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Apart from an award of US$300,000 ($60m) from the United States to combat narcotics trafficking here, the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will begin a capacity-building programme and a FBI team will help with port security.
`We cannot come here with the best ideas, and then forget that we have 700 million people who we represent living in poverty’
President Irfaan Ali has emphasized the importance of addressing global issues such as hunger, malnutrition, and food insecurity.
Guyana found itself in the hot seat yesterday at the United Nations’ 140th Session of the Human Rights Committee in Geneva, Switzerland as a barrage of questions on corruption, human rights and public accountability for state assets were asked including allegations against Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo.
The Chinese Landing Village Council is calling on the government to engage with it on implementing the recommendations of the IACHR on the protection of residents of the north west community and it has also raised the matter of the ban on villagers’ small mining which it says is affecting livelihoods.
HOUSTON (Reuters) -Exxon Mobil CEO Darren Woods yesterday said his company is trying to establish it has rights over Hess Corp (NYSE:HES)’s Guyana assets in its dispute with Chevron (NYSE:CVX), not buy the company itself.
Traditional heavyweights Leopold Street, Tiger Bay, and Channel-9 Warriors were eliminated on Sunday evening in the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Georgetown edition following contrasting defeats at the National Park tarmac, Thomas Lands.
After four rounds in the Guyana Chess Federation’s Third Grand Prix Chess Tournament, which moved off on Saturday, Ethan Lee and Sasha Shariff have taken the lead in their open and female categories, respectively.
Commander of Region Six, Shivpersaud Bacchus yesterday confirmed that the driver involved in the accident which resulted in the death of Justin Totaram from East Canje Berbice has been placed on $300,000 station bail.
Guyana and Brazil recently held a technical bilateral meeting in Boa Vista on their International Road Transport Agreement (IRTA) which the Ministry of Home Affairs says signifies an important step toward in fostering closer ties and collaboration in the transportation sector.
On Sunday, Malachi Moore (Handicap Open), Xenophon Goliah (Master 50+), Aneesa Chetram (Novice Girls) and Delon Barton (Novice Boys) all emerged victorious in their respective categories at the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) Novice Open, Master 50+ and Handicap Open Table Tennis Tournament played at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.
Dear Editor,
I have noted with grave concern a very misleading headline in the Monday March 18, 2024 edition, which stated “Public Service Credit Union vice chair says has provided list of names required by Co-op Chief”.
Police are seeking legal advice following the crash that resulted in the death of Aaron Leitch, a 34-year-old District Crop Extension Officer attached to the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute along the Tacama trail, Ituni, Region Ten on the morning of January 31.
CAIRO, (Reuters) – Twenty Palestinians were killed in the early hours of yesterday in Israeli air strikes on Rafah and central parts of the Gaza Strip, Gaza health officials said.
President Irfaan Ali has emphasized the interconnectedness of prosperity within the Caribbean region, stating that the wealth of Guyana will ultimately lead to the prosperity of the entire region.
Dear Editor,
I worked the day shift with former President Cheddi Jagan on the day he would normally go to his office to meet people with appointments, but as we settled in his car and was on the move, he said to me and the driver, “Comrade, we have to make a short stop to see my doctor.”
(Reuters) – A former New York City employee filed suit on Monday accusing Mayor Eric Adams of sexually assaulting her in 1993, when both worked for the municipal transit police bureau, after she went to him seeking help in navigating a hostile office environment.