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Police investigators have arrested a 48-year-old Brazilian miner, who is linked to the illegal operation of a foreign aircraft in Guyana and its landing at an illegal airstrip. The arrested man has been identified as Robistaine Peixoto Saraiva. The Police also said the pilot of the aircraft escaped from the scene. According to the Police […]
The Bank of Guyana has reported that food prices have increased by 3.2% during the first half of the year, with almost all food categories being affected by the increase. In its half year report, the Central Bank noted that the Urban Consumer Price Index (CPI) year-to-date inflation stood at 1.6 percent, primarily due to […]
With over 125,000 arriving passengers processed in the past month, Guyana is on track to welcome its one millionth arriving passenger by November, according to the Cheddi Jagan International Airport. In a statement, it was noted that between the beginning of January and the end of September, a total of 801,000 arrivals were processed. Chief […]
The Government has withdrawn an additional $62.3 Billion from the Natural Resource Fund (NRF), the Finance Ministry has announced. According to the Ministry, the withdrawal was done in accordance with the Natural Resource Fund Act and the approved 2024 Budget. The $62.3 Billion transfer brings the accumulated withdrawals to date in 2024 to $239.1 Billion […]
The Government of Guyana observed the 125th anniversary of the 1899 Arbitral Award which settled the border dispute between Venezuela and the then British Guiana on Thursday. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted that while Guyana still accepts and celebrates the Arbitral Award as stipulated by the Treaty, Venezuela, just after Guyana’s […]
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo today declared that no restrictions can be placed on Chinese businesses opening multiple shops in villages across the country, saying that any move to restrict businesses based on nationality will not only be against international practice but it will create a foreign policy situation for Guyana. There have been mounting complaints […]
Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton today threatened legal action if President Irfaan Ali goes ahead in appoint acting Police Commissioner, Clifton Hicken to the substantive position just before Mr. Hicken proceeds on his retirement. In an interview with News Source today, Mr. Norton said he has already approached his Attorneys to look at the issue following […]
The Suriname-Guyana Chamber of Commerce (SGCC) is optimistic that Guyanese will benefit significantly from the development of Suriname’s first offshore oil project – GranMorgu – pegged at US$10B. In a statement on Wednesday supporting the Final Investment Decision (FID) by TotalEnergies, APA Corporation and Staatsolie for the development of the GranMorgu Project in Block 58, […]
President Irfaan Ali appears set to appoint Acting Police Commissioner Clifton Hicken substantively to the top position in the Police Force, despite the Opposition Leader still withholding his support. In a letter to the Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton on Wednesday, Minister of Governance and Parliamentary Affairs, Gail Teixeira noted that the Opposition Leader’s decision not […]
President Irfaan Ali underscored China’s contribution to the development of Guyana in healthcare, education, public infrastructure and economic development on Tuesday night as he joined the Chinese Ambassador, Guo Haiyan in celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Founding of the People’s Republic of China. “Today, we celebrate the peaceful existence of our relationship. We celebrate […]
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