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In the wake of concerns by the Caribbean Private Sector Organisation (CPSO) about whether Guyana’s local content legislation is breaching Caribbean Community (CARICOM) single market rules, regional leaders have agreed to consider what should the amount of local content and over what period, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley said Wednesday. Briefing the media on the outcome of the CARICOM mid-term ...

The United States says two Guyanese have been extradited to that North American country face the court on sexual offence and related charges. “The extradition of the two fugitives strengthens the rule of law in Guyana and reflects the strong professional law enforcement and judicial cooperation between the United States and the Guyana government,” the embassy here said on Wednesday. ...

Increasing agriculture output and reducing the 15-nation Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) food import bill have received a financing boost with the availability of credit facility at Republic Bank. In a statement issued late Tuesday night, the Guyana government said President Irfaan Ali reported to colleague CARICOM leaders at their mid-term summit in Belize that “concrete progress” has been made in getting ...

Two men will have to face a High Court judge and jury for the murder of the Henry cousins, a Magistrate ruled on Tuesday. Police said Blairmont Magistrate, Peter Hugh today ruled that there was sufficient evidence for 34-year old Vinod Gopaul, called ‘Magga’,  of Yakusari, Black Bush Polder, Corentyne, Berbice and 33-year old Anil Sancharra, called ‘Dan Pole’ and ...

The Guyana Elections Commission on Tuesday appointed a new Legal Officer. He is Attorney-at-Law Mr. Kurt Anthony Da Silva. He is currently serving the President and Judges of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as a Judicial Counsel. Mr. Da Silva holds a Master of Laws Degree in Public Law from the University of the West Indies.  Shortly after being ...

Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Aubrey Norton on Tuesday indicated that he was allowing the process for his return to the National Assembly possibly in April to take its course, even as he stayed clear of saying whether he believed that everything will go smoothly. He said he was aware that Representative of A Partnership for National ...

Chairman of A Partnership for National Unity, Aubrey Norton on Tuesday said the opposition coalition would  Wednesday nominate a representative to sit on the governing board of the Natural Resources Fund (NRF) to hopefully guard the manner in which government would be spending the oil revenues. The parliamentary committee on appointments is due to meet on Wednesday. While  the APNU+Alliance ...

ExxonMobil Guyana on Monday denied obtaining a US$2.5 billion insurance to cover the clean-up of the environment due to an oil spill or any other occurrence but former Executive Director of the Environmental Protection  Agency (EPA), Dr. Vincent Adams hours later insisted that such coverage had been obtained during his tenure. “Contrary to claims in the media, ExxonMobil Guyana never ...

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has recommended that a policeman be charged with causing the death of a man and his girlfriend by dangerous driving. The horrific accident occurred during a high-speed chase that ended on the Mahaica Bridge when the police pick-up slammed into the car and rammed it into a truck that was behind. Those who perished ...

A civilian is alleging that he has been beaten and threatened by police during a traffic stop. The man, named Christopher Creighton, of Bartica has released a video on Facebook showing what appears to be part of an account of what transpired. In the video a man is heard threatening to murder someone. The Guyana Police Force says its Office ...