Guyana held its first gay pride parade, with the country’s gay rights activists accusing the three-year old government as well as the opposition of breaking their election campaign promises to outlaw discrimination against vulnerable groups. “We are saying enough of ...
The National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) officially issued a US$ 150 million equivalent bond facility, arranged by Republic Bank Limited exclusively through its Investment Banking Division, the holding company for government’s assets said in a statement. The local ...
The Ministry of Public Infrastructure on Saturday deployed a team to the South Rupununi to assess damage to a key bridge that collapsed under the weight of a flatbed truck that was carrying an excavator. The assessment would focus on ...
See this story at CaribbeanLifeNews.com. By Kris Gounden The recent pardon of prominent commentator Dinesh D’Souza for campaign finance violations by President Trump because he was “selectively prosecuted” raises the serious question as to whether other cases, some of which ...
See this story at CaribbeanLifeNews.com. The prestigious annual Anchor Awards, upcoming this fall in New York, will honor three top leaders in the global maritime industry — Michael Bayley, president and chief executive officer of Royal Caribbean International; Roland Malins-Smith, ...
Contracts inked for deplorable Linden-Lethem/Kwakwani roads; major works to start after rainy season
After a prolonged delay in allocating an estimated GY$2.2 billion for repairs to the badly deteriorated Linden-Lethem and Linden to Kwakwani Roads, only minor works could be done until the rainy season ends with the eventual setting aside of GY$650 ...
Homosexual and outspoken gay rights activist, Otis “Otisha” Pearson was Friday charged with a sexual offence he allegedly committed last year on a teenage boy. The forty-year old Pearson of 61 Station Street, Kitty, Georgetown was not required to plea ...
The United States (US) on Friday said it has so far spent more than US$100,000 to help Guyana tighten its maritime port security, resulting in increased compliance with the International Shipping and Port Security (ISPS) code that helps minimise terrorist ...
The Guyana Revenue Authority said it seized GY$6 million worth of smuggled liquor. The 50 cases of foreign alcohol were seized by the GRA’s Law Enforcement and Investigation Division (LEID) from an unnamed location on the East Coast Demerara on ...
See this story at CaribbeanLifeNews.com. By Nelson A. King Brooklyn Councilman Jumaane D. Williams has criticized the National Football League’s (NFL) latest stance on kneeling by football players, saying that the league’s intention is to “smother protest and strangle activism.” ...