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Christopher Jones, the former Director of Sports, sues the state for over $300,000 in damages after police invaded his home and seized items valued at $4.9M. Jones, a current Member of Parliament (MP) under the A Partnership for Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC), sued the state for his home’s unlawful search, …

Two students top this year’s National Grade Six Assessment. Samuel Barkoye, North Georgetown Primary, and Rovin Lall, Stella Maris Primary, complete this year’s NGSA examination with five hundred and twenty-five marks each, respectively. The National Grade Six Assessment was held on July 1st and 2nd, 2020. A total of 14,032 …

(GP) – Millions of Americans and people worldwide mourn the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, who passed away at her home on Friday, September 18, 2020. She was 87. According to the court, Ginsburg died of complications from metastatic pancreatic cancer. Ginsburg became the United States, second woman judge …

Today, the Chinese Embassy to Guyana called on the US Secretary of State to stop spreading rumours and fake news. The statement dated September 18, 2020, on the Guyana Chinese Embassy website sends a severe warning to Pompeo. The US diplomat criticized Chinese companies and encouraged the two small South …

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned Guyana and Suriname about undertaking business with China. Pompeo asks that the two countries choose US firms over China during his two-day visit to South American small countries. Pompeo is the first US Secretary of State to carry out such a visit with …

In Guyana, social media users flooded Facebook with hilarious memes about U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo two-day trip to Guyana. Memes poured in poking fun at the United States for interfering with the country’s elections and using Guyana to attack Venezuela. After news broke about Michael Pompeo’s visit, Guyanese …

A briefing from the U.S. State Department today confirms that the Secretary of State will discuss the Venezuelan crisis’s impact on Guyana. This meeting will include President Irfaan Ali and the Guyana Foreign Minister, Hugh Todd. The Secretary of State will arrive in Guyana from Suriname on Thursday to discuss …

The current administration refuses to be held accountable to the Guyanese people. Speaker of the House, Manzoor Nadir, denies the opposition an opportunity to ask questions about the U.S. Secretary of State’s two-day visit to Guyana. “Two days ago, (Amanza) Walton Desir submitted questions without notice, yesterday I ruled, and …

Director of the Lusignan Prison, Gladwin Samuels, confirms that two prisoners have now tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Lusignan Prison Holding Bay.  According to Samuels, the circumstance of how the prisoners contract the virus is ‘unknown,’ but the investigation is on going. Persons who were in contact with …

According to a press release dated September 15, 2020, from the Department of Spokesperson, Morgan Ortegus indicated that Pompeo would travel to Paramaribo, Georgetown, Boa Vista, Bogota, and Plato from September 17-20, 2020.  The U.S. Secretary of State trip will underscore the “United States commitment to defend democracy, combat COVID-19 …