Following last week’s unanimous voting of a US$527 million loan from the United States EXIM Bank to Guyana for its Gas-to-Energy (GtE) project, President of the Bank, Reta Jo Lewis, along with Prime Minister Mark Phillips yesterday inked the agreement allowing for the formal release of the sums.
The Amerindian Affairs Ministry says that two certificates of title were issued for 2024, while six absolute grants were handed out to Amerindian villages.
The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) is preparing for its Triennial Elections and has advertised for an elections officer.
Mark Archer, a 27-year-old gold miner from Block ‘8’ Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara, appeared yesterday at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Teriq Mohammed to answer to a charge of possession of narcotics for trafficking and was jailed for 15 months after pleading guilty.
A concerning undercurrent in crucial areas of Guyanese society is weaponised incompetence.
A 36-year-old mother of three, Attie Trotz, was yesterday sentenced to 24 months in prison and fined $30,000 after pleading guilty to possession of narcotics.
Wendez Pompey yesterday appeared before Magistrate Fabayo Azore at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court, where he pleaded not guilty to possession of 1.1562 kilogrammes of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking.
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-several innovations planned including return of first innings points in drawn matches (CWI) ST.
The Retrieve Hard Court in Linden came alive on Wednesday night as the Kwakwani Untouchables and Retrieve Raiders secured victories in the Guyana Basketball Federation’s (GBF) One Guyana Basketball League.
The defending champions of the CWI Regional Four-Day competition, the Guyana Harpy Eagles, began their preparations with an intense pink-ball practice match at the Providence National Stadium.
(Jamaica Gleaner) The prosecution has given notice that it will be seeking the death penalty for the man accused of murdering journalist Barbara Gayle.
(Trinidad Guardian) People’s National Movement MPs who didn’t sign the endorsement letter for Energy Minister Stuart Young to succeed Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley, have assured they will sign eventually—but they first want to hear the views from the general council members on the selection issue at the party’s Balisier House, Port-of-Spain headquarters today.
(Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, whose nearly 12 years in office have been marked by deep economic and social crisis, was sworn in for a third term yesterday, despite a six-month-long election dispute, international calls for him to stand aside, and an increase in the U.S.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The lawyer for TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance offered a warning during Supreme Court arguments over a law that would compel the sale of the short-video app or ban it in the United States: If Congress could do this to TikTok, it could come after other companies, too.
WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI/LONDON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration imposed its broadest package of sanctions so far targeting Russia’s oil and gas revenues yesterday, in an effort to give Kyiv and Donald Trump’s incoming team leverage to reach a deal for peace in Ukraine.
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Firefighters finally started gaining control over two major wildfires on the eastern and western flanks of Los Angeles yesterday as fierce winds that supercharged the fires for days finally eased.
