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Six years after a rice deal between Guyana and Panama collapsed, $1.5 Billion was paid out to Guyanese millers today for rice shipped to Panama back in 2018 – clearing a long overdue debt. In 2014, Guyana signed a contract to supply Panama with rice. However, the agreement collapsed after the Panamanian authorities refused to […]
A number of soldiers were forced to plunge and swim to safety this morning after a military truck transporting the soldiers rolled overboard at the Kurupukari crossing in Region Eight. At least two soldiers were seriously injured and had to be rushed to the hospital. There are also reports that a number of weapons went […]
Assistant Commissioner of Police Calvin Brutus will be removed from that position when charges against him are formalized by the Director of Public Prosecutions, according to Attorney General Anil Nandlall. On his weekly programme “Issues in the News“, Mr. Nandlall said the charges against Mr, Brutus are imminent and once the charges are filed, the […]
Almost a month since the abduction of 34-year-old Joshua David from outside a Main Street restaurant, investigators appear stumped in finding the man, although they have arrested and charged seven persons in connection with the disappearance. Family members of the missing man remain devastated and continue to hold out with hope. Two days ago, they […]
Construction work is set to begin soon on a $6.5 billion state-of-the-art regional hospital at Lethem. The facility will feature two fully functional operating rooms, an emergency room and a procedure room along with diagnostic imaging services. It will also include outpatient specialized clinics and a digital health control room. At a sod turning for […]
The Guyana Human Rights Association, (GHRA) has issued a call for a complete overhaul of the Guyana Police Force to rid the organization of many of the challenges it is currently facing. In a release today, the GHRA said that the symptoms afflicting the Guyana Police Force cannot be treated as the short-comings of individual officers or […]
President Irfaan has hailed the role of Queen’s College in the Guyanese society, saying that the institution has created some of the best individuals and is being represented at every sphere of national life. Delivering the feature address at a special general assembly to commemorate the 180th anniversary of Queens College, President Ali on Monday […]
The Government of Guyana, through the Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall, has turned to the U.S Department of Justice for legal assistance in its bid to have U.S-based Guyanese political and human rights activist, Rickford Burke arrested and prosecuted for allegedly inciting ethnic strife and criminal violence in Guyana. In a […]
Two of three armed bandits who attacked and shot a Better Hope businessman during the course of a robbery, were tracked down and arrested by the Police on Monday night. The third suspect managed to escape. Police have identified the two gunmen as 35-year-old Winston Harris from Eccles and 38-year-old Dexter Simon of Charlestown. The […]
The Government of Guyana, through the Ministry of Natural Resources has announced that following a competitive bidding process, BB Energy Trading Limited and JE Energy, have been awarded the contracts to market Guyana’s share of crude from the three Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessels. In a statement this afternoon, the Natural Resources Ministry […]
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