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The Chairman of the MV Barima Commission of Inquiry (COI), Justice Godfrey Smith of Belize is making it clear that the public needs to understand that the Commission of Inquiry is not a trial. At an official opening of the Commission of Inquiry this morning, Justice Smith provided a detailed overview of the work that […]
Minister of Home Affairs, Oneidge Walrond, has warned Police Officers that misconduct in the line of them carrying out their duties could result in them being blocked from promotion. In a recent interview, the Home Affairs Minister said her ultimate aim is to see a Police Force of integrity. Speaking during the Starting Point podcast […]
Guyana continues to lead economic growth in the Latin America and Caribbean region, with the latest World Bank Group Economic update pegging Guyana’s Real GDP growth, at 23.7%. Guyana is the the only country in the region with double-digit growth. In its latest update published today, the World Bank group said growth in Latin America […]
The Caribbean high-level symposium on Aviation Safety opened today in Guyana with a focus on building the institutional strength necessary to advance the move towards a single market for air transport services under the CARICOM Multilateral Air Services Agreement (MASA). Convened by the CARICOM Secretariat in collaboration with the International Civil Aviation Organization (CIAO) at […]
Guyana’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and Candidate for the position of UN Secretary General, Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, is promising greater collaboration in working with the five permanent members on the UN Security Council, should she be given the job. The five Permanent Members of the Security Council—China, France, Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, […]
More families of the missing MV Barima victims joined the protest action this week as they renew their calls for the sunken vessel to be salvaged before the Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the tragedy commences its work. The protest took place in front of the Ministry of Public Utilities and Aviation on Main Street […]
The Third Global Regional Safety Oversight Organizations (RSOOs) and Regional Accident and Incident Investigation Organizations (RAIOs) forum for aviation safety opened in Guyana today. The Forum for Aviation Safety has brought together representatives of the two international organisations, member states, industry leaders and the International Civil Aviation Organisaton to deliberate on regional cooperation in aviation […]
More than three weeks after the Tender Board opened the bids submitted by three companies for the salvaging of the MV Barima Ferry, a selection is still to take place. Through its website, the Tender Board indicated that two local companies – BK International Inc and Industrial Fabrication Inc – and a Dutch company out […]
Two Brazilian nationals died tragically on Saturday night when their vehicle slammed head-on into a mini-bus along the Mabura highway in the vicinity of Mabura Hill. The Brazilians have been identified as 54-year-old Ronaldo Scalon and 50-year-old Rogerio Tolotti. According to reports, Scalon was the driver of a Brazilian registered Toyota Hilux 4×4 pick-up and […]
The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) is warning owners of animals against allowing their animals to enter aerodromes, saying the increasing number of animals crossing runways is posing a serious threat to aviation safety. The warning from the GCAA comes weeks after a Trans Guyana aircraft slid off the runway of the Mabaruma Airstrip. It […]
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