Last Updated on Thursday, 7 September 2017, 12:27 by Denis Chabrol President David Granger will be considering a High Court ruling in determining who should be appointed the next Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) from the list of six nominees submitted by Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo, government said Thursday. “The President respects the ruling of the court in ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 7 September 2017, 11:34 by Denis Chabrol Guyana has decided to intensify measles surveillance near the border with Venezuela, even as nationals of that neighbouring country continue to seek medical treatment here for malaria, government announced Thursday. Minister of State, Joseph Harmon said the Pan American Health Organisation has advised of increased cases of measles in ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 7 September 2017, 7:56 by Denis Chabrol Fire early Thursday morning destroyed a house at Golden Grove, East Coast Demerara and killed one person, East Coast Demerara Divisional Police Commander, Calvin Brutus said. Residents identified the dead man as Sean Prince. He was taking care of the house on behalf of his father who has been ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 6 September 2017, 20:38 by Denis Chabrol Thousands of Guyanese residing in the Leeward Caribbean Islands were Wednesday night grappling with the reality of massive devastation especially on the island of St Maarten where that country’s airport was earlier in the day virtually demolished by Hurricane Irma. Reports are that one person died in French St. ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 6 September 2017, 19:34 by Denis Chabrol As Guyana observes Education Month 2017, one of the country’s private schools says its “tough love” formula is paying off, resulting in a number of its students of lower forms passing Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations with very good grades. Chase Academy, owned by long-serving educator and Principal, ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 6 September 2017, 15:24 by Denis Chabrol The Berbice Chamber of Commerce and Development Association (BCCDA) and the Guyana Police Force have agreed to establish a number of outposts in crime-prone areas. Divisional Commander, Assistant Commissioner Paul Williams said the New Amsterdam Town Council now has to complete infrastructural works for the location of the outposts. ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 6 September 2017, 12:24 by Denis Chabrol (MIRROR.CO.UK).-St Maarten’s world famous airport, where planes fly just above tourists’ heads, has been devastated by Hurricane Irma. Terrifying footage shows the moment the 185mph storm ripped through Princess Juliana International Airport, destroying safety fences and battering nearby Maho beach. Sand was flung onto the runway and huge rocks smashed into ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 5 September 2017, 19:38 by Denis Chabrol The contractor, who was accused of doing substandard works at the Manchester Secondary School resulting in cramped student accommodation, has refuted the claims recently made by the Regional Chairman, Mr. David Armagon. The contractor, Mark Gupta, revealed that the contracting company mentioned by the Regional Chairman is owned by ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 5 September 2017, 19:21 by Denis Chabrol The Ministry of the Presidency says it regrets to announce that the brother of President David Granger, Cesare Francis Granger, passed away at his home at about 3:30 Tuesday afternoon. He was born the third of eight children to the late Chetwynd and Verleigh Granger on October 4, 1937. ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 31 October 2017, 10:33 by Denis Chabrol A 20-year old man, who allegedly tossed his 18-month old niece out of the window and buried her body in a swampy area of Sophia, Greater Georgetown during an attempt to steal her earrings, was Tuesday charged with murder. Sherwin “Big Head” Roberts,an unemployed of 68 ‘A’ Field Sophia, ...