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A Guyanese man late Wednesday afternoon allegedly drowned after he fell off a fishing vessel he was working on in neighbouring Suriname, relatives said. He has been identified as 28-year old Rawle Henry.  His body has not been recovered. A relative said that the incident occurred shortly after 5 PM, a few moments after he had spoken with his grandmother ...

The Organisation of American States (OAS) on Wednesday approved a Declaration for the swift holding of elections in Haiti, days after last ditch negotiations for a new electoral law collapsed and prompted the dissolution of Parliament. President Michel Martelly is now ruling by decree. Approval of the Caribbean Community (Caricom)-sponsored Declaration by the Permanent Council followed an update on the ...

Differences have emerged between the Guyana government and the University of Guyana (UG) over whether discontinuing the collaborative agreement on the law programme  between that local tertiary institution and the University of the West Indies (UWI) Cave Hill Campus will result in the quality of that degree being diluted. Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall says if ...

As a group of Surinamese private sector and government officials prepare to participate in a three-day trade mission in Guyana from Thursday, the Private Sector Commission of Guyana is concerned about smuggling. Chairman for Trade and Investment at the Private Sector Commission, Ramesh Dookhoo says products produced in Guyana and other Caricom member states are facing unfair competition from goods ...

Uncertainty surrounds the fate of the University of Guyana’s (UG) top 25 law degree graduates being granted automatic entry to the Trinidad-based Hugh Wooding Law School (HWLS), with student representatives not entirely assured by Attorney General Anil Nandlall’s cautious optimism that they should benefit from an ad hoc agreement which saw last year’s top graduates accepted. Nandlall, who is also ...

The Bahamas plans to put the issue of the terrorist attacks in Nigeria by the group, Boko Haram, on the agenda of the next summit of Caribbean Community (Caricom) leaders. “The Bahamas intends to place this issue on the next CARICOM meeting agenda as a show of solidarity among countries that respect peace and the dignity of human life,” said Prime ...

A woman, who was accused by her husband of plotting to kill him one year ago, was gunned down Monday night at Atlantic Gardens, East Coast Demerara. She has been identified as Patricia Sanasie.  Hospital sources said she received at least four gunshots about her body. Eyewitnesses said that the woman and her daughter had just returned from church.  Sanasie ...

Amidst mounting calls from the United Kingdom (UK) for an end to the prorogation of the Guyana Parliament, People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) General Secretary Clement Rohee says Guyana does not have to listen to what Britain says. His statements came Monday during the party’s press conference when asked how he felt that prorogation, as practiced in Guyana, is being ...

The Commonwealth may impose sanctions on Guyana for  its failure to hold long-delayed local government elections and lift the now two-month old suspension of Parliament, and the United Kingdom could cut back bilateral aid, according to the top British envoy here. “Guyana is moving into a category of concern for the Commonwealth. That is quite clear from discussions that take ...

A woman, who intended to travel to Barbados for the first time was Saturday arrested after a quantity of cocaine was found in her suitcase, a senior anti-drug agent said. Her name has been withheld until she is charged, but the official of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit (CANU) said the woman hails from Bartica but lives in Georgetown. The ...