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Amerindian Heritage Month opened on Tuesday evening with a word of caution from President Irfaan Ali to the country’s Amerindian population. In his address at the ceremonial launch of Amerindian Heritage Month, the President said indigenous peoples of the country must be careful of those who appear during crisis only to exploit, in pursuit of […]
The Chinese Embassy in Guyana has rejected what it described as “false claims” and politically motivated criticism by a U.S. State Department official concerning projects undertaken by Chinese companies in Guyana. Assistant US Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Juan Pablo Segura, has flagged the airport construction project as one delayed by years and overrun […]
The State of Guyana, through the Attorney General, has filed its formal defense against civil claims stemming from the May 2023 Mahdia School dorm fire, denying any liability over the deaths. In its defense filed by Attorney General Anil Nandlall, the Government is denying all allegations of negligence or Constitutional violations contained in the lawsuit, […]
Opposition Member of Parliament for the We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) party, Natasha Singh and her husband, Shane Fordyce, have been instructed to report to the Diamond Police Station next Tuesday as investigations into the illegal possession of a firearm continues. MP Singh and her husband were arrested on Tuesday night after Police investigators found […]
The High Court has awarded $1 Million in damages plus Court costs to former Assistant Commissioner of Police and former Chairman of the Police Service Commission, Paul Slowe, after finding that his Constitutional right to personal liberty was violated during an arrest at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court back in 2021. In a judgment this week, […]
Following the detention of a go-fast boat belonging to Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed, the Maritime Administration Department has indicated that the boat is unlicensed and Mr. Mohamed is also not licensed to be operating a vessel. In its statement this afternoon, MARAD said based on its records, neither the fast craft nor Mr. Azruddin Mohamed […]
Residents of Chinese Landing – an Indigenous Carib village in Region One – have blocked a number of heavy duty machines from entering their village as they confront the issue of unapproved mining on their lands. In 2023, the Government temporarily halted all mining activities in Chinese Landing in direct response to a series of […]
With a parade and the inspection of the Guard of Honour, the Georgetown City Council officially kicked off the city’s 184th anniversary on Friday. On Sunday morning, the celebration will continue with an anniversary service at the St. George’s Cathedral. The historic milestone is being observed under the theme “Georgetown 184: Rooted In Heritage, Growing […]
Guyana’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett is now leading the race for the Secretary General position, according to the second straw poll conducted by the UN Security Council. Ambassador Rodrigues-Birkett is among eight candidates vying for the position of Secretary General. According to the results from today’s informal poll, eight council […]
Chairman of the opposition, A Partnership for National Unity and Leader of the People’s National Congress, Aubrey Norton, has blasted Opposition and WIN Party Leader, Azruddin Mohamed, over his decision to ignore the nominees of the APNU to the Local Government Commission after seeking the party’s input. In a letter to the Opposition Leader on […]
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