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A Venezuelan man, believed to be a member of the feared Sindicato Gang,  has been arrested on the Guyana side of the border with Venezuela with a gun  and ammunition, police said. Police say he also had in his possession two magazines containing 22 live rounds of 9 MM ammunition. The 9 MM Glock Pistol and ammunition were in a ...

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) wants the Caribbean to become more analytical in its drive to improve agriculture and food security in the region, even as Guyana promised to play a leading role in regional self-sufficiency. The FAO’s sub-regional Coordinator, Dr. Renata Clarke issued the call at the formal opening of that United Nations agency’s office at La Bonne ...

Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), David Granger has said the laws should be amended to reduce the role of the  Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) in Guyana’s elections. “I am of the view that in internal electoral matters, we need to strengthen the role of our own Court of Appeal and my own interpretation before the CCJ’s ...

The African Cultural and Development Association (ACDA) on Friday became the second civil society organisation to reject the role of the United States-headquartered International Republican Institute (IRI) to reform Guyana’s elections laws and the governance system. Restating its position on the need for a government of national unity, ACDA said the 18-month reform project was part of a United States- ...

Attorney-at-Law Nigel Hughes on Friday filed initial court papers to represent the Chief Elections Officer Keith Lowenfield in the quest by the Police Commissioner and the Director of Public Prosecutions for the Registrar to produce and release “true copies” of the Statements of Poll and Statements of Recount for the March 2, 2020 general and regional elections. Chief Justice Roxane ...

ICON LNG Guyana, Inc. (ICON LNG) has announced that it has achieved a  milestone in Guyana with the importation and delivery of its 100th ISO container of liquefied natural gas  (LNG). LNG is a reliable and environmental friendly fuel that is quickly replacing coal, heavy fuel oil and  diesel as the world’s demand for clean, safe and affordable energy supplies ...

The ExxonMobil-controlled consortium of Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) now has to pay US$30 per tonne of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent (CO 2 e), following an amendment of the Environmental Permit for the Liza Phase One project, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said Thursday. The decision to include a penalty in the permit comes against the background of “intermittent” ...

Veteran Guyanese diplomat and former Head of Protocol at the Office of the President, Vic Persaud died on Thursday. He had suffered a stroke a few months ago. Mr. Persaud had the distinction of working with all of Guyana’s Executive Presidents from Forbes Burnham to Irfaan Ali. Before returning home to work as Head of Protocol, he had served as ...

The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) is recommending that the US-funded electoral reform project be aborted and instead Guyana seek help from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) after there is compromise between the two major political parties. “”Continued association with Republican politics, even with ‘Republicanism-lite’ in the form of the IRI,  is unacceptable. If external electoral assistance is needed in Guyana, ...

The Ministry of Health on Wednesday said it has suspended Batch #66 and Class 17 of the nursing programmes being conducted at the Charles Roza Nursing School in Linden, Region 10 (Upper Demerara- Berbice) because fewer applicants are being accepted from other regions. “This school, funded by the taxpayers of Guyana, is intended to train all eligible Guyanese who are ...