Last Updated on Monday, 10 August 2020, 12:17 by Denis Chabrol The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Monday said it has provided $5.6 million worth of food items to make available nutritional support to Persons Living with HIV (PLHIV) and members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual and Transgender plus (LGBT+) community in Guyana. “PLHIV and LGBT+ persons are among ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 9 August 2020, 15:00 by Denis Chabrol Guyana’s President Dr. Irfaan Ali and the President of Suriname on Sunday announced the agreed to set up an action-oriented mechanism to push infrastructural development and private sector-led  investments in both neighbouring South American countries. Mr. Santokhi said he and his Guyanese counterpart are confident and committed that “we ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 9 August 2020, 13:23 by Denis Chabrol Guyana’s co-agent in the Guyana-Venezuela border case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has been retained by the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC)-led administration, Foreign Affairs Minister Hugh Todd said Sunday. Mr. Todd, however, could not immediately say whether Mr. Greenidge would still be the co-agent in the ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 9 August 2020, 8:26 by Denis Chabrol by GHK Lall I did something that I have not done for over forty years, I took the time to read President Ali’s address, the whole thing, as shared with me by Demerara Waves.  Jimmy Carter was the last beneficiary of such interest on my part.  This is some ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 8 August 2020, 14:47 by Denis Chabrol Attorney General Anil Nandlall on Saturday did not rule out a criminal probe into the administrative operations of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) concerning the 2020 general elections, but said other options might include a commission of inquiry or a forensic audit. He said a “deep probing police investigation” ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 8 August 2020, 14:00 by Denis Chabrol President Dr. Irfaan Ali on Saturday announced a GYD$4.5 billion COVID-19 household relief programme and high-tech laboratory equipment to increase testing of people for the coronavirus that has already killed more 20 people in Guyana. “We have commenced work on securing immediately an initial sum of $4.5 billion as ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 8 August 2020, 13:04 by Denis Chabrol President Dr. Irfaan Ali on Saturday hinted that his administration would hold a commission of  inquiry into the problems associated with the 2020 general and regional elections. Addressing his inauguration as the 9th Executive President of Guyana, he said a forensic probe would be conducted into the circumstances surrounding ...

Last Updated on Friday, 7 August 2020, 16:53 by Denis Chabrol A four-man team of financial and accounting specialists that was appointed to conduct a rapid assessment of 19 named government agencies is working free of cost. “To help us do some of the assessments of how bad or how good things are in this country, we have established a ...

Last Updated on Friday, 7 August 2020, 21:35 by Denis Chabrol Attorney General, Anil Nandlall on Friday said land leases issued since the passage of the no-confidence motion on December, 2018 would be reviewed. Mr. Nandlall explained that with immediate effect a review of all leases, licenses and permissions to occupy Public Lands,granted since December 21,  2018, will be conducted.  ...

Last Updated on Friday, 7 August 2020, 15:46 by Denis Chabrol The Competition and Consumer Affairs Commission (CCAC) is advising members of the public to be wary of Pyramid and Ponzi schemes which are disguised as legitimate investments. The warning from CCAC is being issued in the wake of several enquiries made to the Commission about the investment “scams”. “The ...