City Magistrate Leron Daly on Friday sentenced a 32-year-old man to serve two years imprisonment after he confessed to snatching a woman’s gold chain. Sherman Ken, of Kaneville, Grove, East Bank Demerara, pleaded guilty to the charge which alleged that on June 21, 2022, at Brickdam Acess Road, he used personal violence to rob Farida…
The People’s National Congress Reform, (PNCR), which is the largest party in the APNU+AFC coalition, has raised questions about the planned Commission of Inquiry into the 2020 General Elections, while there is an active Elections Petition questioning the outcome of the elections still before the Courts. During a press conference today, PNCR Executive Member Gary…
–President Ali tells Commonwealth leaders, top executives during business forum By Rabindra Rooplall in Kigali, Rwanda PRESIDENT Dr. Irfaan Ali has said that there are four crises affecting Commonwealth countries, and there must be some balance in determining how to solve them. President Ali was at the time speaking at the Commonwealth Business Forum (CBF)…
See full statement from the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) below: The Government of Guyana, via the Civil Defence Commission (CDC), distributed food, cleaning and hygiene supplies to various flood impacted communities across the country. During the past two weeks the CDC has disseminated over 700 food and cleaning hampers, along with several other relief…
The People’s National Congress Reform, (PNCR), which is the largest party in the APNU+AFC coalition, has raised questions about the planned Commission of Inquiry into the 2020 General Elections, while there is an active Elections Petition questioning the outcome of the elections still before the Courts. During a press conference today, PNCR Executive Member Gary…
–President Ali says, following sod-turning ceremony for first African vaccine-manufacturing facility in Rwanda –project to be run by BioNTech targets COVID-19, malaria, tuberculosis vaccines By Rabindra Rooplall in Kigali, Rwanda PRESIDENT Dr. Irfaan Ali has said that Guyana will work with countries like Rwanda to put the necessary framework in place for the establishment of…
Eradicating violence against women and girls, and all forms of domestic violence takes centre stage in Guyana as the country forges a new relationship in the form of a pledge campaign designed to raise awareness and recruit advocates nationally. The Government of Guyana, through the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security, in partnership with…
The People’s National Congress Reform, (PNCR), which is the largest party in the APNU+AFC coalition, has raised questions about the planned Commission of Inquiry into the 2020 General Elections, while there is an active Elections Petition questioning the outcome of the elections still before the Courts. During a press conference today, PNCR Executive Member Gary…
RAMPS Logistics Guyana Inc., with parent company in Trinidad and Tobago, has been denied a local content certificate, the company’s Chairman, Shaun Rampersad, announced, as he bemoaned the decision of the legally mandated Local Content Secretariat. Speaking to the media corps at a recent press conference at the local subsidiary’s New Market Street, Georgetown headquarters,…
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) along with the Pan American Development Foundation (PADF) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have commended Guyana’s Ministry of Education (MoE) for its efforts to accommodate migrant children from Venezuela. IOM’s Senior Regional Coordination Officer and Chief of Mission, Robert Natiello led the commendations during a…
