Last Updated on Thursday, 28 July 2016, 15:43 by Denis Chabrol President David Granger on Thursday defended his decision to appoint a number of  current and former Guyana Defence Force officers to top government positions and head Commissions of Inquiry. He said when he was elected President in May 2015, there were already 10 officers who had been appointed by ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 28 July 2016, 15:17 by Denis Chabrol The woman, who drove up a one way and struck down three St. Lucian scouts who are here for a Caribbean Cuboree, was Thursday fined and jailed for 10 months. Tracy Fordyce, of Cowan Street, Kingston, Georgetown pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and breach of a one-way. Magistrate Renita ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 28 July 2016, 13:35 by Denis Chabrol The case against a woman, who was charged with racial hostility and ill-will to President David Granger on Facebook, was Thursday dismissed by Chief Magistrate, Ann Mc Lennan. The case against Bibi Safoora Salim of Vergenoegen, East Bank Essequibo was thrown out after her lawyer convinced the court that ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 28 July 2016, 13:16 by Denis Chabrol The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) on Thursday launched its Green Engineering Syllabus in Guyana Giving an overview of the syllabus at the launch held at the Theatre Guild, Parade Street, Kingston, Georgetown, subject panel member, Dr. Paulette Bynoe said the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) Green Engineering subject has ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 28 July 2016, 7:20 by Denis Chabrol Hundreds of passengers travelling from Supenaam and Wakenaam to Parika were Thursday morning stranded after the ferry vessel, MV Makouria, ran aground. Among the vehicles aboard is an ambulance with a patient who was injured in a motorcycle accident. Sources said the vessel encountered difficulties at a place named ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 July 2016, 19:27 by Denis Chabrol Although “associated” natural gas has been found along with an estimated 1.4 million barrels of oil offshore Guyana, a top official of ExxonMobil on Wednesday said because of the comparatively small gas find it would not be immediately feasible to exploit that fuel. Country Manager for Esso Exploration and ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 July 2016, 17:33 by Denis Chabrol The operations of the Chinese logging company, Bai Sha Lin, have ground to halt and the livelihoods of numerous Guyanese who sold logs to that company have been disrupted, Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman said Wednesday. “The company’s operations are at a standstill right now,” he said. Briefing ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 July 2016, 13:30 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana government on Wednesday made it clear that Venezuelans coming here legally in search of food and other necessities would not be turned back but those entering illegally would be prosecuted and deported “We have made it clear that on humanitarian grounds we will not turn back Venezuelans ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 July 2016, 16:54 by Denis Chabrol Government is moving to remove any potential conflict between the extractive industries sector and the management of the environment by stripping the environment portfolio from the Ministry of Natural Resources and putting it under the Ministry of the Presidency. Minister of State, Joseph Harmon said there would now be ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 July 2016, 13:01 by Denis Chabrol A Commission of Inquiry into the fire that killed two young brothers at the Ministry of Social Protection’s Drop-In Centre has found that there was a lapse in fire prevention and fighting systems. “The preliminary report pointed to some issues of bad policy arrangements for fire,” Minister of State, ...