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.
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.
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.
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.
Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn was in Saxacalli on Sunday where he met with the Joint Services personnel who were tracking prison escapee, Akeem Wong.
APNU+AFC Member Vinceroy Jordan said he is disappointed that villages such as Maruranau, Semonie, Quiko and Rupertee are without functioning water wells despite Minister of Housing and Water Collin Croal’s announcement that 96 percent water coverage was achieved with an investment of $1 billion.
The newly built $25.7 million education office in Oronoque, Port Kaituma, Region One, will serve as a central hub to bolster the delivery of quality education within the Matarkai sub-district.
Minister within the Ministry of Housing and Water, Susan Rodrigues, Permanent Secretary, Bishram Kuppen, Chief Executive Officer, Guyana Water Inc (GWI).
Convicted rapist and double-murder suspect Akeem Wong, who had escaped from prison and was being hunted, was fatally shot at about 13:40 hrs yesterday at Groete Creek Backdam, Essequibo River in Region Seven by members of a Joint Services team.
An ambassador to Belgium has been identified, even as President Irfaan Ali actively reviews appoint-ments for envoys to Brazil and India, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hugh Todd has said.
The consortium of Ramdihal, Haynes, Vitality Consulting, and Eclisar Financial & Professional (RHVE), which conducted the US$7.3 billion cost audit on Esso Exploration & Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) for 2018-2020 has been sent comments by the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) on the findings and is in the stages of responding, according to sources.