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President Irfaan Ali and a number of other CARICOM leaders met today with US Vice President Kamala Harris in Washington as a follow up to commitments given by the US government to assist the region in a number of areas related to food security, energy and security. In a tweet, the US Vice President announced […]
The Director of Public Prosecutions, Senior Counsel Shalimar Ali-Hack has stepped in and discontinued the private cyber crime charge that was filed against Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum over statements he made at a press conference against Police Detective Dion Bascom. In a statement, the Guyana Police Force said the DPP’s decision was conveyed to the […]
The Anglican Diocese of Guyana, Suriname and Cayenne along with the British High Commission in Guyana will host a Commemoration Service on Saturday to reflect on the life of Queen Elizabeth II. The British Monarch passed away last Thursday at her home in Scotland. In a statement, the British High Commission said the Commemoration Service […]
Owner of the popular Grill and Jerk Bar on South Road, Nigel Cush lost his life early this morning as a speeding truck slammed into his Toyota SUV as he was making his way home. The smash-up occurred at the corner of Cemetery Road and Mandela Avenue. Cush was driving onto Mandela Avenue from Cemetery […]
Weeks after he publicly accused the Guyana Police Force of allegedly covering up the investigations into the murder of biker, Ricardo Fagundes, Police Detective, Sergeant Dion Bascom was today hit with three cyber crime charges related to statements he made about serving members of the Guyana Police Force. Bascom in two Facebook video posts had […]
President Irfaan Ali is departing Guyana this evening for the United Nations General Assembly and a series of other engagements over the next week. During the visit to the US, President Ali will be part of a Caribbean team that will engage with US Vice President Kamala Harris. The meeting is a follow-up to President […]
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has announced that it will extend the ongoing Claims and Objection exercise by seven days to afford eligible persons further opportunities to participate in the process. Persons who are desirous of making a claim to be included in the Official List of Electors (OLE) now have until next Wednesday to […]
A row between two taxi drivers early this morning at the Mocha road entrance on the East Bank of Demerara, left one driver dead and the other one in Police custody. The dead driver has been identified as 42-year-old Quincy Weekes. According to reports, the two men who were friends got into an early morning […]
The opposition APNU+AFC coalition today said it is not in support of President Irfaan Ali’s decision to establish a Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the 2020 General and Regional Elections at this time, on the basis that the matter is currently engaging the attention of the Courts. “The matter is before the court and should […]
The Government of Guyana today signed a US$83.3 Million Agreement with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) under the Guyana Utility Scale Solar Photovoltaic Programme (GUYSOL) which paves the way for investments in eight utility scale solar projectsto bring affordable and clean energy to targeted communities in Guyana. Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh signed on behalf […]
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