Last Updated on Thursday, 11 February 2016, 14:09 by Denis Chabrol Guyana’s Foreign Affairs Minister and Vice President Carl Greenidge Thursday accused the Nicolas Maduro led government of Venezuela of attempting to derail a process that would lead to the resolution of a current border controversy. Greenidge announced plans to lodge complaints with United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon and the ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 11 February 2016, 13:20 by Denis Chabrol People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) parliamentarian, Dr. Clive Jagan has resigned as a Guyanese law-maker, House Speaker, Dr. Barton Scotland announced. He said Jagan’s resignation takes effect 10th February, 2016. The Speaker has since taken steps to advise the Representative of the PPPC’s list to name a  replacement. Earlier ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 11 February 2016, 12:51 by Writer As part of plans to transform the University of Guyana to keep it relevant with courses that are in demand, the University is making a pitch and inviting persons from the private sector and the diaspora to get onboard. Under the leadership of UG’s Chancellor Professor Nigel Harris the University ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 11 February 2016, 12:13 by Denis Chabrol Three persons were Thursday killed in a collision between a motorcycle and a car at Rupertee Village, Annai, residents said. Dead are Davis Williams,43, Berlinda Georg, 53, and 58-year old Henry George. Sources said the three persons were crossing a main road on their way to a farm when ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 11 February 2016, 13:17 by Denis Chabrol Regaled as one of the most controversial Vice Chancellors that the University of Guyana has ever seen, Professor Jacob Opadey’s contract with the Guyana Government has expired and is bidding farewell to the publicly funded institution. Opadeyi, already replaced by Acting Vice Chancellor Barbara Reynolds, is currently in his ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 11 February 2016, 7:56 by Denis Chabrol Derelict vehicles across the country will soon be picked up and dumped near the Linden-Soesdyke Highway, Public Works Minister David Patterson announced Wednesday night. He said GYD$133 million have been set aside in the 2016 National Budget to prepare 50 acres of land along the Highway to store the ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 11 February 2016, 7:51 by Denis Chabrol Minister of Communities, Ronald Bulkan Wednesday night signaled that residents in towns and neighbourhoods would  eventually have to pay increased rates and taxes after properties are re-valued following the upcoming Local Government Elections. “Of all of the factors, money is the most important one and therefore determining and establishing ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 February 2016, 21:00 by Denis Chabrol Shadow Junior Finance Minister, Juan Edghill Wednesday called on government to stop gold smuggling and stamp out claimed procurement fraud in order to find millions of dollars to pay increased salaries to the Joint Services and other government employees. Contributing to the debate on the 2016 National Debate, he ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 February 2016, 19:33 by Denis Chabrol The Head of the Guyana Agriculture Workers Union (GAWU) and People’s Progressive Party (PPP) MP Komal Chand has disclosed that the sugar factory at Wales Estate is the exact same as the ones at other sugar estates. Chand made the statement while delivering his offerings on the 2016 Budget ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 February 2016, 17:43 by Denis Chabrol Agriculture Minister, Noel Holder has unveiled that among other things there are plans in place to study the possibility of opening an aquaculture and livestock farm among others at the Wales Sugar Estate. This is after Government had announced that it plans to close the Wales Sugar Factory at ...