See below full statement issued by CARICOM: Notice of Temporary Unavailability of CARICOM Website and Other Applications (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana – Monday, 4 December 2023): The CARICOM Secretariat advises that certain online applications have been breached. In these circumstances, our website and other applications are offline until…
Senior chess players Loris Nathoo (1703) and Candidate Master (CM) Taffin Khan (2005) will head into a playoff soon to vie for the 2023 National Open Championship title. The playoff result will finally determine the new champion. Both players ended their encounters with nine opponents with the highest scores of…
A Venezuelan national was Monday remanded to prison for the murder of 42-year-old Chetram Ramjattan of Kilcoy Settlement, Corentyne, Berbice. Simon Wills, 28, a chicken farm laborer, appeared virtually at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Peter Hugh and was charged with the capital offense of murder. It is…
The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) is gearing up for its participation at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) billed for May 2024. In its preparations, member companies and local investors are urged to pitch agricultural and renewable energy innovations even as they look to build partnerships. Peter Ramsaroop,…
The search and rescue team of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) has increased its patrols in hopes of finding four fishermen who headed out to sea on November 16, 2023 and didn’t return. A press release from the GDF on Monday noted that the Coast Guard teams are actively escalating…
Shai Hope sealed a dramatic victory for his West Indies side over England with three sixes in four balls off Sam Curran in Antigua on Sunday, then called upon his players to back up their performances next week as they look to clinch a series win. Hope’s unbeaten 109 off 83…
By Neil Marks in Dubai neil@newsroom.gy Though Guyana does not believe Nicolas Maduro will order an invasion of Guyana following Sunday’s referendum, Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo says Guyana is prepared for the worst, building defence cooperation with its allies. Venezuela held a symbolic referendum on Sunday as the Maduro…
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelans on Sunday approved a referendum called by the government of President Nicolás Maduro to claim sovereignty over an oil- and mineral-rich area of neighboring Guyana it argues was stolen when the border was drawn more than a century ago. It remains unclear how Maduro will…
Guyana will champion the Commonwealth Living Lands Action Group on sustainable green cover and biodiversity, committing itself to lead coordinated efforts across the 56 Commonwealth member countries. The announcement comes after a Commonwealth event in Dubai on 3 December 2023 during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28). During the…
By Fareeza Haniff fareeza@newsroom.gy Thousands of Guyanese gathered at the National Stadium at Providence, East Bank Demerara on Sunday night to witness a ‘Night of Patriotic Reflection’. The event featured songs, dancing and poetry from talented Guyanese artistes as the nation banded together to rebuke Venezuela’s illegal attempts to seize…
