The two parliamentary opposition parties on Tuesday confirmed that they will be using their majority in the National Assembly to vote against the amendments to the anti-money laundering legislation should the matter be brought before the National Assembly on Wednesday as scheduled.

The 2009 Anti-Money Laundering/Countering of Financing Terrorism (AML/CFT) legislation was sent to a Special Select Committee earlier this month when the government called for the House to support it before month end to avoid Guyana being sanctioned.

Sandbags along the seawall in the vicinity of the Conversation Tree

The Ministry of Public Works has issued a warning to the general public urging them to take all necessary precautions during the spring tide period of May 22 – 30, 2013. High tides have been predicted to be above the normal levels.

GEORGETOWN — Representatives from Builders Beyond Borders (B3), the Region 2 Regional Democratic Council, U.S. Peace Corps Guyana, and the U.S. Embassy joined community members for the commissioning of a new roadway linking three of Wakapoa’s islands. 

This G$73.4 million project was made possible through the hard work and dedication of the people of Wakapoa Mission, U.S. Peace Corps Guyana Volunteer Lesley Allenby, and U.S. non-governmental organization Builders Beyond Borders (B3).  The U.S. Embassy also donated books on America and the environment to the Wakapoa Mission school and gave backpacks to the students to support education in the community. 

GEORGETOWN – The U.S Embassy’s Humanitarian Assistance Program (HAP) team donated school supplies and reading materials provided by the Spirit of America and Food for the Poor to various institutions around Guyana.  This initiative supports the Embassy’s efforts to promote educational opportunities to less fortunate youths in Guyana.

This crowded postnatal maternity ward is at Georgetown Public Hospital in Georgetown, Guyana, where University Hospitals physicians in 2012 began a four-year training program for a small group of Guyanese citizens to become OB-GYNs

CLEVELAND.COM- THE PLAIN DEALER.-Nearly a year has passed since University Hospitals' WONDOOR/Global Health Program launched a four-year residency training to instruct citizens of Guyana in obstetrics and gynecology.

Pronounced "one door," WONDOOR stands for Women and Neonates, Diversity, Opportunity, Outreach and Research.

BOSAI Minerals, the Chinese bauxite company operating in Linden, has rented three generator sets to resume production and provide electricity to the town, the company said in a brief update.