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Rishi Sunak to be next UK prime minister

Rishi Sunak will become the UK's first British Asian prime minister after his only remaining rival pulled out of the Tory leadership contest. Nearly...

Liz Truss to quit as UK prime minister next week

LONDON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Liz Truss said on Thursday she was resigning as British prime minister just six weeks after she was appointed,...

Pres. Ali requests US$25M to support women, youths during meeting with VP Harris

President Dr Irfaan Ali on Thursday lobbied the United States Government for some US$25 million in assistance to further push the food security and...

September 19 declared as National Day of Mourning for Queen Elizabeth II

Please see below full statement issue by the Office of the President: Georgetown, Guyana (September 13, 2022) His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali today proclaimed that...

Queen Elizabeth II has died, Buckingham Palace announces

Queen Elizabeth II, the UK's longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years. Her family gathered at her Scottish...

Federal court rules that House committee can access Trump’s tax records

NBC News: A federal appeals court unanimously ruled Tuesday that a House committee can access former President Donald Trump’s tax records following a yearslong...

Al-Qaeda leader dies in US drone strike – reports

BBC: An American counter-terrorism operation in Afghanistan has killed the al-Qaeda leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri, US media are reporting. They say he was killed in a...

President Ali heads to Washington for high-level meetings with US officials

See below for a statement from the Press and Publicity Unit of the Office of the President on President Dr Irfaan Ali's visit to...

Efforts must be redoubled to create zone of peace in South America – PM...

Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips, recently attended the Presidential PROSUR Summit and called for enhanced and consolidated security cooperation strategies, as well as...

Monkeypox: WHO declares highest alert over outbreak

(BBC) The monkeypox outbreak has been declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization. The classification is the highest alert that the WHO...

Recent Articles

Citibank open to establishing office in Guyana

The Government of Guyana in 2023 commenced talks with US-headquartered Citibank and other international financial institutions. On Thursday, Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo noted that...

Jagdeo supports “severe penalties” for businesses that tamper with expiry dates on products

Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday strongly condemned businesspersons who are involved in tampering with the expiry dates of products and then offering...

Starlink seeking licence to provide internet service in Guyana

Starlink is seeking a licence to provide internet service in Guyana, Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has revealed. Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated...

Joint Statement on State Visit of PM Narendra Modi to Guyana

JOINT STATEMENT State Visit of the Honourable Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of the Republic of India, to the Co-operative Republic of Guyana   His Excellency...

Govt condemns Opposition’s misinformation campaign on $100,000 cash grant initiative

See statement from the Government of Guyana The Government of Guyana categorically condemns the disinformation campaign orchestrated by the People’s National Congress Reform (PNC/R) and...

Govt to update law to impose fines, revoke licences for illegal use of sirens,...

President Dr Irfaan Ali has announced that the Guyana Government will be updating its laws to introduce provisions for the imposition of fines and...

Pres. Ali announces suspension of licences among tougher measures to clamp down on road...

President Dr Irfaan Ali today announced that law enforcement officials will be moving to suspend licences of drivers who have been caught speeding more...

Guyana has an important role in India’s energy security – PM Modi

The Indian Government, which has been long eyeing Guyana’s burgeoning oil and gas industry especially the light sweet crude being produced here, is now...

‘India ready to walk shoulder-to-shoulder with Guyana’ – Modi as he receives highest national...

President Dr Irfaan Ali on Wednesday evening conferred Guyana’s highest National Award – the Order of Excellence – on Prime Minister of India, Narendra...

India ready to share nanotechnology, space technology with CARICOM countries

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in Guyana for a three-day state visit, on Wednesday proposed during the second Caricom-India summit that his country share...