WASHINGTON/HOUSTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. will not renew a license set to expire tomorrow that had broadly eased Venezuela oil sanctions, moving to reimpose punitive measures in response to President Nicolas Maduro’s failure to meet certain election commitments, senior U.S.
DUBAI, (Reuters) – Authorities and communities across the United Arab Emirates were clearing debris today after at least one person died and homes and businesses were damaged in a rare torrential storm.
More than six months after a complaint was lodged by APNU+AFC MP David Patterson about a pump station contract award to Tepui Inc, the procurement commission found major breaches in the evaluation process but said it can do nothing about it as a contract has already been concluded.
President Irfaan Ali yesterday announced that a new management team is set to take the helm at the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) and sources have confirmed that accountant and businessman Paul Cheong is tipped to head the corporation.
Two persons were yesterday remanded to prison over the murder last month of Bartica businessman, Mohamed Zaheer Sheriff, at Arimu Backdam in Region Seven.
Guyana yesterday confirmed, that along with Suriname, it has approached China for concessionary funding for the planned Corentyne Bridge that will link the two countries.
Guyana yesterday welcomed a statement by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Monday on Venezuela’s promulgation of `The Organic law for the Defense of Guyana Esequiba’.
Navindra Narine, aka Akash, a 20-year-old businessman has been charged with causing the death of Anjalie Khemraj, 16, by dangerous driving.
Guyana yesterday signalled support for a second International Decade for People of African Descent.
Stephan Hope, a 31-year-old security officer of Haslington, East Coast Demerara has been charged with the murder of Ashanti Liverpool.
As part of its efforts to enhance cybersecurity resilience here, the National Data Management Authority (NDMA) yesterday unveiled 43 new policies as part of government’s National Cybersecurity Policy Framework.
WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – The U.S. and its allies planned fresh sanctions against Iran over its unprecedented attack on Israel, seeking to dissuade Israel from a major escalation as its war cabinet was set to meet for a third time on Wednesday to decide a response.
Following the incident that surfaced with the Queenstown Secondary School student of Venezuelan lineage who was assaulted by her colleagues, a Venezuelan mother has decided to speak out about her own children being bullied.
The Guyana Power and Light (GPL), remains in the dark on the costs for the rental of the powership from Qatari company, UCC, but President Irfaan Ali yesterday said that the vessel will leave Cuba today for Guyana.
(Reuters) – A section of TC Energy’s TRP.TO NGTL gas pipeline system in Alberta ruptured and caught fire yesterday, sparking a wildfire in a remote area, which is currently being held, the company said.
A man was on Monday remanded to prison by Magistrate Clive Nurse at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court after he was charged with attempting to murder another with a cutlass.
HANOI, (Reuters) – Vietnam has mounted an “unprecedented” rescue of Saigon Joint Stock Commercial Bank (SCB), a lender engulfed in the nation’s biggest financial fraud, according to three bank documents and new official information provided to Reuters by a person with access to the documents.
Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance and the Public Service, Ashni Singh yesterday joined President Irfaan Ali and Prime Minister Mark Phillips at a meeting with a delegation from the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank).
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – The first seven jurors were selected on Tuesday to serve on Donald Trump’s hush-money criminal trial, as the selection process continues to choose a panel of 12 members and six alternates who can be fair to the former U.S.
BOGOTA, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A court’s ruling that residents of a polluted Peruvian mining town have the right to a healthy environment could be a milestone for similar cases in Latin America, though the blighted community still faces hurdles in its fight for justice.
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