The Head of the Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Guyana, Ambassador Jernej Videtič on Monday said that the EU’s member states stand ready to launch negotiations swiftly with the United Kingdom regarding the terms and conditions of its withdrawal from the union.
MONESSEN, Pennsylvania/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump yesterday vowed to force Canada and Mexico to renegotiate the NAFTA trade agreement with the United States – or scrap it – if elected, as part of an effort to protect and restore American jobs.
ISTANBUL, (Reuters) – Three suicide bombers opened fire then blew themselves up in Istanbul’s main international airport yesterday, killing 36 people and wounding close to 150 in what Turkey’s prime minister said appeared to have been an attack by Islamic State militants.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Four scientists who specialized in sweet potatoes were named the winners of this year’s World Food Prize yesterday for their work to make foods more nutritious.
Almost five months after the police issued a wanted bulletin for him, wanted man Gary Primo was arrested and questioned in connection with the disappearance of two men, including a national footballer, before being released on station bail.
LONDON, (Reuters) – The Libyan wealth fund’s former deputy chief screamed and cursed at Goldman Sachs bankers in a stormy meeting over derivatives trades made on the bank’s advice that ultimately turned out to be worthless, a witness told a court yesterday.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp said late yesterday it is recalling 1.43 million hybrid Prius and Lexus CT200h cars worldwide because of a possible airbag inflator defect.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Democratic U.S. presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders brought his firebrand rhetoric back to the floor of the Senate yesterday to condemn a White House-backed bill on Puerto Rico’s financial crisis as “colonialism at its worst.”
Education resource ambassadors from various parts of the world who were recently here for a conference on improving UG have raised $14.5m for the university.
The northern carriageway of Carifesta Avenue has been closed to traffic.
Chairman of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) Board Rawle Lucas yesterday announced a major shake-up in the management of the tax body, including the removal of the heads of its Customs and Human Resources divisions for unsatisfactory performance and the appointment of a Deputy Commissioner-General.
While urging the swift operationalisation of the Public Procurement Commission (PPC), European Union (EU) Representative to Guyana Ambassador Jernej Videtič yesterday handed over a $2 billion cheque to Minister of Finance Winston Jordan to aid in improving the country’s sea and river defences.
With the controversial parking meter contract instigating fractures within the Mayor and City Council (M&CC), President David Granger yesterday reminded city councillors that they are accountable to the citizens who voted them into office.
A Canal Number One businessman is now injured after he was beaten and shot early yesterday morning when armed bandits invaded his home and escaped with a quantity cash and jewellery.
A city councillor has been accused of invading the privacy of Town Clerk Royston King and his family after contacting one of King’s daughters about the controversial trip he made to Mexico with the Mayor and other council members.
A 16-year-old chainsaw operator was yesterday charged with the rape of a child under the age of 16 years old and later released into the custody of his parents.
Guyana’s students yesterday emerged the overall winners in the first Inter-Guianas Spelling Bee Competition.
While there have been no reported cases of pregnant women with the Zika virus, the Ministry of Public Health has decided to classify those who display Zika-like symptoms as being high-risk pregnancies, ensuring that they will be monitored more closely.
Police Constable Tito Benons, who was charged in April with having an unlicensed gun, continued to lead his defence yesterday by calling two witnesses who vouched that he was on his way to lodge the firearm at a police station when he was intercepted by police.
Guyana Water Inc’s (GWI) record of its customers’ accounts is in a poor state with many not verifiable and payments not made by a large number.
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