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The agenda has been set for a one-day state visit of Venezuela’s new President, Nicolas Maduro who is scheduled to arrive in Guyana on Saturday, August 31, according to the Government Information Agency (GINA). Following his arrival at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, President Maduro will meet his counterpart, President Donald Ramotar at the Guyana International Conference Centre (GICC), Liliendaal ...

The Caribbean is not immune to the recent global attacks on computer networks and systems by Internet hackers. This was the view expressed by international technology expert Bevil Wooding in an interview on the upcoming sixth regional meeting of the Caribbean Network Operators Group (CaribNOG) to be held in Belize City, Belize, from September 22 to 25. “As governments and ...

Guyana is now offering paediatric open-heart surgeries, eliminating the need for patients and parents to travel overseas, according to officials of the privately-owned Balwant Singh Hospital. In making the announcement on Tuesday, the health institution’s Director, Madhu Singh said the cost would be GUY$1 million per surgery, the same amount that the Guyana government provides for patients to travel to ...

A Commission from the OAS Mechanism for Follow-Up on the Implementation of the Inter-American Convention against Corruption (MESICIC) will conduct, from October 8 to 10, an on-site visit to Guyana,the hemispheric organisation said in a statement. The OAS said the visit would be conducted with the consent of the host country, as part of the review process that the Mechanism ...

Chief-of-Staff designate of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Mark Phillips who was recently promoted to Brigadier, promises to bring professionalism to his tenure upon confirmation in September, the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported on Monday. This promise came after Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Donald Ramotar and Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr Roger Luncheon conferred on him and Colonel ...

Canada on Monday announced the opening of a new visa application centre (VAC) in Georgetown to make the process of applying for a visa to enter Canada easier and more convenient. The High Commission, however, pointed out that the centre  will not decide whether applicants will be granted visas. “It is important to note that VACs are not involved in ...

Guyana Women Miners Organisation (GWMO) President Simona Broomes was Monday afternoon placed on station bail in connection with alleged assault and theft committed on a shopkeeper at Puruni in April during a Trafficking in Persons operation. Shortly after she was released on GUY$10,000 station bail and told to return to police  on September 7 pending advice by the Director of ...

The wheel of a LIAT aircraft fell off while on a flight from Guyana to Barbados, but the plane landed safely at the Grantley Adams International Airport where an emergency had been declared, passengers said. LIAT (1974) confirmed the occurrence on flight LI 774 on Monday morning, saying that there was a “main wheel failure during takeoff.” 43 passengers were ...

A Brazilian man was Sunday shot by another of his countrymen during an argument about a damaged excavator, police said. 29-year old Radiel Silva Lima was shot and injured to his left leg by another Brazilian man who is a licensed firearm holder. He has been hospitalised. The perpetrator has been also hospitalised under police guard after he complained of ...

In the face of the fluctuating international price for gold, the Guyana government is considering a proposal by the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) to import cheaper fuel. Minister of Natural Resources, Robert Persaud announced that government was exploring that proposal to cushion the impact of the rising cost of fuel, regarded as “the major operational cost faced ...