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Following the announcement by Venezuela this morning that it will not participate in the International Court case to settle the border controversy with Guyana, the Government of Guyana has announced that it intends to invoke the statute of the Court that provides for the Court making a judgement when one party decides to opt out. […]
For a second consecutive time, Regional Executive Officer of Region Five, Ovid Morrison and other regional officials were sent away when they appeared before the Public Accounts Committee today. The PAC is tasked with reviewing the expenditure of public funds. The decision to send away the regional team was taken after a brief meeting among […]
A 28-year-old officer of the Guyana Defence Force is in custody and will likely face a charge of causing death by dangerous driving after he slammed into a pedestrian on Sunday night on the De Willem Public Road. The pedestrian was rushed to the Leonora Hospital where doctors pronounced him dead on arrival. He has […]
The Government of Venezuela has indicated to the International Court of Justice that it will not be participating in the court case to bring an end to the decades old border controversy with Guyana. The matter was transferred to the International Court by the United Nations Secretary General. Venezuela had objected to that move. In […]
The Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MOPI) has commenced the clean-up exercise at the residence at Fifth and Sixth Avenue, Diamond, East Bank Demerara, where a resident of the community had dug a well, resulting in an eruption of mud, water, methane gas and damage to several homes in the area. The clean-up works, which are […]
An April application to the High Court to resist alleged US fugitive Troy Thomas from being extradited to the United States to face a murder charge has been dismissed. Justice Jo-Ann Barlow dismissed the application by Thomas’ lawyers today, paving the way for the matter to continue in the Magistrate’s Court on June 26th. Solicitor […]
Days after a presentation to the Cabinet on the proposed return of paid parking in Georgetown, Town Clerk Royston King today said he is “very optimistic” that the project will move forward. Mr. King told reporters this afternoon that he is not at liberty to discuss the details of the meeting and presentation, but he […]
The well which was dug in the backyard of a Diamond property was done so without permission. Officials of the Hydromet Office and the Guyana Water Incorporated have both confirmed that the well is an illegal one. Officials said the well appeared to have been dug to more than 120 feet, triggering off the natural […]
Officials of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Civil Defence Commission are expected to revisit a yard in 4th Street, Diamond on the East Bank Demerara, where there was an eruption last evening. The Department of Public Information has reported that there was a small natural gas eruption just after 6 o’ clock last evening […]
For the first time, a Guyanese will have a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Committee. The foreign affairs ministry announced last evening that Guyanese lawyer, Dr. Christopher Arif Bulkan has been elected to serve on the United Nations Human Rights Committee for a term of four years from 2019 – 2022. Dr. Bulkan […]
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