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Guyana affirms confidence in ICJ; says committed to int’l law

In his inaugural address to the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, President Irfaan Ali, affirmed Guyana’s confidence in the International Court of Justice...

Probe into Berbice Killings: President hints at RSS team arriving shortly; MoU already signed

President Irfaan Ali has reported that “great progress” has been made in relation to assembling the necessary human resources to ensure an impartial investigation...

APNU/AFC Govt “practically decimated” the agriculture sector – Dharamlall

Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Nigel Dharamlall, on Thursday, blasted the previous APNU/AFC administration for “practically decimating the Agriculture sector” and for...

Nandlall’s law books trial deferred pending CCJ ruling

The trial of Attorney General and Legal Affairs Minister Anil Nandlall, who is accused of stealing 14 Commonwealth Law Reports from the State, has...

Over $250M from SLED initiative cannot be accounted for; probe launched

Over $250 million from the previous government's Sustainable Livelihood and Entrepreneurial Development (SLED) programme cannot be accounted for. The announcement was made by Minister of...

“My government is committed to greater political inclusion” – President tells UN

Inaugural National Address of His Excellency Mohamed Irfaan Ali President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana to the 75th session of the United Nations...

Over $800M in debt racked up by T&HD under Coalition Govt – Edghill

The Transport and Harbour Department (T&HD) had racked up a total of $815,231,000 in debt to various agencies up to time the APNU/AFC Government...

Agriculture has what it takes to drive the economy post Covid-19 – Mustapha

Even though the agriculture sector is struggling to deal with the impacts of the unprecedented pandemic, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha is of the firm...

Sheriff St/Mandela Road Project “badly mismanaged” by APNU/AFC – Edghill tells National Assembly

Even though a huge sum of money was already expended on the Sheriff Street/ Mandela Road Project during the APNU/AFC Coalition's tenure in office,...

Diaspora and Remigration matters reintegrated into Foreign Ministry

The Government of Guyana has enhanced its plans of engaging and involving the diaspora to support its national development priorities. In this regard, the Government...

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Guyana to champion forest conservation at upcoming G20 Summit – Jagdeo

Guyana has been invited to attend the upcoming Group of Twenty (G20) Summit in Brasilia, Brazil in October, and will champion forest conservation and...

Power ship reaches maximum capacity of 36MW – GPL

Over the weekend, the power ship stationed at Everton, East Bank Berbice incrementally increased its generation output to 35 megawatts to the Demerara-Berbice Interconnected...

Govt makes 2nd NRF withdrawal for 2024 to the tune of US$300 million 

See full statement from the Ministry of Finance:  Pursuant to the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) Act 2021, as amended by the Fiscal Enactments (Amendment) Act...

Construction of US$35M Mackenzie-Wismar Bridge to begin in August

Traffic congestion and long delays will soon be things of the past for commuters using the Mackenzie-Wismar Bridge, as construction of a new US$35...

Body of missing pensioner found in Essequibo River

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  Police in Regional Division #7 are investigating a report of suspected drowning of Philistine Franci called ‘PI’,...

Cyclist hospitalised after Sheriff Street Roundabout ‘hit and run’ accident

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  Police in Regional Division 4A are investigating a report of a hit and run serious accident which...

Pedestrian dies after being struck down by truck at Enmore

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  Police in Regional Division 4C are investigating a report of a fatal accident which occurred on Sunday...

PM Phillips Commends CIUG for a Decade of Chinese Cultural Exchange at 10th Anniversary

Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d), the Honourable Mark Phillips, praised the Confucius Institute at the University of Guyana (CIUG) for its outstanding achievements in fostering...

GPHC receives modern devices to facilitate better treatment of persons with kidney diseases

Through a collaborative effort between the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), and Boston Scientific, several LithoVue scopes were...

Work on sentencing guidelines nearing completion – AG

The government is close to completing work on sentencing guidelines, a project that has been funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)-funded ‘Support for...