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Guyana’s South American neighbour to the east and CARICOM sister state Suriname, is supportive of the push for a Juridical Settlement to the Border Controversy Guyana shares with Venezuela. Surinamese President Desi Bouterse met with President David Granger last week, where the two leaders discussed a range of issues including Venezuela’s claims to Guyana’s Essequibo […]
by Kurt Campbell Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Monday called on CARICOM leaders to urgently address the increased cases of denial of entry of regional citizens into fellow CARICOM member states. Prime Minister Holness made the call while delivering an address at the opening of the 37th Heads of Government meeting of CARICOM in […]
Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, used his statement at the opening of the CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting in Georgetown to wail into critics of the regional body. The Prime Minister lashed out at those who used the newspapers to talk about CARICOM being a comotose body, telling the […]
CARICOM Leaders gathered in Georgetown, Guyana for their 37th Regular Meeting, stood in silence and paid tribute to the former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Patrick Manning, who died last Saturday. In paying tribute, CARICOM Secretary General, Ambassador Irwin LaRoque said he could not begin the meeting without first paying tribute to the late […]
The Special Organised Crime Unit of the Guyana Police Force, has seized a number of documents from the home and business place of Permanent Secretary, Omar Shariff, as it continues to probe possible money laundering and tax evasion. Sources familiar with the investigations have told News Source that hundreds of millions of dollars have been […]
Guyana has joined the rest of the Caribbean region in extending sympathy and support to the people of Trinidad and Tobago on the death of former Prime Minister, Patrick Manning. In a statement on Saturday, the Government of Guyana, said “our nation shares in the deep sense of loss and grief which have overcome the […]
Hours after the Exxon Mobil oil company announced a “world-class discovery” of oil and gas offshore Guyana, the government declared that it is excited and humbled by the news. President David Granger is expected to issue a statement on the new discovery but Natural Resources Minister Raphael Trotman told the local media on Thursday that […]
After more than a decade of its absence, a National Youth Policy was on Thursday laid in the National Assembly, outlining the government’s agenda for young Guyanese. The policy seeks to address some of the major problems facing Guyanese youth, such as suicide, mental health, teenage pregnancy, weak youth representation, youth crime and youth unemployment. […]
The outgoing Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in Georgetown, Bryan Hunt, is of the view that Guyana would be doing itself a disservice if it were to only take advice on national matters from Guyanese while ignoring international partners. Mr. Hunt’s position came in response to a recent statement by Opposition Leader […]
Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of the Presidency and former Candidate for the People’s Progressive Party, Omar Shariff is being probed by the Special Organised Crime Unit. Shariff was visited by SOCU investigators on Thursday at the Ministry of the Presidency and asked to accompany them to the SOCU office to answer questions related to […]
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