CARICOM Leaders have agreed to review the issue of local content policies being developed in CARICOM states and whether those policies are in contravention of provisions in the Caricom Single Market and Economy treaty. Guyana recently passed and signed Local Content legislation into law for the oil and gas sector. The move raised concern among…
Joint Statement from President Dr Irfaan Ali and President of Guatemala, Alejandro Giammattei Falla: On this day, March 3rd, 2022, in the context of the IV Summit of Heads of State CARICOM-SICA, His Excellency Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, and His Excellency Alejandro Giammattei Falla, President of the Republic of…
A 58-year-old porter from the Pomeroon area lost his life yesterday morning when the motor tractor and trailer that he was riding on toppled and pinned him. A Police statement said the accident occurred at around 7:30 on Wednesday morning along the Ampa trail, East Bank Essequibo. The tractor and trailer were being driven by…
Police investigators are probing the death of a 26-year-old Dental Surgeon whose lifeless body was found at her Kuru Kuru home with a wire around her neck. The body of Dhanwantie Ramsarup was discovered by her husband who has since been taken into custody for questioning. It was the husband who alerted the Police to…
THE HAGUE, March 3 (Reuters) – Investigators from the International Criminal Court set off for “the Ukraine region” on Thursday to start looking into possible war crimes, the tribunal’s top prosecutor said in an interview. Karim Khan told Reuters his office would see if there was evidence of war crimes, crimes against humanity and acts…
Three persons are now in custody after the vehicle they were in was intercepted with marijuana that carries a street value of $16 million. The vehicle was intercepted at No. 63 Village, Corentyne Berbice on Wednesday, according to a report from the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU). The drugs were discovered in several parcels and weighed…
Two men were arrested on Wednesday after they were found with over 100 cocaine pellets worth $1.2 million and which weighed about 1.084 kg. The Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) in a statement late Wednesday night revealed that accused drug trafficker Ron Reid, 49, and Nigel Dundas, 45, were arrested at Front Road, West Ruimveldt, Georgetown.…
Formula 1 has terminated its contract with the Russian Grand Prix. The sport’s commercial arm, which controls the calendar, has decided racing in the country is impossible in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine. The race in Sochi scheduled for September this year has already been cancelled. There will now no longer be a…
AS the county continues to see a general decrease in the number of COVID-19 cases, there are less than 150 active cases in Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica). This was disclosed by the Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, during his daily COVID-19 update. He noted that, in total, the country currently has some 494 active cases…
Athletes from Russia and Belarus will not be allowed to compete at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing after the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) reversed its original decision. The IPC was heavily criticised when, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it initially said it would allow the athletes to compete as neutrals. A statement said the…
