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(Reuters) – Leaders from across the Caribbean are seeking clarity after a draft of a U.S. government list of over 40 countries which could face sweeping travel restrictions was made public, a move which could mark the latest in President Donald Trump’s crackdown on migration. U.S. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce disavowed the list on
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Attorney General Anil Nandlall has made it clear that the arrest and detention of Melissa Atwell in the United States of America was largely due to immigration issues and has nothing to do with the Government of Guyana. Speaking during his weekly commentary on Tuesday night, Nandlall firmly stated that U.S. authorities, not the Guyanese
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There was a low turnout on Tuesday for a protest supported by the political opposition that was meant to show support for activist Melissa Ann Holder, known on social media as Melissa “Melly Mel” Atwell. The protest was organised at the Square of the Revolution, Brickdam, Georgetown. Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform and
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Ryan Sugrim, the man who murdered his ex-wife Zalia Sugrim in 2019 was Tuesday sentenced to 24 years imprisonment. Sugrim appeared before Justice Damone Young at the Demerara High Court. Last month, he pleaded guilty to the crime. The body of 37-year-old Zaila Sugrim was found in a garden inside the compound of the Shell
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The Ministry of Education on Tuesday officially launched “Projects Map,” a technology-driven initiative aimed at increasing transparency and public engagement regarding school construction projects across Guyana. Minister of Education Priya Manickchand during her remarks highlighted the extensive efforts in building and upgrading educational facilities such as schools and dormitories. “Because we have been building an
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Seventeen-year-old leg-spinner Riyad Latif is among the Guyana Rainforest Rangers’ seven protected players ahead of the upcoming draft of the West Indies Breakout League, set for April 25 to May 10. Latif is joined by fast bowler Nial Smith, wicketkeeper/batsman Kemol Savory, all-rounders Ronaldo Alimohamed and Kevin Sinclair, left-arm spinner Ashmead Nedd and middle-order batsman
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Works have begun on the second phase of the Wales, West Bank Demerara housing development which will provide both residential and commercial lots. Speaking at a recent event, Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal said a sum of $17 billion has been set aside to develop the infrastructure in the area to allow access.
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(Trinidad and Tobago Guardian) As he prepared to leave office, former Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has called on the country to “complete its independence” by severing ties with the United Kingdom’s Privy Council and adopting the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as the nation’s final court of appeal. “It is unjust,
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Vincentian Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves, who previously facilitated a peace deal between Guyana and Venezuela, is now in Venezuela for talks with President Nicolas Maduro. In a release, St. Vincent’s Agency for Public Information, said Gonsalves spoke with President Irfaan Ali on Monday, urging “calm and restraint and for both parties to return to diplomacy.”
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A Guyana public and private sector delegation is undertaking a trade mission in Northern Brazil, specifically Boa Vista, State of Roraima from 17- 18 March 2025. The trade mission is in keeping with a commitment made during a meeting between Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of Guyana and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, President of
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