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Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, the United States, Bolivia, Costa Rica and Paraguay have come out in support of Panama’s sovereignty, amid what they have described as “increased economic pressures” from China against the Latin American country. China reportedly detained 70 Panamanian-flagged ships in March in retaliation to a Court ruling that saw a Hong Kong-based […]
Attorney General Anil Nandlall is encouraging motorists to file lawsuits against Traffic Ranks who solicit bribe payments to avoid being locked up for ticketed offenses. The Attorney General said the authorities are well aware that despite measures being put in place, some Traffic officers are still soliciting bribes from motorists under the pretext that they […]
Hours after President Irfaan Ali dispatched an official letter of protest to the CARICOM Chairman, expressing concern over the Venezuelan President engaging CARICOM Leaders while wearing a brooch with Guyana’s Essequibo as part of the Venezuelan map, CARICOM responded and signaled its ongoing support for Guyana’s territorial integrity. In a statement last evening, CARICOM said […]
The Occupational Safety and Health Symposium opened this morning with Prime Minister Mark Phillips underscoring the importance of safeguarding the mental health and wellbeing of workers, even as companies aim for higher productivity. Addressing OSH officers, government, private sector and workers’ representatives at the Arthur Chung Conference Center, the Prime Minister said the Occupational Health […]
Over 15,500 students are in the final stages of preparing to sit this year’s National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) exams next week. Longstanding Grade Six teacher and founder of Revon’s Academy, Ms. Revon Boyle, who has been assessing the examinations while looking at important trends and reoccurring topics, is urging the students to pay keen […]
A sanctioned oil tanker, which was boarded and seized by US Forces in the Indian Ocean today, was found to be falsely flying the flag of Guyana, according to the Maritime Administration Department. The vessel, “Majestic X” was intercepted for transporting Iranian oil. It was previously sanctioned by the US Treasury Department in 2024 under […]
US Ambassador to Guyana, Nicole Theriot, today said Guyana Government Permanent Secretary, Mae Thomas, who was sanctioned alongside Guyanese Billionaires Nazar Mohamed and Azruddin Mohamed, is still under US sanctions. Sanctioned by the US Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) in June 2024, Mae Thomas was accused of corrupt practices, including […]
Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr Carla Barnett this morning declined to comment on the controversy surrounding her reappointment, and whether she is prepared is step down amid increasing pressures from the Trinidad and Tobago Government. Dr Barnett was reappointed in February during the 50th Regular Meeting of the CARICOM Conference of Heads […]
Two Guyanese men who were jointly facing a terrorism charge alongside a Venezuelan woman for allegedly aiding the prime suspect in the October 2025 Gas Station Bombing, walked free today after Magistrate Alisha George upheld the Defense’s no case submission. The Court found that there was insufficient evidence to link the men – Wayne Corriea […]
The Ministry of Housing is moving apace with the construction of 110 young professional homes in the new Palmyra Housing Scheme, Berbice. Housing Minister Collin Croal visited the project on Saturday, and was told that the project is 35 percent complete with three of the units already at about 50 percent completion. The homes are […]
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