AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoUS Defence Ties: President Irfaan Ali and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth signed a declaration expanding military training, joint exercises and Guyana’s ability to monitor its airspace. Details on funding, equipment and timing were not disclosed. Death Penalty Review: After six-year-old Orlando Jaikarran was found dead, Ali asked the attorney general to review capital punishment for heinous crimes. The child’s father remains in custody; no one has been charged. Rule of Law: Guyana slipped to 81st in the global rule-of-law index, with reported declines in civic freedoms and checks on government. Oil Spill Concerns: Authorities stabilised a listing barge carrying about 8,000 barrels of waste oil, but have not disclosed its owner, the cargo’s origin or its destination.
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