the crime, while his accomplice will face 18 and a half years in jail. The sentences were handed down today by the High Court. The husband, 45-year-old Anand Narine and his co-accused, 41-year-old […]
The Government will pay US oil giant ExxonMobil US$55M per annum for 20 years for the gas to shore pipeline. That revelation was made by the Head of the Gas-to-Energy Project, Winston Brassington. While maintaining that the gas, which will be supplied by Exxon through the pipeline to the power plant at Wales, will be […]
Opposition and PNC Leader Aubrey Norton has questioned the decision of the Guyana Police Force to issue wanted bulletins for 12 East Coast Demerara men under the Terrorism Act, over their alleged roles in a protest in June 2022 that saw damage to property and looting of stalls in the Mon Repos area. Speaking at […]
The 44th Regular Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government got underway last evening in Nassau, Bahamas, and even as regional leaders are meeting to discuss the progress made since their last meeting, a number of new issues, as well as old ones are confronting the region. Central among those issues is the instability in Haiti, […]
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has lashed out at the Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) over claims that the Government violated the Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) standards when it failed to adequately consult Indigenous Leaders on the sale of carbon credits. In a statement on Tuesday, APA said the Government summoned Indigenous Leaders to the […]
Indigenous communities in Guyana will this year receive a total of $4.725 Billion from the sale of Carbon Credits to the Hess Corporation. Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo made the announcement today as he met with Indigenous Leaders from more than 240 villages at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre. The $4.725B represents 15% of the sale […]
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