Last Updated on Thursday, 22 June 2017, 19:44 by Denis Chabrol President David Granger on Thursday ruled out the picking of a foreigner to become the next Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). Speaking on his latest edition of the ‘Public Interest’ television programme, the Guyanese leader said, “I don’t think it’s necessary. I don’t think it’s possible. I ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 22 June 2017, 17:25 by Denis Chabrol A team of youths, who will be representing Guyana in the First Global Robotic Challenge in the United States (US) next month, has received support amounting to GYD$2.5 million, the Ministry of the Presidency announced Thursday. The group is part of the Science, Technology, and Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 22 June 2017, 17:08 by Denis Chabrol A suspected armed robber was Wednesday night eventually arrested by community policemen after he fled the scene of a vehicle accident, police said. The 21 year old suspect, who resides at Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo and Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara, was identified by the robbery victim who was ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 22 June 2017, 13:25 by Denis Chabrol Evaluators of multi-million dollar bids are likely to be paid more than GYD$3,000 per bid, even as government moves to hire more such personnel, Chairman of the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB), Berkley Wickham said. “I have spoken to the Minister (of Finance) about it and we ...