The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday ruled that it has jurisdiction to hear the Guyana-Venezuela border case. The judgement was delivered by President of the ICJ, Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf, at a public sitting at the Peace Palace in the Hague, Netherlands. The Government of Guyana was represented at these hearings by David…
President Irfaan Ali Friday made good on his pledge to improve the educational opportunities for ranks of the Guyana Defence Force. The Head of State presented Corporal Ryan Jordan, Lance Corporal Nikolai Moore and Private Michael Yarde with scholarships, in keeping with a commitment made while visiting soldiers stationed at Kaikan in Region 7 (Cuyuni…
The Guyana Police Force is reminding drivers that failing to produce a driver’s license when requested to do so, is an offense. The Guyana Police Force and the relatives of murdered Berbice teens Isaiah and Joel Henry got into a war of words today after an altercation last evening during a traffic stop at Sparendaam.…
–sends technical team to analyse estates, signals strong interest to invest SUGAR had lost its ‘taste’ over the years, becoming an industry that depended on Government bailouts to stay afloat, but a new impetus and strategic plan derived by the new Government have not only ‘breathed’ life into local ‘sugar-dependent’ communities, but has attracted one…
Region Ten, Upper Demerara-Berbice is now an area for concern for health authorities after 86 new positive COVID-19 cases were recorded up to Thursday. “The area of concern is [Region Ten]; there are a number of communities there that we have been tracking because they have had an increase in cases,” Health Minister Dr Frank…
The Police Commander at the center of a Guyana Revenue Authority investigation into smuggled liquor has offered to pay the taxes on the uncustomed commodity, sources familiar with the probe have told News Source. The Police Divisional Commander for Region 9 and two other Police Ranks were intercepted on Tuesday by GRA Enforcement Officers with…
–President Ali, former Presidents to meet quarterly to discuss issues on national development –security, electoral and constitutional reforms among key areas discussed on Tuesday SEVERAL key issues such as security, electoral and constitutional reforms and national unity took centre stage when President, Dr. Irfaan Ali met with several former Presidents of Guyana at State House…
The Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has advised the police to facilitate the process for 25-year-old Drupattie Balkarran, called “Natasha”, to undergo a psychiatric evaluation after she reportedly confessed to beating her 6-year-old daughter in the head with a piece of wood and dumping her in a swampy area. The incident occurred…
An elderly couple who dedicated their lives to helping others as Missionaries of Christ, died last evening in an accident along the Linden/Soesdyke highway. The couple, 75-year-old Cornelius Rozema and 79-year-old Bernice Rozema were heading to their home at Hauraruni along the highway when tragedy struck. The husband was driving when he reportedly lost control…
— SOCU drops ‘politically-motivated’ charges against Dr. Singh, Brassington CHARGES laid by the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) against former Finance Minister, Dr Ashni Singh, and former head of the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL), Winston Brassington, have been withdrawn, exonerating the public officials who were victims of a “politically-motivated” attempt, under the…
