Last Updated on Saturday, 21 January 2017, 12:14 by Denis Chabrol Police say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Rawle Rodrigues, 43 years, a mason of Leopold Street, Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown.  The incident occurred about 9:30 Friday night on Croal Street, in the vicinity of Demico House.  Police said enquiries disclosed that Rawle Rodrigues and two males had ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 21 January 2017, 11:44 by Denis Chabrol A man, who recently completed a four-year jail term for cocaine trafficking, is back in custody for allegedly attempting to ship cocaine to Canada in baking powder bags and Banko wine bottles. He is 63 years old. Head of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit, James Singh said anti-drug agents intercepted a ...

Last Updated on Friday, 20 January 2017, 22:26 by Denis Chabrol Chairmen of the seven People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC)-controlled administrative regions on Friday boycotted the launch of National Regional Development Consultative Committee (NRDCC), a move that angered government. Three mayors from the predominantly PPP towns also did not attend the inaugural NRDCC meeting that was held at the Marriott ...

Last Updated on Friday, 20 January 2017, 21:12 by Denis Chabrol Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo Friday said he would possibly hold another round of consultations to arrive at a new list of six nominees for the chairmanship of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), but much depends on the outcome of a planned meeting with Attorney General, Basil Williams. “After that ...

Last Updated on Friday, 20 January 2017, 14:00 by Derwayne Wills GUYSUCO’s top officials came before the National Assembly’s Economic Services Committee (ESC) where the state-owned sugar company’s chief executive, Errol Hanoman, painted a gloom image of diversification using sugar cane, once cane production remains high and once the company’s structure continues as present. Hanoman said such measures would be ...

Last Updated on Friday, 20 January 2017, 9:40 by Denis Chabrol Omar Shariff has been fired from the post of Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of the Presidency. The ministry said his services have been terminated with effect December 31, 2016. The subject of a probe into alleged financial crimes by the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) , Shariff has ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 19 January 2017, 22:50 by Denis Chabrol Two Indian companies – one  an alloy steel casting manufacturer for sugar factories and another specialised in sugar production- as well as a United States (US)-based company owned by a Guyana-born American freight forwarder are interested in investing in the ailing Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuco), even as government said ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 19 January 2017, 16:23 by Denis Chabrol Guyana has decided to begin examining the feasibility of establishing an oil refinery, as several local and foreign companies continue to express an interest in setting up such a facility here in response to increasing oil finds offshore. Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman said consultant, Pedro Haas has ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 19 January 2017, 17:19 by Derwayne Wills While charges have been dropped against reputed wife of convicted drug dealer Barry Dataram, Anjanie Boodnarine, Dataram will have to pay a $60,000 fine and service a concurrent prison sentence of 3 years. The ruling was handed down today by city magistrate, Judy Latchman. Dataram is already serving a ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 19 January 2017, 14:56 by Denis Chabrol A man was shot during an armed robbery committed on a woman outside Jialing auto store at Charlotte and Oronoque Streets, Georgetown. “A” Division Commander, Assistant Commissioner Clifton Hicken told reporters that at about 12:15 PM police responded to a report of gunshots outside that business premise. He said ...