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Suriname’s acting Foreign Minister Krishna Mathoera has summoned Guyana’s Ambassador to that neighbouring country Keith George, telling him that Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo must be cautious about his utterances over an expected grant of 150 Suriname coastal fishing licences. “During this summons, the Vice-President of Guyana was called upon to await diplomatic efforts and to refrain from making any wide-ranging ...

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) on Saturday said its engineers were working feverishly to restore mobile phone and internet services on the East Bank Essequibo and the Essequibo Coast after its fibre cable was cut as a result of a road accident. “Our engineers are working to resolve as soon as possible. We apologise for this unnecessary inconvenience,” ...

Commissioner of Information Retired Justice Charles Ramson has refused to in the first instance entertain a request by an opposition parliamentarian for the salaries to be paid to the three Commissioners who have been appointed to investigate the March 2020 general and regional elections. While the Access to Information Act, which governs the Commissioner of Information, provides for requests to ...

A Britten-Norman Islander plane, owned by Jag’s Aviation, on Wednesday ran off the Eteringbang airstrip on landing, well-placed sources said. Sources said none of the nine passengers was injured in the mishap which occurred at about 4 PM. The aircraft, which bears registration marking 8R-GGT, departed the Eugene F. Correia ‘Ogle’ International Airport at about 2:30 PM under the command ...

The usually politically divided Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on Tuesday voted for retiree Beverley Critchlow to be the new Assistant Chief Election Officer, despite a suggestion by opposition Election Commissioner Vincent Alexander that the process was “contrived” for her to apply and be considered favourably by the majority of commissioners. Governing People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) Election Commissioner Sase Gunraj ...

A contractor and a construction worker, who allegedly stole GY$400 million worth of raw gold from a house they were repairing, have been charged with larceny and one of them has admitted to stealing the 1,000 ounces of gold and has been sentenced to four years imprisonment. The men allegedly stole the gold from the female gold miner’s house at ...

Opposition A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) parliamentarian Ganesh Mahipaul has asked Guyana’s Commissioner of Information (CoI), Retired Justice Charles Ramson to disclose how much money will be paid to the Commissioners of Inquiry into the 2020 general and regional elections. “I write to you in your capacity as Commissioner of Information to provide me with the salaries ...

President Irfaan Ali has said there is a steep increase in the demand for Guyana passports over the past 18 months, but he stayed clear of saying whether it was linked to his country’s emerging oil and gas sector. He told an inter-faith forum on Sunday in Queens, New York that a shortage of Guyana’s passports due to global supply ...

The Guyana government on Sunday sought to debunk claims that an amendment to the Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) with the ExxonMobil-controlled consortium sets the stage for wide-ranging changes so that Guyana can draw down more money from the deal on the prolific Stabroek Block. The Irfaan Ali-led administration aimed to allay likely fears that it could take on board Chartered ...

President Irfaan Ali on Saturday announced that government is considering the construction of a new East Berbice highway from Moleson Creek, Corentyne to New Amsterdam, Berbice. “Last night, the Vice President and I were in a long conversation (about) whether we should actually go ahead  with the plans to widen the existing New Amsterdam to Moleson Creek road or we ...