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Author Archives: Denis Chabrol

High Court orders Trevor Benn-led Public Service Coop Credit Union management team to take office; Van Sluytman vows to take legal action

The High Court on Monday ordered the recently-elected 12-member Management Committee of the Guyana Public Service Cooperative Credit Union (GPSCCU) to take up office and so replace the Karen Van Sluytman-Corbin-led previous committee. “We are addressing that with our lawyers,” she told Demerara Waves Online News when asked if an injunction would be sought along with a new court case. ...

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Submission of main arguments to ICJ doesn’t mean recognition of court- Venezuela

The Venezuelan government on Monday defended its decision to submit its main arguments to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the border dispute with Guyana, saying it does not change its position of non-recognition of that United Nations (UN) judicial body. “The delivery of this document does not imply the consent of Venezuela or the recognition of the jurisdiction ...

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Venezuela submits key arguments to ICJ in border case with Guyana

Despite last year’s questionable referendum that rejected the International Court of Justice as the means of settling the border controversy, Venezuela has submitted arguments to the World Court. The Guyana government on Monday welcomed Venezuela’s decision to do so. “Guyana has repeatedly called on Venezuela to participate fully in the judicial proceedings and comply with the Court’s rulings, and therefore ...

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Wife, husband in murder-suicide

A saleswoman of Recht-Door-Zee, West Bank Demerara was killed and her husband committed suicide, leaving behind a note that implicated the woman in being unfaithful. The body of 56-year old Sarah Bacchus-Arjoon and her husband, 69-year old Khemraj Arjoon were found by their 13-year old daughter when she returned home at about 3:30 Sunday afternoon.  “The body (of the woman) ...

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Demerara Harbour Bridge working despite vessel incident- officials

A tug and a barge on Sunday drifted and struck the Demerara Harbour Bridge, resulting in the deployment of emergency workers but officials said the movement of vehicles across the east-west thoroughfare would not be affected severely. “Yes, there has been an incident. It has not put the Demerara Harbour Bridge out of service,” Public Works Minister Juan Edghill said. ...

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US Patent and Trademark Office keen to help Guyana with Intellectual Property; Guyana’s outdated IP laws disincentivise investments

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is ready to assist a broad cross section of Guyanese understand the various aspects of Intellectual Property (IP) protection, amid observations that local IP laws are outdated. “Unfortunately, like everything else, laws tend to lag at issues and one of the areas in which the law is lagging is in terms of ...

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Domestic violence report triggers discovery of AK-47 assault rifle ammo in Buxton- police

A man was late Friday night arrested for alleged illegal possession of 15 bullets that are used in an AK-47 assault rifle, after his child’s mother reported that he assaulted and threatened her with a gun, the Guyana Police Force said Saturday. Investigators said the ammunition was found at the man’s residence on Middle Walk, Buxton, East Coast Demerara at ...

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Blackouts due to poor decisions, brain drain, bad maintenance- David Patterson

Opposition A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) parliamentarian, David Patterson on Friday called out the private sector’s silence on the poor state of electricity generation in Guyana due to bad investments, brain drain and a botched maintenance plan. The Guyana government this week said there could be management changes at the Guyana Power and Light and Power Producers ...

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