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23/02/2025

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23/02/2025

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23/02/2025

The President and Commander in Chief Dr Mohammed Irfaan Ali in accordance with the Defence Act Chapter 1501 is please to confirm the following promotions: TO SUBSTANTIVE COLONEL 99367 Substantive Lieutenant Colonel Lloyd Souvenir TO SUBSTANTIVE LIEUTENANT COLONEL 99673 Acting Lieutenant Colonel Raymond Archer 99685 Acting Lieutenant Colonel John Mohanlall 99649 Acting Lieutenant Colonel Jose Ferreira TO ACTING LIEUTENANT COLONEL…...

The President and Commander in Chief Dr Mohammed Irfaan Ali in accordance with the Defence Act Chapter 1501 is please to confirm the following promotions: TO SUBSTANTIVE COLONEL 99367 Substantive L…

23/02/2025

Republic Day 2025. Happy Mashramani (Video courtesy Chabrol )

23/02/2025

23/02/2025

The Dominican Republic-headquartered fertilizer company, FERSAN, and the newly formed Guyana Fertilizer Inc (GUYFER) have agreed to establish a fertilizer blending plant at Wales, West Bank Demerara to produce urea that is suitable for Guyana, an official said Saturday. GUYFER Director, Komal Singh told Demerara Waves Online News that urea would be imported from nearby natural gas-rich Trinidad for blending at the $20 million facility, based on the specific soil types in Guyana with the aim of increasing crop yields....

The Dominican Republic-headquartered fertilizer company, FERSAN, and the newly formed Guyana Fertilizer Inc (GUYFER) have agreed to establish a fertilizer blending plant at Wales, West Bank Demerar…

22/02/2025

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22/02/2025

The Alliance For Change (AFC) on Friday said government has left the opposition in the dark about the shooting of six Guyana Defence Force (GDF) soldiers by persons who were in a boat on the Venezuelan side of the Cuyuni River. AFC Leader, Nigel Hughes expressed concern that neither the bipartisan parliamentary committee on Foreign Relations nor the inter-ministerial task border force on border matters had met to discuss the "very, very disturbing" incident....

The Alliance For Change (AFC) on Friday said government has left the opposition in the dark about the shooting of six Guyana Defence Force (GDF) soldiers by persons who were in a boat on the Venezu…

22/02/2025

Insisting that there was no need to submit claims and objections to people's names who should not be on the voters list to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), the People's National Congress Reform (PNCR) on Friday did not rule out escalating protests to pressure authorities to implement digitalized fingerprints for registration and verification at polling stations. "In respect of having the party lead mass demonstrations, it's not off the the cards....

Insisting that there was no need to submit claims and objections to people’s names who should not be on the voters list to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), the People’s Nationa…

22/02/2025

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders ended their 48th summit in Barbados on Friday, condemning last Monday's shooting of six Guyanese soldiers in their boat by several men in a vessel on the Venezuela side of the bordering Cuyuni River. CARICOM Chairman, Barbados' Prime Minister Mia Mottley did not mention the issue in her opening remarks but said that a statement would be issued condemning the incident....

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders ended their 48th summit in Barbados on Friday, condemning last Monday’s shooting of six Guyanese soldiers in their boat by several men in a vessel on the…

22/02/2025

A Guyana Defence Force (GDF) soldier and a teacher were robbed by a lone gunman in separate incidents in Sophia and Turkeyen, police said. Police said they are investigating a report of a robbery committed on Private Terrie McCalmon,21, a resident of Sophia. He told police that he was robbed of one red and white XR motorcycle with Trade Plate (MR 2) valued at GY$495,000 which occurred at about 8:30 PM on February 20....

A Guyana Defence Force (GDF) soldier and a teacher were robbed by a lone gunman in separate incidents in Sophia and Turkeyen, police said. Police said they are investigating a report of a robbery c…

21/02/2025

CARICOM Leaders ended their summit on Friday, deciding to condemn the shooting of six Guyanese soldiers by a number of persons in a boat on the Venezuelan side of the Cuyuni River that borders the two countries. CARICOM Chairman, Barbados' Prime Minister, Mia Mottley said a statement would be issued condemning the shootings.

21/02/2025

CARICOM Leaders, at their summit in Barbados, have agreed to develop a system over the next six weeks to recognise the drivers' licences and insurance products of member states. They also agreed to dismantle57 non-tariff barriers that have been identified by the Caribbean Private Sector Organisation to facilitate the free movement of goods.

21/02/2025

CARICOM Chairman, Barbados' Prime Minister Mia Mottley, at the end of regional leaders' summit, agreed to establish a CARICOM Educational Infrastructure Commission to reform and decolonise the region's educational system.

21/02/2025

Leaders of the 15-nation Caribbean Community ratified the decision by the Regional Judicial Legal Services Commission to appoint Justice Winston Anderson as the new President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). He succeeds Justice Adrian Saunders who has held that position since 2018.

21/02/2025

All registered Guyanese 18 years and older will receive their GY$100,000 cash grant and so there is no need for large numbers of persons to flock the centres, Finance Secretary Sukrishnalall Pasha said Friday. "There is no need for all of them to come on the first day. We don't want people to endure any stress," he told Demerara Waves Online News, following isolated incidents....

All registered Guyanese 18 years and older will receive their GY$100,000 cash grant and so there is no need for large numbers of persons to flock the centres, Finance Secretary Sukrishnalall Pasha …