Politics

Building Expo 2023 planned for August 24 – 27

Looking further set the stage for the building boom taking place in many parts of the country, the Ministry of Housing and Water will be hosting the 2023 Building Expo from the 24th to the 27th August at the Providence Stadium. Last year’s event, brought together scores of construction companies, building suppliers, commercial banks and […]

GDF gears up to host Exercise Tradewinds 2023

For the second time in three years, Guyana will be hosting the regional military training programme, Exercise Tradewinds. This year’s training programme which is fully sponsored by the US Military Southern Command, will bring together military troops from across the region and the United States for training and various exercises in a number of critical […]

Three students share top common entrance spot

A future entrepreneur and an aspiring astronomer are among the three students that topped the country’s National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) with 506.7 marks – one mark less than a perfect score. Together, they have earned themselves a place at the prestigious Queen’s College. The top performers have been identified as Glasford Archer of Leonora […]

US Secretary of State applauds Guyana’s improved global representation; Promises more support for energy security

-by Svetlana Marshall- Climate Adaptation, Energy and Food Security were among the key issues that took center stage as U.S Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with President Irfaan Ali at State House today during his brief visit to Guyana. The top US official, who arrived in Guyana from Trinidad and Tobago, described the high-level […]

Opposition Leader presents dossier to US Secretary of State on concerns related to governance, democracy and economic discrimination in Guyana

Just after his meeting with President Irfaan Ali and a joint press conference, the US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken met with Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton at the US Embassy today. At that meeting, Mr. Norton said that in addition to raising a number of national issues with Mr. Blinken, he also presented him with […]

US-Guyana relations and Oil sector partnerships among issues likely to be discussed during US Secretary of State’s one day visit

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken will arrive in Guyana tomorrow morning for a whirlwind one-day visit, during which he will hold discussions with the President and other members of the Government on a number of issues. Mr. Blinken’s visit follows his attendance today at the CARICOM Heads of Government meeting in Trinidad and Tobago. […]

Bill seeking to strengthen state’s ability to forfeit assets of convicted criminals to be sent to National Assembly soon -AG Nandlall

As Guyana inches closer to its Fourth Mutual Evaluation by the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF), the Government is moving to further amend the country’s Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Legislation, to strengthen the State’s ability to forfeit the assets of criminals as well as the proceeds of crime. The Attorney […]