Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon has warned the Indian government that Guyana’s proposed appointment of Mr. Charrandass Persaud as High Commissioner could hurt relations between the two Commonwealth member nations. “The people of Guyana have always enjoyed cordial relations with the government and people of India and we are concerned that Mr. Persaud’s appointment may place a significant strain on this ...

A 40-year old prisoner was  Friday afternoon killed by another inmate at the Lusignan Prison on Thursday. Prison officials say the inmate, Victor Soomaru, was asleep when he was lashed to the head with a brick wrapped in a towel by another inmate. Pprison guards responded to an alarm and took Soomaru to the prison’s medical facility where he was ...

An 86-year old man is Guyana’s latest COVID-19 virus fatality, bringing the total number of deaths since last year March to 180, the Ministry of Health said Friday morning. The Health Ministry said the man died while receiving care at our medical facility. He was from Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) which accounts for 3,438 cases since the virus was first detected ...

The Inter-American Development Bank’s private sector arm, IDB Invest, will be kneading US$4 million into Fernandes Guyana Enterprise (FGE), a subsidiary of the Suriname-headquartered Fernandes Group as the company eyes increased spending and more customers with different tastes. “This will lead to higher and more efficient local production of bread products, which are an essential part of the Guyanese diet, ...

The opposition APNU+AFC says the now aborted decision by the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC)-led government to allow Taiwan to set up an office in Guyana has damaged long-standing relations with China that will take hard work to revive. “It will now take years and considerable diplomatic and other scarce resources to repair and rebuild trust with the Chinese after ...

The Guyana government on Thursday backed down from its decision to grant approval for a Taiwan Office to be opened here, a day after the disclosure by the United States (US). “The Government has not established any diplomatic ties or relations with Taiwan and as a result of the miscommunication of the agreement signed, this agreement has since been terminated,” ...

Guyana has granted permission to Taiwan to open an office in Georgetown to facilitate trade and investment, but government has assured that the South American nation’s One China Policy remains intact, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Elisabeth Harper said Wednesday night. “Guyana has not recognised Taiwan as a State. We continue to accept the One China ...

A taxi driver was shot dead late last night in North-East La Penitence, Georgetown, police said. He has been identified as 29-year old Osafo Pollard of West La Penitence Police say he was killed at about 10:30 Tuesday night. Investigators were informed that a loud explosion was first heard followed by persons screaming and running away. Pollard was seen lying ...

A  supervisor of Edward B. Beharry died yesterday after he was struck by pressurised air from a pressure tank, and the Ministry of Labour has since been informed, the company said. Police say 32-year old Mark Gomes of Long Pond, Sister’s Village, West Bank Demerara was struck to his face and tossed to the ground shortly before 6 PM yesterday. ...

President Irfaan Ali said Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro ordered the release of the two Guyanese-registered fishing vessels and crews. The vessels, Lady Nayera and Sea Wolf, were intercepted on January 21 in Guyanese waters off Waini Point, Essequibo Region by the Venezuelan Navy and taken to the Venezuelan port of Guiria. President Irfaan Ali made this disclosure about Mr. Maduro’s ...