Last Updated on Monday, 7 September 2020, 20:34 by Denis Chabrol Police Monday night fired teargas and pellets to disperse people on the West Coast Berbice public road, saying that two days of protests against the barbaric killing of two cousins have descended into robberies and other attacks on innocent people. “After several hours of the roadway being blocked, the ...

Last Updated on Monday, 7 September 2020, 17:34 by Denis Chabrol Former President David Granger on Monday attributed the killing and mutilation of two youths at the weekend to the People’s Progressive Party’s (PPP) failure to condemn post-election unrest in West Berbice earlier this year, but President Irfaan Ali and Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo denied his claims. “It is their ...

Last Updated on Monday, 7 September 2020, 14:11 by Denis Chabrol President Irfaan Ali on Monday announced that government would be reversing Value Added Tax on Electricity and water and medicines. Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo said the total relief to people and businesses would be more than GYD$40 billion annually. He also said VAT on private education and private health ...

Last Updated on Monday, 7 September 2020, 10:14 by Denis Chabrol Police Commissioner Nigel Hoppie on Monday announced that three persons have been arrested in connection with the killing and mutilation of two youths aback Cotton Tree, West Coast Berbice where they had gone to pick coconuts. Mr. Hoppie said those detained include the owner of the coconut estate close ...

Last Updated on Monday, 7 September 2020, 8:56 by Denis Chabrol After an overnight lull, residents of Number 5 Village, West Coast Berbice on Monday morning blocked the public road to continue venting their anger against the brutal slaying of two youths in the backlands of Cotton Tree village where they had gone to pick coconuts. Home Affairs Minister Robeson ...