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British High Commissioner urges greater fight against money laundering and corruption in Guyana

British High Commissioner to Guyana, Greg Quinn believes that corruption and money laundering are still problems in Guyana that ought not to be ignored. He made the comments this morning  at a seminar on Anti-Corruption, Anti-Money Laundering and Asset Recovery, which was organized by the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU). The High Commissioner reasoned that […]

CARICOM stands firm with Haiti as new President is sworn in

Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), President David Granger welcomes the democratic renewal represented by the Inauguration of the 58th President of the Republic of Haiti, His Excellency Jovenel Moise. The Guyanese Head of State, who just attended the Opening of the National Assembly for the Constitutional Swearing-In Ceremony of the new Haitian President, in an […]

AFC calls for suspension of parking meter implementation

While saying that it is “neither supportive nor against the implementation of paid metered parking in Georgetown”, the Alliance For Change wants the City Council to suspend the implementation of the Parking Meter system. In a statement this afternoon, the party which makes up the coalition government and sits as the coalition majority on the […]

Social Protection Ministry warns that the posting and sharing of photos and videos with children in sex acts is criminal

The Ministry of Social Protection is calling on all citizens to act responsibly regarding inappropriate video content involving school aged children that has been circulating on social media platforms. The photographs and videos of the school aged children have been posted to some Facebook pages and were being circulated on other social media apps over […]

First Lady encourages women of the GDF to continue being competent in execution of their duties

First Lady, Sandra Granger, today, urged officers of the Guyana Defence Force’s Women’s Army Corps to continue to be competent in the execution of their duties. Mrs. Granger was at the time speaking at the 50th Anniversary Thanksgiving Service for the Women’s Army Corps. She said the formation of the Women’s Army Corps 50 years ago […]