Guyana Lobbies India on Venezuelan Aggression in First Bilateral Meeting at UN Summit
Georgetown, Guyana – (September 24, 2015) President David Granger, tonight, began the first of a series of bilateral meetings with visiting Heads of Government, participating in the 70th United Nations General Assembly in New York, when he held talks with Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi.
Australian High Commissioner Pays Courtesy Call on Minister Trotman
Georgetown, Guyana – (September 23, 2015) Australian High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago and Caricom, Ross Tysoe AO, today, paid a courtesy call on Minister of Governance, with responsibility for Natural Resources and the Environment, Raphael Trotman, at his office on Brickdam.
Bruce Edmund “Fred” Hall (1901–1963) Timber Merchant, Businessman and Community Leader
Fred Hall of Leyden, Sophia’s Rust, De-Cottage, Uitkomst, Spring Garden, Dora, Whisper Landing Yaruni Landing and the Kuliserabo Creek area of the Demerara River.
President Hands Over Laptop to Visually Impaired UG Student
Georgetown, Guyana, September 21, 2015 – President David Granger, today, handed over laptop complete with a printer, headphones, a DVD writer and a flash drive to Ceion Rollox an 18-year old, visually impaired first year student of the University of Guyana.
First Lady Launches Workshop to Help Women Market Their Entrepreneurial Skills
Georgetown, Guyana, September 17, 2015 – First Lady Mrs.
Guyanese Arrested by Greek Authorities in International Cocaine Smuggling Operation
A 48 year old Guyanese national was arrested in Greece following an investigation into drug trafficking with connections to Holland and Guyana.
Search Extends into Kaieteur Gorge for Missing Tourist
Georgetown, Guyana, September 4, 2015 - The team from the Special Forces of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), today (Friday September 4, 2015), descended into the Kaieteur gorge to continue the search to locate a female tourist who was reported missing at Kaieteur National Park on Tuesday August 1, 2015.
Search on for Missing Tourist at Kaieteur National Park
Georgetown, Guyana - (September 01, 2015) The Department of Natural Resources has reported that a search operation is currently underway at the Kaieteur National Park (KNP), Region 8 to locate a female visitor to the park who has been reported missing. The missing female was part of a group of persons on a tour, organised by a local tour operator; Air Services Limited.
Guyanese Man Arrested in Trinidad Pleads Not Guilty in 1999 Murder
Guyanese, Balkumar Singh was arrested in Trinidad after 16 years on the run, apologized August 17 as he was led into a Long Island courthouse. He is accused of being the perpetrator in the fatal shooting of a man outside a suburban New York wedding.
New Book Examines Guyana-Venezuela Border Issue
Diplomat Odeen Ishmael releases third volume of 3-part documentary
BOSTON, Mass. August 29, 2015 - Diplomat and historian Dr. Odeen Ishmael has released the final book in his three-part documentary charting the history of the Guyana-Venezuela border issue as well as his own diplomatic involvement in the process. “The Trail of Diplomacy - Volume Three” (published by Xlibris) brings to light numerous historical documents, previously not widely available, and reveals the diplomatic actions by Venezuela and Guyana from 1982 to May 2015.