Last Updated on Saturday, 6 May 2017, 23:19 by Denis Chabrol Worried that he and the State would not get a fair hearing, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo wants Justice Franklyn Holder to cease hearing a case because of the disagreement between the Attorney General, Basil Williams and that High Court judge. Justice Holder has said that he is “not prepared ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 6 May 2017, 9:42 by Denis Chabrol Five suspected bandits were early Saturday morning arrested with a gun and several other items which indicate they may be bandits. The Guyana Police Force said a mobile patrol in the village of Glasgow, East Bank Berbice intercepted a motor car about 01:30hrs Saturday morning, conducted a search in ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 6 May 2017, 9:30 by Denis Chabrol Police are investigating the murder of a bread vendor during the course of a robbery. Dead is  Andre Alexander, 42, a self-employed businessman of lot 394 Section 4 Sophia, East Coast Demerara. Police said he  was shot in the stomach and robbed of an undisclosed amount of cash by ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 6 May 2017, 7:40 by Denis Chabrol by GHK Lall Tax has to be among the most hated words in this country.  It ranks right up there among the some real detestable things and people.  Not surprisingly, the earlier announcement of a flurry of taxes has brought tears (some onion induced); terrors (on potential exposures); and ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 6 May 2017, 6:36 by Denis Chabrol Four of six suspects, who were allegedly involved in robbing a shop at Cornelia Ida, West Coast Demerara, were arrested after one of the getaway cars was intercepted, another got into an accident and two of the men were held attempting to cross the Demerara Habour Bridge in other vehicles ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 6 May 2017, 0:00 by Denis Chabrol By Debbie Ransome “We really are passionate about the environment.” Not the words you’d immediately expect in a speech to investors from the leader of a soon-to-be-oil-rich state. But that was the pitch from Guyana’s President David Granger and his delegation during a visit to London in early spring ...

Last Updated on Friday, 5 May 2017, 23:46 by Denis Chabrol A woman has been detained by Guyanese police after she was found to be carrying US$44,688, the Guyana Police Force said. Agents of the force’s Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) said the woman “failed to declare” the foreign currency on arrival at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport at bout ...

Last Updated on Friday, 5 May 2017, 23:23 by Denis Chabrol (BVI NEWS).- The ‘mysterious’ appearance of a Guyanese $20 bill has affected the case prosecutors have been building against Dillon Findlay and Jariel Harrigan, who are on trial in relation to marijuana-related charges. The prosecution had tried to enter an exhibit into evidence, but was denied after the court discovered ...

Last Updated on Friday, 5 May 2017, 23:12 by Denis Chabrol By Adelle Roopchand – Belize City Over 25 media and communications practitioners from 9 CARICOM countries, both public and private sector converged at the Ramada Belize Princess Hotel for a capacity building training in Belize on 26-27 April 2017. The training organised by the Japan-Caribbean Climate Change Partnership (J-CCCP) ...

Last Updated on Friday, 5 May 2017, 22:55 by Denis Chabrol President David Granger said he first wants to see the qualifications and experience of the six persons nominated by Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo to be  the next Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). “I wouldn’t make a choice until I see the CVs (Curriculum Vitae),” he said very ...