Last Updated on Tuesday, 3 July 2018, 10:53 by Denis Chabrol The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Marijuana Commission has recommended the decriminalising of marijuana possession, but the Alliance For Change (AFC)- one of Guyana’s governing coalition partners- says it does not want penalties to be removed altogether from the law books. Hours after CARICOM Secretary General, Irwin La Rocque announced in ...

Last Updated on Monday, 2 July 2018, 11:45 by Denis Chabrol ExxonMobil Foundation said Monday that it will contribute US$10 million to a new collaboration with Conservation International and the University of Guyana to train Guyanese for sustainable job opportunities and to expand community-supported conservation. The investment is also intended to support Guyana’s Green State Development Plan, the country’s 15-year ...

Last Updated on Monday, 2 July 2018, 8:05 by Denis Chabrol A 61-year old man, who allegedly raped a 12-year old girl, was found hanging from his shirt in a cell at the Leonora Police Station early Monday morning, the Guyana Police Force said. Dead is Bagatram Jailall of 48 Ocean Garden, Meten-Meer-Zorg,  West Coast Demerara. He was arrested Sunday ...