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Police investigators are probing the murder of 82-year-old retired Priest, George Chuck-A-Sang, whose body was found at his Vlissengen Street home on Monday. Mr. Chuck-A-Sang is believed to have been murdered sometime between Friday morning and Monday afternoon. The body was found clad only in a brief and with multiple stab wounds. The man’s daughter, […]
Opposition Leader Joe Harmon has called out the Private Sector Commission over its call for various staff members of the Elections Commission to be replaced before the country moves into preparations for local government elections. In a statement, the Opposition Leader described the Private Sector Commission’s position as political posturing for favours from the incumbent […]
In wake of several countries blocking flights to and from the United Kingdom because of a new variant of the Coronavirus there, the Guyana Post Office today announced that mails and packages to the UK will be affected. The GPOC announced that it was suspending all outgoing mail and package service to the UK with […]
The Venezuelan government has rejected last Friday’s ruling by the International Court of Justice, which established the Court’s jurisdiction to hear Guyana’s case on the validity of the 1899 Arbitral Award which settled the border dispute between Guyana and Venezuela. In a statement, the Venezuelan Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Venezuela will continue its claim. […]
Regional carrier, Caribbean Airlines Cargo today announced that it is currently in the process of developing a Covid-19 vaccine transportation plan to ensure its readiness to distribute the vaccine throughout the Caribbean. In a statement, the airline said it is currently consulting with stakeholders in advance of making preparations for the movement of the vaccine. […]
The Coronavirus death toll in Guyana reached 159 following the death of a 53-year-old Region Three woman yesterday. Eight deaths have been recorded for this month so far. In the latest figures released by the Ministry of Health, the country has recorded 34 new cases of the virus with almost half of those cases coming […]
An attempt by the Attorney General for the Court to discontinue hearing the case challenging the deportation of 26 Haitian nationals failed today as the Chief Justice said the matter remains an important one. The Attorney General told the Court that the 26 Haitians were released from custody and are no longer in Guyana. He […]
Opposition Leader Joe Harmon issued a call today for the Auditor General to get up and get busy by investigating the Government’s Coronavirus cash grant relief and its distribution. Mr. Harmon’s call come in wake of widespread complaints from all across the country of hundreds of citizens not getting the cash relief. In some communities, […]
President Irfaan Ali joined members of his cabinet and officials of the Foreign Affairs Ministry this morning to view the ruling by the ICJ on jurisdiction to hear Guyana’s case against Venezuela. President Ali welcomed the ruling by the Court that it has jurisdiction to hear the matter as a great victory for all Guyana. […]
The International Court of Justice this morning ruled that it has jurisdiction to entertain Guyana’s case against Venezuela on the validity of the 1899 Arbitral Award which outlined the land boundary between the two countries. By a majority of 12 to 4, the Court established its jurisdiction in the matter that was taken before it […]
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