June 2025

[The Department of the Treasury – Washington] – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned four Guyanese nationals and two Colombian nationals responsible for trafficking tons of cocaine from South America to the United States, Europe, and the Caribbean. Today’s sanctions target drug traffickers utilizing boats and narco-subs
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President Dr. Irfaan Ali on Thursday night responded to the United States’ recent decision to impose sanctions on four Guyanese nationals for drug trafficking, affirming that his government has already requested additional information from U.S. authorities to support a thorough local investigation. The President disclosed that he has spoken directly with the U.S. Ambassador to
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See below the full statement issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs: The Ministry of Home Affairs welcomes the significant development in the actions taken today (Thursday, June 5, 2025) by the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) in sanctioning a number of named Guyanese and foreign nationals as a
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In keeping with the Guyana Police Force’s Standard Operating Procedure, Senior Superintendent Himnauth Sawh has been sent on administrative leave following his sanctioning by the United States for alleged involvement in drug trafficking. The development comes after the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Thursday announced sanctions against ten
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Another statutory meeting of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) ended on Thursday with division, as APNU+AFC nominated commissioners raised concerns and objections on several electoral matters. The discord follows a walkout by the opposition during last Tuesday’s meeting, which ended abruptly. The central issues raised this week revolved around voting rights for prisoners, the ability
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Guyana’s Ministry of Health issued an advisory on Thursday afternoon, urging members of the public to take all necessary precautions amid the emergence of a new COVID-19 variant. See below the full release from the Ministry of Health:  The Ministry of Health (MOH) is urging the public to remain vigilant and take all necessary precautions
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See below the full statement issued: The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) commends the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) and the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) for their ongoing efforts and more specifically the recent successful enforcement actions against raiding and other illegal mining activities, which last week saw the dismantling of
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The United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Thursday issued sanctions against 10 individuals, including four Guyanese, after it first targeted businessman Shell Mohamed, his son Azruddin Mohamed, and their businesses; the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Mae Thomas, was also sanctioned at the time of
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General Secretary of the governing People’s Progressive Party Civic, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, highlighted that no politician who has now backed the party has been offered any position or special benefits. Instead, he believes those individuals have done so because they believe the PPP is a competent, multiethnic party that should return to office after the
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