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Guyana and neighbouring Suriname are considering a request by the United States (US) to allow Afghan refugees to settle in these two South American nations, officials said. Foreign Secretary Robert Persaud said the US and Guyana held “one preliminary discussion” in September about allowing nationals of that Asian nation to settle here. He pointed out that no decision has been ...

The Guyana Bar Association (GBA) and Guyana Association of Women Lawyers (GAWL) on Friday condemned the Guyana Police Force’s Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) for arresting an Attorney-at-Law Tameika Clarke because she advised her client to remain silent during questioning, even as Attorney General Anil Nandlall said he instructed police to release her. The police force said the alleged arrest ...

President Irfaan Ali on Wednesday announced that Guyana’s High Commissioner to India has been recalled, a day after a video surfaced showing him verbally abusing an Indian Professor who is also an animal rights activist while she went to him to enquire about a dog that she usually feeds. “Notwithstanding all of this, Mr Charandass agreed with me that, in ...

IRVING, Texas – ExxonMobil today announced two discoveries at the Sailfin-1 and Yarrow-1 wells in the Stabroek block offshore Guyana, adding to its extensive portfolio of development opportunities. ExxonMobil has made more than 30 discoveries on the block since 2015, and it has ramped up offshore development and production at a pace that far exceeds the industry average. “Our unrivaled ...

Attorney General Anil Nandlall on Wednesday announced that government has decided to split two other administrative regions for the tabulation of votes at general and regional elections. In addition to the already announced break-up of Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) into four sub-districts, he told a public stakeholder consultation that Region Three (West Demerara-Essequibo Islands) and Region Six (East-Berbice Corentyune) would be ...

The Guyana government on Wednesday relied on an official investigation in India that cleared this country’s  High Commissioner to India Charandass Persaud of “allegations of sexual abuse words” against an Indian animal rights activist near his residence. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation sought to shut down the emerging controversy, but stayed clear of questions about whether the ...

As Guyanese prepare to vote in Local Government Elections (LGE) early next year, there are calls for greater oversight of the town and neighbourhood councils to cut out graft and other forms of corruption. In Quito, the capital of the sister South American nation of of Ecuador, there is an independent mechanism called Quito Honesto that keeps a watchful eye ...

A Special General Members meeting of the Guyana Public Service Cooperative Credit Union was Monday dissolved due to a lack of a quorum. Chairman of that financial institution Karen Van Sluytman-Corbin promptly called the meeting to order at 8 AM at the New Central High School, Princes Street. One hour later, she returned to the microphone and announced that there ...

Attorney General Anil Nandlall on Sunday said the Opposition Leader could not initiate the process for the appointment of a substantive  Chancellor and Chief Justice, instead saying that is the function of the President. “What is important is the President who must initiate the process of the appointment and securing the Opposition Leader’s agreement. It’s not the other way around. ...

The Trevor Benn-led slate of candidates for the management committee of the Guyana Public Service Cooperative Credit Union (GPSCCU) on Sunday said it would be boycotting Monday’s special general members meeting and elections over their opponent’s refusal to use a tried and tested system for Online electronic voting. The meeting is scheduled for 8 AM at the New Central High ...