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By Svetlana Marshall Two months after a Venezuelan navy vessel invaded Guyana’s waters, China has floated the idea of the age-old border controversy between Guyana and Venezuela being resolved through “friendly consultations” and “negotiations”. The Guyana Government has already stated that it will have no further talks with Venezuela on the controversy, as the country […]
US Congressman Rick Crawford will lead a US Congressional delegation to Guyana to meet with Government and Business Leaders, the US Embassy has announced. The meetings are expected to examine areas of mutual cooperation. The Embassy did not name the other members of the delegation, and has also not provided details about the visit. It […]
The Natural Resources Ministry, along with the Guyana Gold Board and the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission, has issued a reminder to the public that only individuals or entities holding a valid gold dealer’s license issued by the Guyana Gold Board (GGB), or a valid trader’s license issued by the GGMC, are legally permitted to […]
Seven hundred and sixty-four (764) students graduated today from the Ministry of Health’s Nursing Assistant Hybrid Training Programme. The graduation ceremony took place at the National Cultural Centre. The programme was initiated by the Government in two years ago as part of its efforts to increase the number of trained Nursing Assistants in the country. […]
Non-governmental organisation, ChildLink, is set to launch the Blue Umbrella Day (BUD) Campaign to raise awareness about the need for better care and protection of boys, particularly against sexual violence. ChildLink’s Programme Officer, Sadia Persaud said the intention is to advocate to the United Nations to declare April 16 as the International Day dedicated to […]
The ExxonMobil Guyana company today announced the arrival of the ONE GUYANA Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel in Guyanese waters. The vessel joins the Destiny, Unity and Prosperity FPSOs in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana. In a statement, the company said ONE GUYANA FPSO will operate in the Yellowtail development, with an initial production […]
By Svetlana Marshall The Chairman of the International Decade for People of African Descent Guyana (IDPADA-G), Vincent Alexander, has told a United Nations forum that Afro-Guyanese continue to be systematically marginalized. Mr. Alexander addressed the 4th Session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent at the United Nations on Monday afternoon, and said […]
The Ministry of Housing’s Dream Realised house lot allocation exercise on the West Bank of Demerara descended in some chaos on Monday as hundreds of persons flocked the event, after learning that applications that were submitted up to last year were being addressed. Allocations were handed out for low, moderate, middle and high-income house lots […]
A small group of representatives from a number of Afro-Guyanese organisations picketed in front of the Parliament Buildings on Monday to register their objection to the presence of the Chairman of the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC), Shaikh Moeenul Hack, at the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent, which opened at the United Nations Headquarters […]
By Svetlana Marshall Systemic inequality, racial discrimination and reparatory justice are among critical issues that ought to be addressed during the Second International Decade for People of African Descent, Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr Carla Barnett said as she addressed the 4th Session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent […]
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