Guyana’s Attorney General Anil Nandlall on Tuesday welcomed St Lucia’s decision to join the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as that island’s final appeal court for civil and criminal cases. “The government and people of St Lucia must be commended for this important step. It augurs well for Caribbean jurisprudence and it augurs well for the integration movement in the ...
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Guyana asks EU to make trade easier; business chamber in the making
A European Union (EU)-Guyana Chamber would soon be established to ease bottlenecks in the trade in goods and services between the two sides, a top EU envoy said Wednesday, prompting a call by President Irfaan for help to meet European standards. “For those of you who find the European market a bit daunting, I have good news. We will soon ...
Read More »EU election experts in Guyana to assess electoral reforms before next general elections
The European Union’s (EU) 2020 election observer mission (EOM) follow-up mission is in Guyana to assess whether progress has been made on electoral reforms in keeping with recommendations, EU Ambassador to Guyana René van Nes announced on Wednesday. “There are electoral experts right now in Guyana who are here over the coming weeks to discuss electoral reforms ahead of the ...
Read More »Suspect in Sir Mars’ death arrested, admits responsibility
A suspect in the killing of prominent secondary school teacher and actor, Kerwyn Mars alias ‘Sir Mars’, was arrested on Tuesday and has since admitted to being responsible for his death , police said. The Guyana Police Force declined to identify the suspect, but said he was “cooperating with the investigators” who were questioning him at the headquarters of the ...
Read More »Sir Mars, suspect stabbed each other- police
Well-known Guyanese teacher and actor, Kerwyn Mars alias Sir Mars, and the prime suspect in his killing knifed each other before his car was reversed and pinned him to a nearby concrete fence, police said. “Investigations revealed that Mars and the suspect had a ‘misunderstanding’ that escalated inside the vehicle. As a result, both parties armed themselves with knives and ...
Read More »“Demon”, accomplice charged with assaulting policeman
A well-known businessman from Vigilance, East Coast Demerara and a construction worker from nearby Friendship have been charged with assaulting a policeman to prevent them from being arrested. Mark “Demon” Cromwell,41, and Kessee Edwards were also charged with several offences connected to the fracas that occurred on Friday afternoon on the Turkeyen Access Road, Greater Georgetown. Mr Cromwell was charged ...
Read More »Norton warns City vendors, businesses against voting PPP in Local Govt Elections
Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform-led A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), Aubrey Norton on Sunday night called on vendors and the business community to vote for his coalition in the June 12, 2o23 or they risk being marginalised if the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) clinches power in the City. “I want to warn the vendors. They are out ...
Read More »ExxonMobil Guyana considering “next steps” after High Court orders “unlimited guarantee” for pollution impact; AFC, Jagdeo differ on insurance
ExxonMobil Guyana on Friday said it was mulling the way forward after a High Court ordered the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to enforce an “unlimited guarantee” of funds to deal with pollution from its offshore Liza 1 field. “We are reviewing the court’s decision and evaluating potential next steps,” the company said in a statement. Attorney General Anil Nandlall has ...
Read More »Jagdeo blames Press Association for poor global press freedom rating
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday blamed the Guyana Press Association (GPA) for the 26-point dip in the global press freedom index by the international watchdog, Reporters Without Borders, even as the Guyana government did not oppose the establishment of a new media organisation. “I think that the Press Association and this big hype, knowing that the report was coming ...
Read More »COVID-19 no longer a global health emergency – WHO
Covid-19 is no longer a global health emergency, the World Health Organization said on Friday. WHO’s International Health Regulations Emergency Committee discussed the pandemic on Thursday at its 15th meeting on Covid-19, and WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus concurred that the public health emergency of international concern, or PHEIC, declaration should end. “For more than a year the pandemic has been ...
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