President Irfaan Ali is in Washington DC to meet with US lawmakers and various groups on issues related to Guyana and US relations. Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hugh Todd, and Foreign Secretary, Robert Persaud, are accompanying the President. The high-level engagements started today in Washington, according to a…
PRIME Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d), Mark Phillips said that the government recognises the importance of Bartica as an integral part of the country’s developmental agenda and major holistic development projects are in the pipeline to revolutionise the town. “Our country is on the brink of massive economic development, and wherever that occurs, we must ensure that…
Thirty-two athletes from Guyana will join their peers from the other members of the Commonwealth Games Associations for the hosting of the event formally known as the British Empire Games, which gets going on Thursday, July 28, in Birmingham, England. First held in 1930, the Commonwealth Games, the second-largest multi-sport event after the Olympics, brings…
International Building Expo 2022 officially opened at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence, East Bank Demerara last Friday under the theme: “A New Frontier For Building a One-Guyana.” It was slated to wrap up on Sunday, however, with great reviews and requests being made by exhibitors, the expo has been extended to Tuesday. The expo has…
There is now a direct flight between Guyana and Cuba. Fly All Ways Airlines will operate the route once weekly with a 180-seater aircraft. The airline had its inaugural flight on Saturday. On board was Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Guyana Ambassador Elisabeth Harper, Director of the Guyana Tourism…
A NEW company, Caribbean Subsea Specialist Inc. (CSSI), was on Thursday evening launched to provide services to the local oil-and-gas sector. The event was held in the Aura Lounge, at the Pegasus Hotel, in Kingston, where it was learnt that the company, which was incorporated in 2017, is a joint-venture partnership between local majority shareholder,…
By Fareeza Haniff fareeza@newsroom.gy Most countries, including Guyana, made the hard decision to relax all COVID-19 restrictions to return the world to some semblance of normalcy and improve the global economy even though the virus was still rapidly spreading. But not China. And it was a brutal wake-up call for me that the deadly coronavirus…
IN light of the overwhelming response to the International Building Expo 2022 from patrons and exhibitors, Housing and Water Minister, Collin Croal, on Sunday, announced a two-day extension of the event. The expo is being held at the National Stadium tarmac at Providence, East Bank Demerara under the theme: “A New Frontier for Building a…
30 workers of the Amazon Caribbean Guyana Limited (AMCAR) are now jobless after the company which is involved in the processing and exporting Heart of Palm has decided to close it’s Rosignol, West Bank Berbice plant. The Guyana Agricultural Workers Union (GAWU), which represents the plant employees, said it was stunned by the decision. The…
US climate envoy, John Kerry, says President Joe Biden is considering announcing a climate emergency. The move would give him additional powers to push his renewable energy agenda, which has been held up by lack of support in Congress. Kerry told the BBC it was “less than ideal” that Congress was not “full-throatedly” in favour.…
