Last Updated on Saturday, 26 October 2024, 16:56 by Writer Ghana’s Foreign Minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, who travelled to Guyana earlier this year and successfully lobbied foreign ministers and leaders of independent Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states, was Friday elected the new Commonwealth Secretary-General. “Truly humbled by the overwhelming support of the Commonwealth Heads of Government in selecting me as ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 October 2024, 16:49 by Writer The Head of the Guyana Police Force’s (GPF) Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU), Fazil Karimbaksh and Minister of Local Government, Anand Persaud filed two separate libel suits against reporter and owner of The Big Smith News Watch, Leroy Smith for a total of GY$605 million plus aggravated or exemplary damages. ...

Last Updated on Friday, 25 October 2024, 18:50 by Writer Natural Resources Minister, Vickram Bharrat on Friday said entrepreneurs have found new ways to ‘smart’ the Local Content Act by having companies controlled on paper by Guyanese but the Local Content Secretariat has been uncovering those new schemes. He credited the Head of the Local Content Secretariat, Dr Martin Pertab ...