Last Updated on Tuesday, 10 January 2017, 18:29 by Denis Chabrol Two bandits were early Tuesday evening arrested shortly after they robbed a man, who was purchasing food, of cash and other valuables, police said. Police said the victim was at a food stall at Cummings and North Road purchasing a meal when two men rode up on a black ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 10 January 2017, 18:03 by Denis Chabrol Following a rejection by President David Granger of the six names submitted by Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo, the Opposition Leader wrote Tuesday to the President asking  that he clarifies his interpretation of the qualifications necessary for GECOM’s chair. “I am of the considered view that an urgent meeting will immeasurably ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 10 January 2017, 13:30 by Denis Chabrol Samuel David, a 38-year-old Brazil resident from Sierra Leone was fined $30,000 on Tuesday by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan and he will be deported. The charge was made against David that on December 22, 2016, he entered Guyana through Lethem and did not present himself to the nearest immigration officer. ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 10 January 2017, 10:16 by Denis Chabrol President David Granger on Tuesday explained that the short tenure- three months- of former Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Brigadier George Lewis was aimed at ensuring there is a smooth and predictable succession plan. “It is symbolic because it represents due process. It represents the ...

Last Updated on Monday, 9 January 2017, 17:05 by Denis Chabrol Colonel Patrick West is Tuesday scheduled to be sworn in as the 10th Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), three months after Brigadier George Lewis took over the helm of the army. Lewis has reached retirement age. West, who currently heads the resuscitated Guyana People’s Militia ...

Last Updated on Monday, 9 January 2017, 16:41 by Denis Chabrol President David Granger on Monday asked Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo for another list of nominees from which to pick a new Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). “The President urged that a new list of persons who are “not unacceptable” be sent for his consideration,” Jagdeo said in ...

Last Updated on Monday, 9 January 2017, 12:35 by Denis Chabrol Fly Allways NV, a Surinamese registered air carrier, on Monday announced that it will be reorganizing its operations and destinations base, and as a result it will be suspending scheduled flights and return to charters for a brief period effective January 15, 2017. Chief Executive Officer of the company ...

Last Updated on Monday, 9 January 2017, 8:19 by Denis Chabrol The opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) plans to challenge the appointment of the next Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) if President David Granger ignores the list of six names dispatched to him by Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo, former Attorney General Anil Nandlall said. “A number of options ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 8 January 2017, 21:45 by Denis Chabrol Thousands of Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) cellular and landline subscribers on the Essequibo Coast were out of service for most of Sunday due to a road accident on the East Bank Essequibo road, a company spokeswoman said. GTT Public Relations Officer, Allison Parker said service was restored at ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 8 January 2017, 20:50 by Denis Chabrol Police are investigating a shooting incident outside Tower Suites, Main Street, Georgetown early Sunday morning. Police said the victim was taken to a private hospital and he was treated for a “superficial injury.” Investigators have obtained the name of the person, who was shot, but up to late Sunday ...