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Guyana’s National Assembly has unanimously passed a motion for the government to ratify the UN Arms Trade Treaty which the country signed on to earlier this month. Leading the debate on Thursday Foreign Affairs Minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett noted that the Treaty was the first legally binding multilateral agreement to regulate the international trade in conventional arms. The Treaty seeks to ...

The seventh cycle of the Guyana leg of the Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF) was launched today to enable projects in vulnerable communities geared towards improving access to basic public services, the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported. The BNTF programme is a direct targeted poverty reduction programme of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) with Guyana and nine other Caricom countries. ...

Nassau, Bahamas – The daughter of distinguished Guyanese jurist, Edward Luckhoo has been appointed a judge of the Bahamas Supreme Court. The Bahamas Weekly reported that Deputy Chief Magistrate Carolita Luckhoo-Bethell and Chief Magistrate Roger Gomez have been appointed Justices of the Supreme Court. Justice Gomez was called to the Bahamas Bar in 1978 and practiced law in private chambers ...

Worried about the impact of falling international gold prices, the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) late Thursday said it would appeal to government to reduce duty on diesel based on individual production. GGDMA President, Patrick Harding told the Annual General Meeting (AGM) questioned how many miners could bear the brunt of the estimated US$500 drop in the price ...

The Alliance for Change has called on the government to reveal all the awardees of billion-dollar contracts in the wake of recent accusations of corruption between high-ranking PPP officials and businessmen levelled by former party executive Ralph Ramkarran. Party Chairman Nigel Hughes told reporters on Thursday that the ruling PPP had been touting Ramkarran as a paragon of integrity when ...

Western Nations, spearheaded by Canada, on Thursday cautioned that investors would not rush to Guyana unless the South American country addresses corruption, protects intellectual property, inks investment accords and revamps some of its laws. Addressing the opening of the two-day Guyana Investment Conference, Canada’s High Commissioner to Guyana David Devine said just promoting the country as an investment-destination was insufficient. ...

The two men convicted for burning down the Ministry of Health in 2009 were Thursday each sentenced to 60 months imprisonment. City Magistrate, Judy Latchman imposed the custodial sentence on Colin Jones and Clayton Westford. Westford’s lawyer, Michael Somersaull intends to appeal the decision. She on June 17 found the duo guilty of committing the offence after an extensive trial. ...

As the international battle continues over the United States’ (US) desire to capture and prosecute American intelligence leaker Edward Snowden, Guyana’s President Donald Ramotar on Thursday said his country does not read citizens’ correspondence. Though the Guyanese leader made no reference to Snowden, he told the opening of an Investment Conference whose audience included US Ambassador Brent Hardt that his ...

A four year old girl on Tuesday became Guyana’s latest reported road fatality when she was struck down by a car on the West Coast Berbice public road. She has been identified as Trechel Williams of Plantation Foulis, West Coast Berbice. Investigators were told that the driver was allegedly speeding when he collided with the pedestrian around 8:10 AM. She ...

The impact of bribery and corruption on investment will be among several areas to be addressed at a two-day investment conference being organised by Western diplomatic missions and the private sector. President Donald Ramotar is expected to declare open the Guyana Investment Conference on Thursday at the Guyana International Conference Centre. Slated for June 27-28, the conference will be held ...