Last Updated on Sunday, 16 August 2020, 22:14 by Denis Chabrol Guyanese superstar Eddy Grant is taking legal action against the Donald Trump campaign team for unauthorised use of his 1983 US chart topping hit ‘Electric Avenue’, LOOPTT News reported on Sunday, According to a press release from Grant’s team, the animated video which was posted to the personal Twitter account ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 16 August 2020, 16:16 by Denis Chabrol An 18-year old man has been arrested in connection with the death of his father earlier Sunday during an argument. Dead is 41-year old Collis Joseph, a cattle farmer of Spencer Street, Ithaca, West Bank Berbice. The incident occurred at about 7:30 Sunday morning at Morgie Street, Ithaca, one ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 16 August 2020, 12:43 by Denis Chabrol Region Five (Mahaica-West Berbice) has registered its first COVID-19 case. Earlier today, the Regional Administration said the patient has been isolated and active contact tracing has begun. This is aimed at finding people with whom the person has been in contact with so that they can be tested and ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 15 August 2020, 19:44 by Denis Chabrol The United States (US) on Saturday welcomed Guyana’s decision to join several other countries around the world in calling for Venezuelans, including the military, back the establishment of a transition government to prepare for free and fair general elections. “Great to see Guyana adds its voice for the call ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 15 August 2020, 14:43 by Denis Chabrol The Canadian oil exploration company (CGX Energy) and its partner, Frontera Energy, on Saturday injected GYD$24 million into Guyana’s battle against the coronavirus, COVID-19. The joint venture partners donated 40,000 boxes of locally-produced Morning Glory rice cereal worth GYD$14 million and GYD$10 million cash is expected to be disbursed. ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 15 August 2020, 11:54 by Writer A 15-year-old boy, who attempted to commit suicide after allegedly stabbing to death a 55-year-old man and a three-year-old boy and injuring several others, has been arrested in the company of his father, a Guyana Police Force spokesman said. “Following the arrest, it was observed that he had a stab ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 15 August 2020, 12:03 by Writer Guyana has put a “hold” on the international bidding process for oil companies to lift and sell its share of crude oil sales from one of ExxonMobil’s several oil fields offshore the north-east coast of South America, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo announced Friday. He said the now one-week-old administration, which ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 16 August 2020, 17:49 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana government plans to open negotiations with United States (US) oil giant ExxonMobil to purchase natural gas to push industrialisation and provide cheap electricity to the nation as well as entrench local content requirements to ensure Guyanese are not paid lower salaries than in other countries, Vice President ...

Last Updated on Friday, 14 August 2020, 17:49 by Denis Chabrol Government could move to hire two high-ranking members of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) and former senior government functionaries, Dr. Roger Luncheon and Dr. Jennifer Westford as advisors. News Talk Radio 103.1 FM/ Demerara Waves Online News asked Vice President Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo during a press conference earlier Friday, ...

Last Updated on Friday, 14 August 2020, 20:06 by Denis Chabrol by Samuel Sukhnandan Although promising to reverse over 200 tax measures with immediate effect upon assuming office, the new People’s Progressive Party (PPP) government said this cannot be implemented in full measure right now due to several budget constraints. Vice President Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo made that disclosure on Friday ...