Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh on Tuesday appealed to commercial banks to comply with a Bank of Guyana directive to use the simplified due diligence requirements for opening bank accounts that would attract monthly deposits of GY$500,000 or less. “It would appear to me that this simplified guideline is not well-known,”  he said. Dr Singh said Guyanese should not experience ...

Four High Court judges were Tuesday confirmed in their positions of Puisne Judges, Attorney General Anil Nandlall announced. He said on his weekly Facebook Live engagement, “Issues In The News” that President Irfaan Ali, acting on the recommendation of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), confirmed the appointments of Justices Damon Younge, Sandil Kissoon, Simone Morris-Ramlall and Gino Persaud. “These judges ...

Governor of the Bank of Guyana, Dr Gobind Ganga on Tuesday virtually ruled out allowing the routine opening of US dollar accounts at commercial banks here by anyone, saying that could put the country’s foreign reserves at risk. Told that the Jamaica Central Bank on Monday hailed the fact that people there were being allowed to freely open foreign exchange ...

The Suriname-Guyana Chamber of Commerce (SGCC) is about to submit a feasibility study to both countries to take over the management and operations of the Canawaima Ferry Service and offer more daily trips across the Corentyne River, SGCC Chairman Dr Vishnu Doerga said Tuesday. While there are four to six flights between Guyana and Suriname, Mr Doerga said the return ...

The way is now clear for airlines to ply the Guyana-Bahamas route, with the signing of an open skies Air Services Agreement between the two countries, the Public Works Ministry said Tuesday. Under the agreement, which was signed on Monday, the aim is to also promote travel with other countries. “At present, there are no direct flights between Guyana and ...

Ordinary Guyanese, including people involved in various types of businesses, will soon be able to access high-quality government data that would assist them to make decisions or create new tools for planning and development following Monday’s parliamentary approval of the Open Data Bill. Government said the Open Data law would provide for the gathering and provision of a wide variety ...

A Venezuelan woman was Monday arraigned on three charges of Trafficking In Persons and one count of withholding identification documents, and granted a total of GY$1 million bail. Investigators said the charges stemmed from a probe into the alleged Trafficking in Persons committed against four females between 1st May 2024 and August 2024 by 27-year-old Andreina Jimenez. Police said Ms ...

Reproduced from Starnieuws Every Surinamese will receive a share in royalties of US$750 with an interest of 7% per year, President Chan Santokhi announced on Monday at a reception. The positive impact of the final decision of Total Energies has had an enormous positive impact. “We must now translate that positive impact into opportunities for our own people. There are ...

by GHK Lall I prefer to look a man straight in the eye and tell how I assess him, relative to a specific situation, or through a general evaluation. In open forums. In broad daylight. President Ali, Vice President Jagdeo, Attorney General Nandlall, three of the top decisionmakers and movers and shakers in this country, know where they stand in ...

Four Venezuelan men have been arrested for allegedly stabbing and assaulting a Guyanese policeman after he intervened in a violent dispute between two women, one of whom was Spanish-speaking. The incident occurred shortly before midnight Sunday on Cornhill Street, Georgetown, a short distance from the Stabroek Market. While on Cornhill Street he observed a Spanish-speaking female armed with a broken ...