Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo last week reiterated the government’s commitment to facilitating the planting and production of industrial hemp in Guyana. Also last week, during a meeting with representatives from the Guyana Hemp Industries, the Vice President reportedly gave a promise that the first hemp seed could be planted…
Region Three Police Commander, Senior Superintendent Errol Watts and a group of Police officers on Tuesday engaged in a tense confrontation with a motorcyclist who they were reportedly searching for marijuana but later claimed he resisted arrest after he was found to be without a helmet. In a video of the confrontation, which occurred at…
Three men from Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) have been recorded as Guyana’s latest COVID-19 fatalities, the Ministry of Health reported on Tuesday. Their vaccination statues are unknown, according to the government. Those who died are: A 79-year-old man who died on January 30 A 52-year-old who died on February 03 And a 44-year-old who…
Jason Fraser, who is President of the Pan American Mixed Martial Arts Federation, is challenging his Guyanese counterparts to host either the Caribbean Championships or the Pan American Championships. Fraser, who is part of the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF), said they are impressed with Guyana’s growth over the past 18 months and if…
As Guyana continues to develop its nascent oil and gas sector, massive allocations were approved during the Budget Estimates on Tuesday to advance key works in auditing oil blocks, reviewing Guyana’s oil laws and agreements and even setting up the new Local Content Secretariat. Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat was tasked with detailing the…
A 12-member jury on Tuesday found 29-year-old Levoy LaCruz called ‘Jagan’ not guilty of a manslaughter charge. LaCruz, of Lower Pomeroon River, was on trial before Justice Jo-Ann Barlow at the Suddie High Court for fatally stabbing his drinking buddy, Rafael Orin Danns during an argument on September 8, 2014, in the county of Essequibo.…
Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill on Tuesday signalled the government’s intention to construct an energy-efficient and cost-effective campus to house the United Nations (UN) agencies that have a presence in the country. Currently, the five UN agencies here were moved to several small buildings in a compound on Duke Street, Georgetown by the previous…
Police have issued a wanted bulletin for Akeem Rajkumar called ‘Barney’ who is wanted in connection with the murder of Carlos Waithe, 24, a pawnshop owner. Rajkumar, who is no stranger to the court and who is reportedly a newspaper vendor, is from Leopold Street, Georgetown. Anyone with information that may lead to the arrest…
With Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo denying claims by a Chinese businessman and lobbyist that he has accepted bribes to facilitate Chinese business dealings in Guyana, the Leader of the People’s National Congress, Aubrey Norton has issued a call on the Guyana Police Force to launch a full investigation into the allegations. “I will like to…
Guyana will not be caught in the middle of any “cold-war-like” tensions between the two global superpowers: the United States (US) and China, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has said. This statement was made during a press briefing on Tuesday night, one day after he did an interview with the US-based Vice News that was released…
