Last Updated on Wednesday, 19 April 2017, 22:12 by Denis Chabrol The University of Guyana’s Council, its highest decision-making body, has refused to approve the rental of a five-story building at the corner of Lamaha and Camp Streets, Georgetown for US$28,000 per month. However, Vice Chancellor, Professor Ivelaw  Griffith is not giving up, saying the cash-strapped institution needs the space at ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 19 April 2017, 22:22 by Denis Chabrol Minister of Public Telecommunications Catherine Hughes and University of Guyana’s (UG), Principal and Vice Chancellor Professor Dr. Ivelaw Griffith on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to boost the Information Communication Technology (ICT) platforms at the Turkeyen campus. One of the major goals of the Ministry of Public Telecommunications ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 19 April 2017, 20:57 by Denis Chabrol Government on Tuesday downplayed calls by the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT) for an audit of Digicel’s allegedly illegal bypass operation that might have cost the national treasury more than US$30 million. Instead, Public Telecommunications Minister, Cathy Hughes suggested that GTT could also be cited for breach of contract as ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 25 April 2017, 12:23 by Denis Chabrol by Gary Eleazar ExxonMobil, the US-based oil giant gearing for production offshore Guyana, has confirmed that there will be sufficient natural gas in the reserves to supply a 200 megawatt (MW electricity generation plant which would make the establishment of an alumina plant in Guyana feasible once again, but ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 25 April 2017, 12:24 by Denis Chabrol by Gary Eleazar The Chinese Development Bank (CDB) has asked Guyana to not give out lands once held by Bai Shan Lin Forest Developers Inc, since it is looking to secure finances to re-capitise loans owned by that company. This is according to Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman, ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 19 April 2017, 13:45 by Denis Chabrol The man, who allegedly burnt his father to death, was Wednesday arraigned for the indictable offence. Fifty-two year old Colin Ross of 14 Kildonan Village, Corentyne was charged with the murder of 83-year old Rudolph Ross. Ross’ charred remains were removed from the debris of his house following an ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 19 April 2017, 11:14 by Denis Chabrol A fifty one year old caretaker of Lodge Housing Scheme was Wednesday  jailed for three years after accepting the fact that she had cocaine in her possession for trafficking. Bernadette Evandey Warren stood before Magistrate Fabayo Azore in the Georgetown Magistrates’ court to answer to the charge. CANU said ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 19 April 2017, 7:44 by Denis Chabrol A  fish exporter, who was charged with being in possession of more than 50 kilogrammes of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, was Tuesday acquitted after the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond mere suspicion. Mohammed “Panta” Ally, who was on bail, walked out of the Leonora Magistrates’ ...