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The Customs Anti Narcotics Unit has announced the arrest of four persons following a massive drug bust at Parika on the East Bank Essequibo. CANU ranks moved into the area on Sunday after receiving information about the movement of drugs. During the operation, CANU seized 154 pounds of cocaine. Four suspects, including a hispanic man, […]
President Irfaan Ali on Saturday declared the new US$18M Plaza Court Hotel on Main Street in Georgetown open. Noting that the Plaza Court Hotel is the seventh major hotel to open within the past year, the President said Guyana is rapidly emerging as one of the Caribbean and South America’s premier tourism destinations. “Within the next […]
After years of legal battle, Guyanese-born, American Orin Battice, recently got his U.S. citizenship restored, thanks to determined legal representation and a deep dive into his immigration history. Born in Guyana, but raised in the United States, Battice endured nearly three decades of emotional turmoil as he fought to reclaim his US citizenship after being […]
The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) may have found itself between a rock and a hard place over the recent appointment of the Teaching Service Commission (TSC). On one hand, the GTU was concerned that the President was moving ahead with the appointments in the absence of consultations with the Leader of the Opposition, but on […]
Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana, Sébastien Sigouin, today said he will continue to engage all stakeholders and continue his country’s longstanding support for democratic governance, human rights and the rule of law. Earlier this week, the High Commissioner met with the leader and Senior Members of the WIN party. A brief Statement from WIN said […]
Republic Financial Holdings Ltd. (RFHL) announced today that it has surpassed its US$200M pledge which it had set to lend and invest in climate financing. The goal was initially set in 2021, following the Group becoming a signatory to the United Nation’s Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB) and the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA). The goal […]
The Government of Guyana and the Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Thursday commissioned the Yas School of Inspiration – a modern facility designed to meet the needs of children living with disabilities. The project was executed by the Government of Guyana in conjunction with the Office of the First Lady, which partnered […]
The Guyana Police Force has seized a number of weapons belonging to a security company after the weapons were all found to be unlicensed. While the Police Force did not name the security company, it reported that ranks conducted an operation on Tuesday at a number of locations where guards attached to the security company […]
Millions of dollars went up in flames this afternoon as a fire ripped through the storage bond of the 401 Furniture Store in Mon Repos on the East Coast Demerara. The early afternoon blaze completely destroyed the two-storey facility, which was packed with furniture, mattresses and household appliances. The Fire Service responded with two fire […]
Data on the migrant population in Guyana suggests that during the 2022 Census, the country recorded a noticeable increase in migrants, but the Bureau of Statistics, in its Preliminary census report said the number could be much higher today. The report, released earlier this week, states that foreign-born nationals accounted for 3.07 percent of the […]
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