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Foreign Affairs Minister condemns attack on GDF officers

Guyana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hugh Hilton Todd expressed his outrage to the ambassador of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to Guyana, Carlos Perez, over yesterday’s unprovoked attack of a Guyana Defence Force (GDF) patrol vessel. Six members of the GDF were injured after heavily armed men on the Venezuelan side near […]

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Prime Minister met with One Communications Guyana to discuss service-related issues

Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips convened a meeting with Mr Richard Stanton, Deputy CEO of One Communications Guyana, and his team to discuss the recent service disruption that affected some mobile customers. During the meeting, One Communications (Guyana) briefed the Prime Minister on the technical issue encountered. Mr Stanton explained that the service disruption […]

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Steps taken overtime by Government to lay the foundation through various financial sector legislation to allow for a stable, sound and strong financial system

–as Financial Institutions (Amendment Bill) receives Parliament’s approval Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance and the Public Service Dr. Ashni Singh as part of Government’s broad agenda to build and strengthen the legal frame work and to improve access to credit, today successfully piloted in the National Assembly the […]

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National Assembly approves Financial Institutions (Amendment) Bill

The National Assembly Monday approved amendments to the Financial Institutions Act which will lay the legal framework for foreign financial institutions to establish offices locally. The amendments introduce a new section (19A) to the principal act. It mandates foreign financial institutions to seek approval from the Bank of Guyana before establishing a local representative office. Senior […]

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59th Anniversary of the 1966 Geneva Agreement

Today the Government and people of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana commemorate the 59th Anniversary of the Geneva Agreement of 1966, which provides the framework for the resolution of the controversy that arose out of Venezuela’s unilateral attempt to nullify the legality of the Arbitral Award of 1899, which definitively established the land boundary between […]

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Citrus Grove gets new meat centre, $8.7M fitness gym

The government has opened a new meat centre in Citrus Grove, Port Kaituma in Region One to enhance the quality of meat products available to residents. The facility was constructed using funds from the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs’ capital projects budget and is equipped with refrigerators and advanced processing machines for various types of meat. […]

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Health minister refutes claims of failing maternal care, cites decline in deaths

Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony has strongly refuted claims that the healthcare system is failing expectant mothers, citing a decline in maternal deaths. He stated that the three recorded maternal deaths in 2025 resulted from underlying health complications, including a ruptured cerebral artery due to eclampsia, cardiogenic shock, and severe anaemia. Minister Anthony was […]

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