Last Updated on Saturday, 4 July 2020, 7:36 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners (GGDMA) Friday night assured that mining has  not been shut down in all districts, but only in Moruca in Region One (Barima-Waini) and Aranka/ Arangoy in Region 7 (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) The association says government has not ordered all interior mining operations to cease, but ...

Last Updated on Friday, 3 July 2020, 21:18 by Denis Chabrol Six  privately-owned airlines are being considered to link Guyana with the numerous scattered Caribbean islands as the several Caribbean shareholder governments say they are broke and can no longer afford to pump money into the ailing LIAT (1974) Ltd. LIAT’s board has decided to ground the decades-old regional carrier ...

Last Updated on Friday, 3 July 2020, 17:39 by Denis Chabrol In the wake of a steep rise in coronavirus cases in Region One (Barima-Waini) and Region Seven, government has shut off several mining sites, residential areas and businesses. “All mining operations shall cease,” the amended order states. The new measures come as the Public Health Ministry says that to ...

Last Updated on Friday, 3 July 2020, 11:28 by Denis Chabrol Incoming Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), St, Vincent and the Grenadines, Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves criticised those who appeared opposed to the regional grouping seeking to preserve democracy in Guyana in keeping with the Charter of Civil Society. He hailed outgoing Chairman of CARICOM Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia ...

Last Updated on Friday, 3 July 2020, 12:00 by Denis Chabrol Chief Elections Officer, Keith Lowenfield on Friday morning failed to turn up at court to answer private criminal charges filed against him. Prosecutor, Attorney-at-Law, Glen Hanoman told the court that it appears that Lowenfield has been evading service of the charges of misconduct in public office and alleged electoral ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 2 July 2020, 18:38 by Denis Chabrol A Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) judge and a lawyer representing A New and United Guyana (ANUG) political party say the gazetted national vote order conflicts with one of key election laws. The CCJ will next Wednesday decide whether it has jurisdiction to hear an appeal by the People’s ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 2 July 2020, 17:11 by Denis Chabrol A businessman was shot and robbed at his cold storage bond in Howes Street, Charlestown, Georgetown. He is 56-year old David Cameron. Police say he was shot to the abdomen and right thigh and his condition is regarded as  serious. The men ransacked the cold storage bond and carted ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 1 July 2020, 17:04 by Denis Chabrol Lawyers for the People’s Progressive Party and a supporter of A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) on Wednesday laid out their arguments on whether the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ has jurisdiction to hear an appeal of a Guyana Court of Appeal decision on the question of ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 1 July 2020, 16:18 by Denis Chabrol The newly-appointed Chief-of-Staff of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Brigadier Godfrey Bess on Wednesday said the military would support the government once it is elected constitutionally. “We are trained to support the democratically elected government of the day based on our constitution and that we will continue to do,” ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 1 July 2020, 11:02 by Denis Chabrol Two judges of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) on Wednesday morning raised questions about whether Guyana’s constitution and election law can be amended by subsidiary legislation. CCJ President , Justice Adrian Saunders posed the question to Attorney-at-Law John Jeremie, for the respondent Eslyn David. “Does that sound right ...