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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 …

November 5, 2020 – The former Minister of Finance, Ashni Singh, has been rehired as Senior Minister responsible for finance under the Office of the President (OP) and Vice President. The Oath of Office was taken at the President’s Office. President Irfaan Ali suggested that Ashni Singh would bring over …

November 2, 2020 – The Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlal, the Guyana Police, and the Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU) to investigate the land transactions made under the APNU+AFC Government.  A press release from the Department of Information confirms that letters were sent to various agencies. “The Government of …