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India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi on Wednesday offered the 15-nation Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to fight transnational crime, supply ferry vessels and convert the troublesome sargassum seaweed into fertiliser. Addressing the opening of the 2nd India-CARICOM summit in Georgetown, Mr Modi proposed that India partner with the region in the implementation of its recently-launched maritime security strategy to fight drug trafficking, ...

India continues to be interested in a long-term agreement to buy Guyana’s crude oil of 2 million barrels per lift, but Natural Resources Minister Vickram Bharrat said government was sticking to its position that sales must be done competitively. Mr Bharrat also said ExxonMobil, the operator in the Stabroek Block, would have to be consulted about arrangements to accommodate Very ...

LIAT (2020), the third version of the regional airline, was Tuesday urged to provide predictable service on the Guyana route which has been traditionally a profitable one for the carrier. Guyana’s Aviation Minister, Juan Edghill issued the call at the official welcome ceremony for LIAT 20’s inaugural flight whose passengers included Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister, Gaston Browne and his ...

A businessman was arrested on Monday in connection with the discovery of 8.38 pounds of cocaine in a suitcase, the Custom Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) said. CANU said its agents conducted a narcotic operation at the Eno Backtrack Service in Springlands, Corentyne, Berbice, which led to the discovery of a whitish powdery substance, suspected to be cocaine, concealed within false walls ...

The Guyana Interreligious Harmony Initiative (GIHI) on Monday said it successfully concluded a series of events designed to promote interfaith dialogue, understanding, and cooperation among religious leaders and youths in East Berbice. The initiative, implemented by the Guyana Center for Civic Engagement (GyCCE) in partnership with the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha, and sponsored by the King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International ...

The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) on Monday said if the opposition fails to get digital biometric registration and verification of voters or a clean voters list for next year’s general and regional elections, the only option left is to train its polling agents. “The parties obviously will engage in more training of its agents and that’s the most they can ...

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in Guyana are set to benefit from new offerings as Brava introduces its comprehensive Business Solutions Bundles effective Monday, Brava announced. The all-in-one bundles are designed to simplify IT management, reduce operational complexity, and allow business owners to focus on growth. Given that the goal is to help businesses streamline their operations, Brava has created ...

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has reacted sharply to Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Aubrey Norton’s position that his party’s polling agents would block foreigners from voting in next year’s general elections. “Elections are managed by the Guyana Elections Commission and political party agents will have no authority to determine who votes or not. Once, a person’s ...

A woman on Monday alleged that she was raped for four minutes and robbed of GY$660,000 in valuables and cash by an armed bandit, who entered her Amelia’s Ward, Linden, residence through an unlocked door, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) said. The 42-year-old woman said the incident occurred at about 1:30 am. She told investigators that initially she told the ...

The Guyana High Court is next month expected to rule on whether political parties perform State action because they internally select candidates for elections in the country. “Because the State has outsourced the process of nominating candidates for elections solely to political parties, the process by which the PNC (People’s National Congress) and PPP (People’s Progressive Party) nominate and determine ...