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Incumbent Leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC) Khemraj Ramjattan has been re-elected by party members, who have also decided to remain part of the main opposition coalition.

With the government committing itself to responding to the recommendations of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) report on the violation of the rights of Isseneru villagers, the community has noticed increased activities by the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) to address their concerns.

The family of 23-year-old Quindon Bacchus, the man who was killed during an alleged shootout with the Guyana Police Force (GPF) on Friday, is calling for an impartial investigation into his death.

The partnership between Guyanese manufacturer DuraVilla and Barbados’ National Housing Corporation (NHC) is set to have spinoff effects for businesses here as well as on the island, the company’s Chief Executive Officer Rafeek Khan says.

The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security through the National Commission on Disability (NCD) will begin registration for the recently announced one-off $100,000 cash grant for every child living with a disability on Wednesday at selected locations countrywide.

This is the seventh entry in a series on the current state of civil society in Guyana.

Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for finance Dr Ashni Singh on Thursday hailed the contributions of late former Queen’s College Deputy Headmistress Esther Rawlins, whom he called an educator of the highest caliber.

The Guyana Marine Conservation Society (GMCS) has launched its five-year strategic plan (2022-2027), which it says aligns with the government’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) 2030. 

Shamirika Gibson, who allegedly stabbed and killed mother of two Carol Davidson in an attack carried out with three other persons, was charged with murder and remanded to prison on Friday.

A Mahaicony businesswoman sustained injuries after three armed bandits pounced on her just around midday on Friday and brutalised her before stealing millions of dollars in cash and jewellery.

The Ministry of Health on Saturday confirmed a total of 60 new COVID-19 cases.

(Trinidad Guardian) – Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley addressed the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles on Friday and expressed hope that respect and regard would be afforded to all states within the hemisphere, including Cuba and Venezuela.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of demonstrators descended on Washington and at hundreds of rallies across the United States yesterday to demand that lawmakers pass legislation aimed at curbing gun violence following last month’s massacre at a Texas elementary school.

Police found a total of 40 grammes of cannabis hidden in an Ensure bottle in a bus shed at Westminster, on the West Bank of Demerara on Friday.

(Trinidad Guardian) – China’s Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago Fang Qiu has confirmed two Chinese companies will become tenants at the Phoenix Park Industrial Estate.

KYIV, (Reuters) – Ukraine remains in control of the Azot chemical plant in Sievierodonetsk where hundreds of civilians are sheltering amid bitter fighting, the region’s governor said on Saturday, after a Russia-backed separatist claimed 300 to 400 Ukrainian fighters were also trapped there.

The Embassy of the Sovereign Order of Malta in Guyana last month received international recognition for its humanitarian work.

(Reuters) – Iran and Venezuela, oil producers grappling with crippling U.S.

(Reuters) – The price of U.S. gasoline averaged more than $5 a gallon for the first time yesterday, data from the AAA showed, extending a surge in fuel costs that is driving rising inflation.

Campus Crusade for Christ (CCC) Guyana has announced the appointment of Alexis Boucher as its new National Team Leader with effect from February 7, 2022.