At the Twentieth Special Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR), the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) reaffirmed its “unwavering support” for the candidature of Albert Ramdin, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Business and Inter-national Cooperation of the Republic of Suriname, for the post of Secretary-General of the Organization of American States (OAS) for the period 2025-2030, at elections to be held in March 2025.
President Irfaan Ali (right) yesterday met with the United Kingdom’s newly appointed Foreign Secretary, David Lammy at his official residence in Carlton Gardens, London.
-after a month on the run
Edwin Jowheir was yesterday arrested in the backlands of GuySuCo’s Albion Estate after being wanted for the last month over the alleged assault of his wife.
Jarod Granville, a 23-year-old of Lot 4 Henrietta, Essequibo Coast, and Rabindra Lall, called ‘Pope’, a 33-year-old of Lot 171 Henrietta Housing Scheme, Essequibo Coast, were jointly charged yesterday with armed robbery.
-Jagdeo says it could be US$11 monthly
As they head to arbitration with government adamant in giving the Wales Gas-to-Energy (GtE) project contractor, Lindsayca/CH4, a three-month extension instead of the US$50 million it seeks and a longer delay, the company was yesterday put on notice that it will be charged stiff liquidated damages if it loses.
The Authority which oversees the MMA-ADA Scheme in Region Five will have an independent audit done of it, Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha announced yesterday while stressing that if any malpractice is discovered persons will be held accountable.
-calls for Russia to withdraw from Ukraine
Guyana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hugh Todd, on Wednesday said that states must exist without threat to sovereignty and territorial integrity, and has called on the United Nations to honour its charter prohibiting the use of force and help put an end to the Ukraine/Russia conflict through diplomatic and political means.
Prime Minister Mark Phillips spoke of the importance of enhancing electricity production for all Guyanese and said that yesterday’s sod-turning ceremony for a five-megawatt solar farm installation at Onderneeming, Region Two, marks a major step in Guyana’s renewable energy transition.
On Wednesday night, at about 23:40hrs, ranks of the Guyana Police Force arrested four persons at the Guyana National Stadium at Providence for assault and resisting arrest.
The body of Dionson Charlie, a 32-year-old miner who went missing following a boat mishap on Monday was found floating in the vicinity of Bush Cow Backdam Landing on Wednesday.
A post-mortem examination conducted on Rushik Ramkarran, who was found in his house on Tuesday, revealed that he died as a result of blunt trauma to the head, consistent with a fall.
The Department of Public Information [DPI] has reported that 12,000 women have been empowered under the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security [MHSSS] Women Innovation and Investment Network (WIIN) programme.
