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By Ravin Singh Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo on Friday reaffirmed the support of the political opposition to the Government in the case to settle the Guyana-Venezuela border controversy. Mr. Jagdeo made the announcement at the start of his contribution to the 2019 Budget debates. He stated that the Opposition Peoples’ Progressive Party (PPP) fully supports […]
The Ministry of the Presidency today rejected “the malicious and wicked publishing of false articles relating to the health of His Excellency, David Granger by Guyana Guardian an online media outfit headlined, ‘President cannot speak- Cancer is in the throat’.” Despite the Ministry of the Presidency’s issuing of several press releases and videos of the Head of State […]
After listening to the presentations from both sides of the National Assembly in the Budget debate, Finance Minister, Winston Jordan, said the nation ought to take warning against a deliberate move by the opposition, People’s Progressive Party to falsify statistics to create confusion. He provided several examples of the PPP providing incorrect statics during the […]
Days after ExxonMobil announced its tenth oil discovery in Guyana, which pushes the discoverable barrels of oil offshore Guyana to five billion, the US Ambassador to Guyana, Perry Holloway has indicated that the latest oil find has shoved Guyana into the #15 spot in the world, when it comes to the size of oil reserves. […]
Another major US carrier is eyeing the Guyana market and has started to explore the possibility of beginning a service to Guyana. Outgoing US Ambassador to Guyana, Perry Holloway, has confirmed that he was contacted by officials of United Airlines about destination Guyana. He said he explained to the airline that it would be a […]
CARICOM’s Competition Commission has pledged to monitor the developments directly related to Scotiabank’s exit from Guyana and eight other Caribbean countries. The Bank’s headquarters in Toronto announced late last month that it will be selling out its banking operations, in the nine Caribbean countries, to Republic Holdings Limited, which owns Republic Bank. The countries where […]
On the eve of his departure from Guyana, outgoing U.S Ambassdor Perry Holloway on Friday revealed that the US Government, through its Drug Enforcement Agency, will be going after more Guyanese narco traffickers in the coming years, with a plan to seek their extradition. Mr. Holloway appeared on the 94.1 FM radio show “JumpStart” on […]
A rising star in the local fashion industry, who was well known on the runway and in fashion houses, has become the latest road accident victim in the country. 26-year-old local model, David Aulder, was riding his motorcycle this afternoon in the Non Pariel area when he was involved in an accident with a mini-bus. […]
As Guyana prepares to become a player in the international oil and gas sector, the Inter-American Development Bank has approved an US$11.6 million loan to assist the country in its transition towards becoming a major oil and gas producing state. According to the IDB, the project is designed to support the strengthening and the sustainability […]
Justice Jo-Ann Barlow, who is currently overlooking the Sexual Offences Court, today sentenced a child rapist to life in prison. The sentence was handed down after the man, Rodney Kurtzious, was found guilty of raping a one-year-old baby girl. The convict offered no statement to the Court after the verdict and sentence were handed down. […]
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