Last Updated on Monday, 18 July 2016, 13:46 by Denis Chabrol by Denis Chabrol and Gary Eleazar Top Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) officials on Monday dismissed People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) claims that a plan has been hatched to pad future voters’ lists by sharing the database with the Ministries of Education and Social Services. GECOM Chairman, Dr. Steve Surujbally ...

Last Updated on Monday, 18 July 2016, 13:13 by Denis Chabrol by Gary Eleazar Warrants have been solicited from the High Court to gain access to the bank accounts of former Peoples Progressive Party (PPP) Ministers and to carry out searches at their respective places of residence. At least this is according to General Secretary of the PPP, Clement Rohee, ...

Last Updated on Monday, 18 July 2016, 13:02 by Denis Chabrol Former Anglican Bishop of Guyana, Randolph George has died, according to usually reliable sources. He was 92 years. The Anglican Diocese  could not be immediately contacted, and it was yet to announce Bishop George’s passing. Sources said he died at his home at Peter’s Hall, East Bank Demerara on ...

Last Updated on Monday, 18 July 2016, 11:45 by Denis Chabrol Foreign Affairs Minister, Carl Greenidge on Monday announced the overhaul of Guyana’s foreign service, with the hiring of several former diplomats as advisors and the recruitment of a number of others to head the country’s diplomatic missions. “This enables us to capitalize on the experiences that have been accumulated ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 17 July 2016, 18:29 by Denis Chabrol Leader of Guyana’s Alliance For Change (AFC), Khemraj Ramjattan has sought to assure top party members and others working in government that they were not being sidelined by their coalition partner in government, even as he touted integrity as a main plank on which his party’s identity would be preserved. “It ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 17 July 2016, 16:59 by Denis Chabrol City Mayor, Patricia Chase-Green on Sunday said the Mayor and City Councillors were still searching for space to place vendors who are temporarily plying their trade on a plot of land at the corner of Hadfield and Lombard Streets. Chase-Green’s position contrasts with what sources said was active consideration ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 17 July 2016, 15:50 by Denis Chabrol City Mayor, Patricia-Chase Green on Sunday remained adamant that no permission would be granted for the seventh floor to be constructed on a building at Robb and Camp Streets, despite repeated cries by the owner that a call-centre investor might pull out and thousands of prospective jobs would be ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 17 July 2016, 11:13 by Denis Chabrol Even as the Guyana Police Force’s Fallen Heroes Foundation continues to amass funds for the surviving family members of policemen and women who have been killed in the line of duty, Public Security Minister, Khemraj Ramjattan on Sunday called on the business community to put more cash in the ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 17 July 2016, 10:01 by Denis Chabrol Armed bandits assaulted and robbed the owners of a supermarket at La Jalousie, West Coast Demerara, police confirmed Sunday. Divisional Commander for West Demerara, Senior Superintendent, Stephen Mansell confirmed that the incident occurred on Saturday, July 16, 2016 at C and N Supermarket. He said one suspect has been ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 16 July 2016, 13:14 by Denis Chabrol   On the occasion of the Guyana Police Force 177th Anniversary, the Commissioner of Police Mr. Seelall Persaud, D.S.M, has promoted ranks of the Regular Force, Special Constabulary, Guystac and Rural Constabulary because of their hard work and dedication to the job.   The following  are the ranks who ...