President Irfaan Ali on Monday said the United States can play a major role in helping the Caribbean region secure funding for the protection of the environment. The president was at the time having a ‘public conversation’ during an official state visit to Washington DC, where he shared his vision on the future of the…
AMONG the over 350 booths on display at the International Building Expo currently ongoing at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence, several international businesses are using the opportunity to launch their business in Guyana. Approximately 25 international companies from Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Saint Lucia, Suriname, United States of America (USA), Canada and Ghana are participating…
[Trinidad Guardian] A Trinidad man has been found guilty of murder and his former common-law wife guilty of manslaughter over the death of his nine-month-old stepson, who was beaten to death in 2008. Kelt Kirk and Sherry-Ann Lalloo were both initially charged with murdering Raheim Clarke but received mixed verdicts at the end of their…
– President Ali tells high-level US officials SUPPORT for concessional financing for climate change, technological support to achieve food security, and improving the relationship between the private sector are some areas of focus as Guyana and the United States seek to strengthen their relationship. These were some of the areas highlighted by President Dr. Irfaan…
The largest hydroponics farm in the Latin America and Caribbean region could soon be established in Guyana and the country is hoping to grow blueberries and other exotic crops there, according to Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mutapha. President Dr. Irfaan Ali on Friday announced that the “largest ever hydroponics park” in the region would be established…
– to boost production, create employment WITH the hope of boosting agricultural production in his community, Karaudarnau Toshao, Apollos Issacs, is pushing to establish a farine factory and expand several farms. In a recent interview with the Guyana Chronicle, Issacs said farming in the Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) community is usually done on a…
Following a meeting between Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, S.C., and lead officer of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for the Caribbean region James Markley, the bureau is looking to intensify its relationship with Guyana. Markley was accompanied by FBI’s Assistant Legal Attache’ Derek Kreitensteid, and Mayan L. Shih of…
AFTER spending the last month on remand, Daniel Melbourne, the driver who is accused of causing the death of Reonol Williams and dumping his body in a weed-filled trench, was released on $1.8 million bail. Back in June, Melbourne, a 53-year-old musician of Ann’s Grove, East Coast Demerara (ECD), was remanded on six charges by…
Some workers in Guyana’s nascent oil and gas sector have been grappling with rights issues but the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) is hoping to step up representation to protect workers’ rights. On Tuesday, GAWU inked a new Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) with the Trinidadian Oilfield Workers’ Trade Union (OWTU) in hopes of…
– Lower interest rates, requirements crucial to ownership agenda WITH the government recently securing an agreement with local banks for the reduction of interest rates on homes below $9M and removal of the down-payment requirement for mortgages and home-construction loans, the banks have expressed their eagerness to bring the dream of homeownership to life for…
