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The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, plans to continue his push for a robust international security force in Haiti. He made his position known as he addressed the 45th Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM in Trinidad and Tobago. Arriving in the Twin Island Republic from Haiti, the UN […]
Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. Keith Rowley has sounded the alarm over the many challenges facing regional governments and the countries of the region themselves. At the opening of the CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting in Port of Spain, Dr. Rowley said “never before, have small states faced the broad and deep range […]
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and though satisfied with the progress made by the Community over the last 50 years, CARICOM Secretary General, Dr. Carla Barnett, believes the time is now to confront those challenges. The Secretary General made the comments while addressing the opening of the 45th Regular Meeting of […]
Declaring that transformation is not about a nice building or a new road, President Irfaan Ali told a gathering of Guyanese in Canada on Saturday that he firmly believes that prosperity can only come to the country if it is united. He explained that with its existing challenges, Guyana cannot afford to be divided, even […]
The Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) is highly convinced that the alleged instruction of “no further action” to the Police, by the 16-year-old indigenous girl, who accused Local Government Minister, Nigel Dharamlall of rape, “is a culmination of improper investigation and systemic emotional abuse by the authorities.” In a statement on Saturday, the APA said the […]
In wake of the the announcement that the 16-year-old girl who filed a rape complaint against Government Minister Nigel Dharamlall has asked the Police to no longer pursue the matter, the Guyana Human Rights Association has issued a call for there to be a safeguard system to protect and support victims of sexual violence and […]
After being in protective custody for over a week, the 16-year-old school girl who filed a complaint of rape and sexual assault against the Minister of Local Government, has asked the Police to no longer pursue the matter. In a statement this evening, Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum confirmed to News Source that the teenager has […]
-by Svetlana Abrams- Almost three weeks since Local Government Elections were held, the Guyana Elections Commission is still unable to provide information on the overall voter turnout, even as it continues to hail the success of the elections. At a press conference today, Chief Elections Officer (CEO), Vishnu Persaud told reporters GECOM has not done […]
Outgoing US Ambassador to Guyana, Sarah Ann-Lynch has highlighted that the relationship between Guyana and the US is now stronger, while explaining that the two countries have worked in the area of governance to build the capacity of key institutions. At a ceremony on Thursday night at the Georgetown Marriott to mark the Independence anniversary […]
Guyana and Grenada are confident that Trinidad and Tobago will take the necessary steps to remove the existing barriers to the importation of honey into the Twin Island Republic following CARICOM’s Heads of Government Meeting next month Trinidad’s Food and Drug Act of 1960 and Beekeeping and Bee products Act of 1935 prohibit the importation […]
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