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While declaring that no level of crime is acceptable, Citizenship Minister and former Police Commissioner, Winston Felix, is crediting the APNU+AFC Coalition for arresting Guyana’s crime situation over the past four years. At the PNC Reform’s weekly press conference this morning, Mr. Felix noted that serious crimes are down by 25% from 2014. “The PNCR […]
Minister of Citizenship, Winston Felix, today assured that despite the “hysteria” created in some sections of the media and by political elements on the number of Haitians visiting Guyana, no Haitian national has been found to be involved in trafficking in persons or people smuggling, as a victim or as a perpetrator. Speaking at the […]
With the Guyana Elections Commission still to decide on a way forward with its preparations for early elections, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo believes the Commission must move with more readiness. At his weekly press briefing this afternoon, Mr. Jagdeo echoed the sentiments of other members of his party that the Commission should end the ongoing […]
A Meeting of the Guyana Elections Commission ended this afternoon with no decision made on how the Commission will move forward with preparations for early elections. The Chairman and Commissioners spent three hours in discussions with the Commissioners representing their respective positions on the house-to-house registration issue. The Chairman and Commissioners spent a good part […]
Passengers of an American Airlines plane that was taxiing the runway at Guyana’s Cheddi Jagan Airport early this morning were forced to return to the terminal after the plane struck what is believed to be a circuit box for runway lights and suffered a blow out of three of its tires. One passenger who […]
A team from the US-based airline, Jet Blue, is expected in Guyana in September to begin official talks with the Guyana government about the airline starting up its service to Guyana. Public Infrastructure Minister, David Patterson has indicated that the company has expressed its interest and will now be following up on that interest. Jet […]
A team of business representatives from the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry will be heading to the United Kingdom as part of a business exchange that will focus on the oil and gas sector. Fifteen companies have confirmed their participation. The exchange is the second one to Aberdeen in Scotland, however, during the upcoming […]
The Government of Russia is still to respond to Guyana’s request for a full withdrawal of the statement made by the spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry that the United Kingdom was constructing a military base in Guyana’s Essequibo region. Guyana has denied the setting up of any such base and described the statement as […]
Although it may not be represented in the National Assembly, A New and United Guyana (ANUG) political party, has indicated that it would support an extension in the date for elections once elections will be held this year. In a Facebook Live video release, the General Secretary of the party, Ralph Ramkarran, said “we as […]
The Government of Guyana has announced the opening of applications for full scholarships for law graduates to attend the Hugh Wooding Law School in Trinidad and Tobago. The scholarships are being offered under the Department of Public Service’s Scholarship Programme which falls under the Ministry of the Presidency. It marks the first time that full […]
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