Last Updated on Wednesday, 14 June 2017, 23:59 by Denis Chabrol Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo Wednesday night said he has floated to President David Granger the idea of amending Guyana’s constitution to allow for foreign nominees for the post of Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). In response to Granger’s call for the GECOM nominee to be someone with ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 14 June 2017, 22:38 by Denis Chabrol General Secretary of the opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Bharrat Jagdeo Wednesday night accused government of misleading Guyanese that genuine consultations would have been held first before deciding the fate of the bankrupt Guyana Sugar Corporation (Guysuco). Jagdeo said United States-based Guyanese Brian Wesley Kirton was authorised before the consultations ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 14 June 2017, 16:31 by Denis Chabrol Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, Winston Felix on Wednesday denied that agreement was reached Wednesday afternoon with a group of persons for several Haitians to be granted work permits, paving the way for them to be released. “I’m saying that I am in a meeting and I know nothing ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 13 June 2017, 22:57 by Denis Chabrol A government minister Tuesday evening said Guyana has made mistake in the way Haitians arriving here n route to French Guiana has been handled and he hinted that that that approach would be reversed. Junior Minister of Social Protection, Keith Scott was at the time responding to wide-ranging concerns ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 13 June 2017, 16:46 by Denis Chabrol The man, who was busted with more than 20 pounds of cocaine and illegal guns by police at his Lot 6 J Duncan Street, Campbelville residence, was Tuesday morning jailed for four years and 24 months after pleading guilty to the charges. Trevor Rodrigues, a taxi driver, was charged ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 13 June 2017, 16:50 by Denis Chabrol Minister of Education, Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine is no longer Minister of Education, and he has been replaced by Nicolette Henry, a move that has prompted grave concerns by the Working People’s Alliance (WPA), a partner in the governing coalition. Minister of State, Joseph Harmon made the announcement earlier Tuesday.  “The ...

Last Updated on Monday, 12 June 2017, 20:57 by Denis Chabrol Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo Monday evening  agreed to submit a third list of nominees for the post of Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission and if that list fails to get President David Granger’s approval, a high-level team would iron out the difficulties. “It was also agreed that a ...

Statement by Dr. David Hinds on the 37th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Walter Rodney Rodney, the exemplar of Social Justice activism and People’s Power. As we remember Walter Rodney on another June 13, we again honour the life and contributions of a product of our Guyana and Caribbean who gave hope to tens of thousands that a Guyana ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 11 January 2020, 11:00 by Writer by GHK Lall There is increasing concern for that which is taking shape in this society.  Taking shape runs the risk of some understatement, as foundation, superstructure, and roof are all in place, and poised to experience reinforcements.  For in 2017 Guyana, there is already something of an aberration in ...

Last Updated on Monday, 12 June 2017, 16:52 by Denis Chabrol A risk- based approach has an important role in financial institutions in relation to Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT). Bank of Guyana (BOG) Supervision Guideline 13 states, “ the FATF (Financial Action Task Force) in its revised forty recommendations plus nine special recommendations on AML/CFT ...