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(Trinidad Guardian) Former prime minister Stuart Young has alleged that political interference in T&T’s largest indigenous financial institution can threaten confidence in the country’s banking system, as he questioned the circumstances surrounding the departure of Republic Financial Holdings Ltd’s (RFHL) executive Richard Sammy and challenged Government’s claims that foreign exchange availability has improved.
(ESPN) Shamar Springer will join West Indies‘ squad for their two-match Test tour of Bangladesh. He replaces fellow seam-bowling allrounder Keemo Paul, who according to a CWI statement, “will return home for personal & family reasons.”
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela expects nearly US$76 billion in oil investment over the next five years under recently signed agreements, acting President Delcy Rodriguez said yesterday, adding that a bilateral accord with the US includes plans to drill 250 rigs.
A 28-year-old miner was killed on Saturday during an argument with another man at Eyelash Landing, North West District, according to police reports.
-except for health-approved use President Irfaan Ali last evening announced plans to clamp down on the importation of vaping products into Guyana, citing concerns over their growing use among children and teenagers and the potential risks to their health.
Retired Assistant Commissioner of Police Paul Slowe has questioned the response of police personnel following the second pass of a vehicle carrying Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed outside the home of Senior Superintendent Prem Narine, Head of the GPF’s Special Branch, saying 22 seconds elapsed before a man entered a parked pickup.
The Ministry of Finance yesterday said that the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has upgraded Guyana’s country risk classification from 5 to 4, effective October 16, 2026.
The emergency beacon that transmitted a distress signal when the MV Barima sank was not linked to the international registration database used to identify its owner, leaving operators without the information needed to immediately establish which vessel was in distress.
Dear Editor, President Irfaan Ali, Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo, and Dr Ashni Singh often present themselves as the nation’s most capable economic managers.
Despite securing a $1.034 billion contract to salvage the sunken MV Barima, BK International has yet to publicly clarify when the operation will begin, what equipment it will deploy or whether it has the technical expertise and personnel needed to recover the wreck, with its boss unavailable to speak when the company was approached by Kiskadee Watch yesterday.
Motor vehicle crashes were the leading cause of trauma-related deaths among hospitalised patients in a study of more than 5,000 admissions between 2018 and 2022, while burns recorded the highest proportion of deaths among the injury categories examined.
A China Railway First Group subcontractor died on Friday after coming into contact with the GPL’s live electricity network.
Kimberly Samad had promised herself that she would have a business up and running before she turned 30.
Guyana’s Prime Minister Mark Phillips has underlined the need for Caribbean nations to diversify their energy resources and attract greater United States investments to bolster energy security, buttress economic growth and advance regional development.
Women’s rights advocate Diane Madray has expressed dissatisfaction with Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett’s response to a question about legal mechanisms to address sexual exploitation and gender-based violence involving United Nations personnel, noting that the diplomat failed to state concrete measures to close accountability gaps.
Marco De Souza, a former PPP/C MP and toshao of Santa Rosa Village, Moruca has passed away.
Dear Editor, As I observe the rapid escalation of political and social instability across Guyana today, I am convinced that our modern nation-state is failing to uphold the unwritten pact between the governed and the governing.
Lawyers for former Auditor General Anand Goolsarran have lodged an appeal against a decision by Justice Peter Hugh where he ruled in favour of Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo in a defamation case.
At the memorial for the late Robert Corbin, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo praised the willingness of Mr.
By Benjamin Outar Benjamin Outar is an economics student at the University of Toronto’s Trinity College, focusing on development economics and the intersection of the public and private sectors.
