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Guyanese immigrant Prakash Churaman was 15 years old when police officers snatched him from his mother’s basement apartment and took him to the 113th Precinct in Jamaica, Queens. Without a lawyer present, Detectives Daniel Gallagher and Barry Brown alternately berated and cajoled Churaman for almost three hours. At the time, …

A Guyana bride was moved to tears after her son, a US soldier, surprised her at the altar after being away for three years, as seen in a touching clip. The tearjerking event happened this past winter but is only now making waves — and “waterfalls” — across social media. …

A Guyanese national is at the head of Amazon’s Black Business Accelerator, the $150 million company commitment to supporting Black-owned businesses on its platform through a new accelerator program. The accelerator program was the brainchild of Tiffany Johnson, an account manager at Amazon, who noticed the disparity between the percentage …

According to reports, Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs ordered the 26 Nationals from Haiti who entered Guyana legally according to the CARICOM agreement to leave the country. Attorney Darren Wade for the detained Nationals indicated that the Haitians were not charged with any crime. The deportation order is unlawful and violates the …

According to a statement from the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. Keith Rowley, the OAS is partly responsible for “for triggering and fuelling the current Venezuelan situation.” Dr. Rowley noted that the officials had declared war with Trinidad and Tobago for not joining the Trump administration efforts against …

The Lands and Survey Commissioner, Trevor Benn, was served with his termination letter a few weeks ago. Trevor Benn has been in this position since 2016 under the former administration, APNC+AFC. Trevor worked as a Programme Analyst at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and is one of the founding …

According to a press release dated November 19, 2020, the President of Guyana, Dr. Irfaan Ali met with His Highness Sheikh Ahmed Dalmook Al Martoum of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and his eight-member delegation, who is in Guyana on a three-day state visit. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hugh …

According to a press release from the Department of Information, the President of Guyana, Dr. Irfaan Ali, has rehired the former Permanent Secretary within the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs, Sherie Samantha Fedee.  The Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira, fired Ms. Fedee on October 12, 2020, after working …

The Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, is suing the former Minister, Jaipaul Sharma and PNC Member, James Bond for $25M each over a Facebook post. The lawsuit is allegedly claiming damage of character. According to Bond and Sharma, the alleged post is about Nandlall’s private firm being involved in …

Montreal (GP) – Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is still yet to accept the US election results, which clearly shows former Vice President Joe Biden as the 46th President-Elect and Kamala Harris as the Vice President-Elect after the November 3rd elections.  This year, Mike Pompeo made headlines in Guyana by …