Last Updated on Wednesday, 3 August 2016, 15:07 by Denis Chabrol The Suriname-headquartered airline, Fly Allways, says it will soon begin serving several Caribbean destinations where there are large populations of Guyanese residents. Using two Fokker 80-seater jets, the carrier is slated to begin scheduled flights on August 9 on the Suriname- Guyana-Barbados route. Plans are on stream to add ...
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Amerindian Act may be amended to widen villages’ power to approve large scale mining
Last Updated on Wednesday, 3 August 2016, 14:34 by Denis Chabrol Minister of Indigenous Peoples Affairs, Vice President Sydney Allicock on Wednesday came under intense pressure to justify likely changes to the law to widen the role of Amerindian communities in determining whether large scale mining should go ahead in their communities. Member of the bi-partisan Natural Resources Committee, Pauline ...
Read More »Several policemen charged with robbing miners of raw gold
Last Updated on Tuesday, 2 August 2016, 16:19 by Denis Chabrol Five policemen were Tuesday arraigned for allegedly robbing three gold miners of a total of GYD$166,000 of raw gold. The cops were granted bail totalling GYD$3 million. City Magistrate, Judy Latchman granted the members of the Guyana Police Force their pre-trial liberty after Police Prosecutor Shellon Jupiter did not oppose bail, ...
Read More »Three charged with murder of family members at Mibicuri
Last Updated on Tuesday, 2 August 2016, 15:37 by Denis Chabrol Three farmers were Tuesday arraigned for the murder of three persons at Mibicuri, Black Bush Polder last month. Charged with the offence are 18-year Jairam Tajeram, 26-year old Tameshwar Jagmohan and 38-year old Carlton Chetram. They are accused separately of the murder of Pawan Chandradeo, Naresh Rooplall and Jaikarran ...
Read More »Shady character gunned down during argument over bail money; police hunting five suspects
Last Updated on Monday, 1 August 2016, 22:22 by Denis Chabrol A man previously known to the police was gunned down outside his Laing Avenue, Georgetown home on Monday, August 1, 2016 during an argument over bail money, a senior police officer said. Dead is 32 year old Orin David. Head of the Guyana Police Force’s Criminal Investigations Department, Senior ...
Read More »‘Let bygones be bygones’ for the good of Region 5 -President Granger initiates RDC reconciliation at Ithaca Emancipation Celebrations
Last Updated on Monday, 1 August 2016, 19:19 by Denis Chabrol President David Granger, today, called on the members of the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) of Mahaica-Berbice (Region 5) to end the months long impasse, which had been sparked after the Regional Chairman, Mr. Vickchand Ramphal had been absent, during several visits to the Region by the Head of State. ...
Read More »High-speed data connection collapses causing major delays in check-in at Guyana’s key airport
Last Updated on Monday, 1 August 2016, 13:20 by Denis Chabrol Passengers leaving Guyana are experiencing flight delays and cancellations due to a collapse of the high-speed data link that serves the check-in system at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), officials said Monday. A senior airport official said the data-link, which has a much higher capacity, has been down ...
Read More »Govt committed to providing “enabling environment” for job creation- Granger
Last Updated on Monday, 1 August 2016, 10:46 by Denis Chabrol President David Granger has said that his Government is committed to working towards the provision of an enabling environment for job creation for young Guyanese and is taking an active role in ensuring sustainable gainful employment. His comments came just days after he categorically stated on the latest edition ...
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