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CARICOM has announced that Regional Governments are preparing to dispatch humanitarian aid to Cuba, following a decision announced by CARICOM Chairman, Prime Minister Dr Terrance Drew at the recent CARICOM Heads of Government meeting in St. Kitts/Nevis. The announcement comes as Cuba is experiencing its worst economic and humanitarian crisis in 67 years, marked by […]
The Attorney General’s Chambers today launched the Revised Laws of Guyana (December 31, 2022) and the Law Reports of Guyana (2008-2021) – an initiative that President Irfaan Ali said is of profound importance to the country, as it undergoes rapid transformation. In his address at the launch at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC), President […]
Prime Minister, Mark Phillips has reaffirmed Guyana’s commitment to regional integration, stronger strategic partnerships, and advancing climate action in his address to the 10th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC). The Prime Minister described the current global landscape as a ‘polycrisis’ shaped by geopolitical […]
APNU Member of Parliament, Saiku Andrews, is calling for explanations to be provided over the delay in road construction works on the East Coast and East Bank of Demerara. At a press conference on Friday, MP Andrews said while the APNU Coalition supports development, projects must be done to international standards in keeping with global […]
The Linden to Mabura Hill Road project has reached a key milestone, with approximately 100 kilometres of roadway now upgraded from what was historically a “mud and slush” trail into a modern asphalt corridor. In a statement today, the contracting company Alya Construction, explained that the works are progressing on schedule to accommodate increased traffic […]
The spike in oil prices on the global market linked to the ongoing war in Iran could potentially fast track cost recovery under the Stabroek Block Production Sharing Agreement (PSA), according to ExxonMobil Guyana President, Alistair Routledge. Benchmark Brent oil prices jumped to over US$119 per barrel today following attacks by Iran on energy facilities […]
While calling for there to be continuous transformation of education across the Region, Guyana’s Minister of Education, Sonia Parag, has warned that while the Region must embrace technological changes to learning and teaching, the literacy and numeracy model adopted by the Region and Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) must not be abandoned, stating that slower learners […]
Today’s cross-examination of the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sharon Roopchand, in the ongoing Mohameds’ extradition case, centered around a Diplomatic note that was dispatched by the Government of Guyana to the US Government, seeking assurances that US indicted businessmen, Nazar and Azruddin Mohamed will not be extradited to a third state […]
The opposition, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), has activated a legal team with more than eight lawyers to provide legal assistance to 50 families who were ordered to remove from a disputed land in the village of Friendship on the East Bank of Demerara. Attorney-at-Law and APNU Member of Parliament, Dexter Todd, visited the […]
The President of the Caribbean Court of Justice, Justice Winston Anderson, has proposed the establishment of an International Climate Injuries Compensation (ICIC) Fund, funded by corporate actors, to provide compensation for damage and harm resulting from extraordinary weather events. The CCJ President presented the proposal while speaking at the Inter-American Seminar on Climate Emergency and […]
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