GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana’s President David Granger wants an end to the bureaucracy that is hindering the progress of the true, holistic integration of Caribbean states. He says the red tape, and not the institutions of CARICOM, is holding the region back. “I believe that if we make the right decisions, the entire region can […]
NEW YORK – Former Guyana Member of Parliament Abdul Kadir, who was sentenced to life on a conviction of conspiring to commit a terrorist attack at New York’s JFK airport nearly a decade ago, died in a prison in the United States yesterday. Kadir was in his mid-60s. According to News Source Online, family members […]
GEORGETOWN, Guyana — The Government of Venezuela has disclosed that it will not be participating in the international court case to bring to an end the decades old border controversy with Guyana. The Venezuelan government, in a statement today indicated that this has been communicated to the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Earlier this year, […]
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Several civic and faith-based organizations have partnered to launch the Venezuela Support Group (VSG), a body which will provide advice and assistance to Venezuelans seeking refuge here from the deprivations and insecurity currently gripping their homeland. According to a news release, the initial focus of the VSG will be on ensuring Venezuelans […]
GEORGETOWN, Guyana — The Guyana Prison Service (GPS) said it has joined the Guyana Police Force (GPF) in launching an investigation into how inmates at a prison were able to acquire large bottles of liquor and engage in a Mothers’ Day party on Sunday. Social media showed the inmates, including one who is on remand […]
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – A High Court judge on Monday sentenced a 25-year-old mother to 98 years in jail after she was found guilty of killing her two children by giving them rat poison.. Awena Rutherford appeared before Justice Navindra Singh for sentencing after she had been found guilty last month. The court heard that in […]
GEORGETOWN, Guyana– Minister of Business Dominic Gaskin is urging Guyanese to ignore the doom and gloom being peddled by some about the oil and gas sector. He wants them to focus on the benefits the evolving industry will bring the country. Gaskin accused some people of being “bent on killing the spirit and hopes of […]
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The US-based oil giant, ExxonMobil said last week that the latest oil discovery in Guyana will help bring production to more than 500,000 barrels per day. In a statement, the oil company said it was satisfied with the discovery in the Pacora Well in which drilling began on January 29 this year […]
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana marked the 48th anniversary of republicanism on Friday with President David Granger saying that the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country has lived under the shadow of threats to its territory since Independence in 1966. “Guyana moved closer towards a juridical settlement of the territorial controversy this year. The United Nations Secretary General in […]
GEORGETOWN, Guyana -A High Court judge in Guyana has sentenced a 46-year-old pastor to 40 years in jail after he was found guilty of having sex with a minor two years ago. “The victim has been grossly violated in every conceivable way. She had to face criticisms and publicity take the stand and recount the […]
