The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) says that the concerns raised by residents of the Region Seven border community of Kaikan about the behaviour of soldiers stationed there will be investigated but it said the Force will not surrender its obligation to protect the territorial integrity of the country.
(Reuters) – Two shootings in Washington, D.C. left two people dead and seven injured late on Thursday, reports by police and several media outlets said, as authorities on Friday hunted for a pair of suspects from one of the attacks likely armed with an assault rifle.
(Trinidad Express) Cricket legend Deryck Lance Murray has been appointed to the post of as High Commissioner for the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago to Jamaica.
(Trinidad Guardian) National Security Minister and Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, Stuart Young, yesterday met with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas for discussions on matters of energy and national security.
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has said that it will be ready to conduct General and Regional Elections by the end of February 2020.
Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo has declared that President David Granger will be met by protests everywhere he goes “until he names an election date.”
The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) has voiced concern over E-Networks currently laying a subsea cable in the absence of necessary approvals, while warning that the operation could jeopardise its own services.
Even as he expressed confidence about returning to office for a second term, President David Granger yesterday said the APNU+AFC coalition will ensure a peaceful environment for the upcoming general elections and accept the results.
The United States, the United Kingdom and the European Union yesterday called on President David Granger to set an election date immediately in light of the advice he received earlier in the day from GECOM and they lamented that the government is in breach of the Constitution and this would hinder their ability to support Guyana’s development needs.
Minister of Education Dr Nicolette Henry on Tuesday commissioned the newly constructed Golden Grove Secondary School.
Scores of People’s Progressive Party (PPP) protesters yesterday descended upon the Pegasus Hotel, partially disrupting a lunch held by the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA), at which President David Granger was invited to speak.
The Foxtrot (F) taxiway at the Eugene F Correia International Airport was officially commissioned yesterday, just six months after construction commenced.
PPP/C Members of Parliament (MPs) Juan Edghill and Nigel Dharamlall and supporters yesterday disrupted President David Granger’s address at a Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) luncheon at the Pegasus Hotel.
Non-management and supervisory staff of Bosai Minerals Group (Guyana) Inc (BMGGI) yesterday accepted a 14% wage and salary increase over two years, bringing protest and strike action taken on Wednesday, 18 September 2019 to an end.
A Siparuta, Region Six man died on Wednesday after his tractor toppled and pinned him while he was working in the backlands.
The police yesterday said that Jamal Bazillio C/D “Jammings” is wanted by the police for questioning in relation to the murder of Perion Bobb on 2019/04/21 at Kuribrong.
Local activist, Ramon Gaskin, last night called for support to challenge the legality of the Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) between the Government of Guyana and ExxonMobil affiliate Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited by way of judicial review.
Commissioner of Police Leslie James yesterday gave testimony at the Commission of Inquiry into the piracy attack in which over a dozen fishermen were killed off the coast of Suriname last year May.
DUBAI, (Reuters) – The United States said yesterday it was building a coalition to deter Iranian threats following a weekend attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities.
LONDON, (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson could suspend parliament again even if the Supreme Court rules that his original suspension, or prorogation, was unlawful, a court document tweeted by an opposition lawyer showed today.
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