Last Updated on Saturday, 19 November 2016, 21:46 by Denis Chabrol United States (US) President, Barack Obama on Saturday recognised the contribution of a young Guyanese lady  in her homeland in the area of care for the elderly, in his address at a Town Hall meeting in Peru. “We need leaders like Abbigail Loncke of Guyana; Abigail are you there? So ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 19 November 2016, 17:58 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) on Saturday slammed government for moving to give former Hamilton Green a hefty pension for serving as Prime Minister from 1985 to 1992. “The Prime Minister Hamilton Green Pension Act 2016 on the Order Paper is utterly shocking. His entire political career reflects ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 19 November 2016, 17:08 by Denis Chabrol The opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) says Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Dr. Steve Surujbally will be stepping down this month-end. “Dr. Steve Surujbally, the Chairman of Guyana’s Elections Commission (GECOM), has formally indicated to the Leader of the Opposition, Hon. Bharrat Jagdeo, M.P., that he shall ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 19 November 2016, 16:09 by Denis Chabrol A 30 year old, unemployed male from Rubber Dam, Charity, Essequibo Coast, who allegedly stole a large amount of money from a Venezuelan was arrested early Saturday morning at a hotel at Charity. Police said the suspect would soon be charged with larceny from the person and would be ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 19 November 2016, 16:19 by Denis Chabrol A Guyanese man has been arrested in connection with the stabbing death of a Venezuelan at Eteringbang near the Guyana- Venezuela border. Police said that at about 1 O’clock Saturday morning Henry Mendonca, a Venezuelan and a male Guyanese, who both reside in Venezuela, came to Guyana last night ...

Last Updated on Friday, 18 November 2016, 15:48 by Denis Chabrol Guyana’s Commissioner of Information, Charles Ramson Snr. is about to be called to account for his performance, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo said Friday. “I’m not aware that this office has done anything really so being pleased is very subjective. There is a law and the Commissioner of Information is bound by ...

Last Updated on Friday, 18 November 2016, 15:14 by Denis Chabrol Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo on Friday said the draft law to facilitate a pension and benefits to former Prime Minister, Hamilton Green probably should not have named him but left open for all current and future ex-prime ministers. “It may be an issue that we may want to re-look ...

Last Updated on Friday, 18 November 2016, 14:20 by Denis Chabrol by Derwayne Wills A 2013 ruling by then-Chief Justice Ian Chang that cross-dressing is only a crime once done for an “improper purpose” has left appellants, McEwan and others, seeking confirmation of what constitutes an “improper purpose.” In the Court of Appeal this morning, Chancellor Carl Singh; Chief Justice ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 19 November 2016, 15:22 by Denis Chabrol Guyana is preparing the legislative and budgetary groundwork for constitutional reform  to begin next year, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo said  Friday. He told a news briefing at his Alliance For Change (AFC) headquarters  that he has asked for approximately GYD$80 million to be set aside in the 2017 National ...

Eye on the Issues by GHK Lall Here we go again. Reports are that the two private contractors, Puran Brothers and Cevons Waster Management, are uttering clear warnings that they would have no choice but to discontinue garbage collection work on behalf of City Hall.  It is the usual reason, which needs no introduction: they are owed hundreds of millions, ...