The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat in Georgetown on Monday said the group was “extremely saddened” over the deaths of 17 Haitians who perished after the boat carrying them capsized off the coast of the Bahamas on Sunday. “This latest disaster brings to the fore once again the desperate situation in Haiti and the reprehensible nature…
Local transparency watchdog, Transparency Institute Guyana Inc. has issued a call for there to be a Commission of Inquiry to examine the disclosures and allegations of bribery and corruption made against the Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo that were unveiled in a Vice News investigative report. The Vice President has denied the allegations and the President…
— government’s support for persons building their homes seen as most helpful and timely GUYANESE have lauded the initiatives announced by President, Dr Irfaan Ali that is set to target home builders in the below $6 million to $25Million bracket as helpful and timely. The massive investments by the government will see home builders benefitting…
President Irfaan Ali and US Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves held fruitful discussions on Monday in Washington DC. Deputy Secretary Greaves committed support to the Government of Guyana in the areas of banking, finance, and tourism as well as US private sector investment into Guyana. President Ali has committed to working closely with the…
Another mining pit tragedy in the country has claimed the lives of two gold miners. The latest incident took place on Friday in the Kumung Backdam in the Puruni area, Region Seven. Investigators have identified the two dead men as 44-year-old Troy Scott from Linden and 32-year-old Seon Martin from Lethem. Investigations have revealed the…
Wartsila Operations Guyana has sponsored the equipment for Guyana’s male and female table tennis team which is set to compete at the Commonwealth Games from July 28 – August 8 in England. According to a press release, the company has decided to sponsor based on a request for the equipment for the eight players. Country…
The board of Cricket Scotland has resigned on the eve of the publication of a review into institutional racism in the sport in the country. The report, commissioned by SportScotland, is due to be published on Monday, and came in the wake of allegations from the former Scotland bowler, Majid Haq, who did not play…
Two months after executives from HAH-R-MONY, an entertainment and performing arts production company based in Montego Bay, Jamaica, came to Guyana scoping dancers, a dozen Guyanese have taken up the opportunity in the sister CARICOM country. On Friday last, the group of dancers from Unique Arts Entertainment left Guyana for Jamaica. Although the offer came…
A 49-year-old man from Region Two (Pomeroon – Supenaam) is Guyana’s latest COVID-19 fatality. The Ministry of Health reported the man died on July 23; his vaccination status is unknown. This latest death takes the total number of deaths since March 2020 to, 1, 270. Meanwhile, 34 new COVID cases were recorded after 289 tests…
President Dr Irfaan Ali and a delegation including Vice President, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hugh Todd and Foreign Secretary Robert Persaud departed Guyana for Washington on Sunday for a series of high-level engagements. At the invitation of the US Government, the delegation will meet with high-ranking US Government officials,…
