EU Ambassador hopeful of peaceful resolution of latest Guyana-Venezuela tensions
European Union (EU) Ambassador to Guyana Fernando Ponz Cantó is hoping for a peaceful resolution to the latest tensions between Guyana and Venezuela.
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European Union (EU) Ambassador to Guyana Fernando Ponz Cantó is hoping for a peaceful resolution to the latest tensions between Guyana and Venezuela.
The Ministry of Health yesterday confirmed 30 more cases of COVID-19 in Guyana.
The decomposed body of Sherida Hussain, one of three persons who drowned near the Number 63 Beach last month, has finally been recovered.
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance Gail Teixeira has disclosed that the process of installing a new Integrity Commission board has commenced and she is hopeful that new members will be appointed shortly.
Under its budgetary allocations for the year, the state-run National Communication Network (NCN) will be testing the use of closed captions and sign language insets as part of its productions as it moves towards compliance with the Persons with Disabilities Act.
The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) is awaiting additional information from its counterpart in Jamaica regarding the recent interception of 306 pounds of cocaine found concealed in two containers earlier this week.
The Ministry of Health will be constructing a “one-stop” diabetes centre to help persons with diabetes get better control over the illness.
Two Berbice residents were yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with trafficking almost 100 pounds of cannabis.
An Enmore man was on Wednesday sentenced to 18 months in jail after he pleaded guilty to breaking into a woman’s home and stealing valuables amounting to almost $300,000.
A man is accused of stealing jewellery from another while he was parked and checking damage caused by a vehicular accident.
Two men accused of robbing and assaulting a motorcyclist have walked free as the victim asked a city court to dismiss the charge.
Eleven persons working as touts in the city were on Thursday arrested by police for soliciting minibus passengers.
As the this year’s budget for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was approved on Tuesday, it was revealed that a total of $60 million has been allocated for the establishment of embassies in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar.
Michael Solomon was today jailed for four years and fined $2.36m dollars after he claimed responsibility for seven pounds of ganja found in a Mercedes convertible on February 12th.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hugh Todd, yesterday met virtually with Acting US Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, Julie Chung and notified her of the recent incursion into this country’s airspace by two Venezuelan fighter jets.
At approximately 3 pm yesterday and following a commotion by protesting APNU+AFC MPs, the National Assembly considered and approved the 2021 Appropriation Bill which authorizes the issuance of $353.8 billion from the Consolidated Fund to meet expenditure for the fiscal year.
A Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice man is now dead while his wife is critical after their vehicle hit a culvert and then toppled into a nearby trench at the Berbice Bridge Entrance, Region Six yesterday afternoon.
Admitting that the image of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) needs repairing, President Irfaan Ali yesterday committed to retooling the force to ensure it can keep up with national development.
A taxi-driver was found dead at his Bagotstown, East Bank Demerara home during the wee hours yesterday and his family suspects foul play.
Anticipating that it would be down to pilot level flaring by the end of this month as a faulty gas compressor has been repaired and has left Germany for Guyana, ExxonMobil yesterday said that it was frustrated and disappointed that it had to flare almost 13 billion cubic feet (cu ft) of associated gas since startup here.
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