Last Updated on Wednesday, 9 September 2020, 16:45 by Denis Chabrol Even as Hindu, Muslim and Christian religions condemned the killing of the  two West Berbice youths last weekend, Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn on Wednesday blamed former President David Granger and Opposition Leader  Joseph Harmon for the increasing spread of unrest. “Unfortunately, Messrs Granger and Harmon descended on the ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 9 September 2020, 15:19 by Denis Chabrol Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon says three days of violent protests that resulted in the injury of several people and the destruction of property has nothing to do with racial intolerance. “We stand in solidarity with the people who are peacefully protesting this injustice. What we do not agree with ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 9 September 2020, 14:35 by Denis Chabrol Technicians of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) were Wednesday working feverishly to restore Internet, landline and mobile phone services to the West Coast Demerara, a company spokeswoman said. She said the service has been down since 8 O’clock Tuesday night. The telecommunications company said it suspects sabotage ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 9 September 2020, 13:54 by Denis Chabrol A 17-year old boy was killed Wednesday morning at Number 3 Village, West Coast Berbice while he was on his way to his farm, police said. He has been identified as Haresh Singh of Number 3 Village. Police say he  left home on his motorcycle to attend his farm ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 8 September 2020, 17:12 by Denis Chabrol With seven persons now in custody concerning the killing of two youths at a coconut estate at the back of Cotton Tree Village, West Coast Berbice, police Tuesday afternoon said they were preparing to dispatch crime scene samples to a laboratory for testing. “We have recovered some evidence from ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 8 September 2020, 10:53 by Denis Chabrol The African Cultural and Development Association (ACDA), Society for African Guyanese Empowerment (SAGE) and International Decade for People of African Descent Assembly-Guyana (IDPADA-G) are urging Guyanese leaders, security forces and the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) to help the country grapple with political race relations worsened by the recent killing ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 8 September 2020, 8:46 by Denis Chabrol ExxonMobil has made its 18th discovery offshore Guyana at the Redtail-1 well which will add to the previously announced estimated recoverable resource of more than 8 billion oil-equivalent barrels on the Stabroek Block, a development that has been welcomed by the Guyana government. “Our Stabroek Block exploration program continues ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 8 September 2020, 7:01 by Denis Chabrol Soldiers  were Tuesday morning called out to help police clear the West Berbice Public Road, after the civilian law enforcement agency was not entirely successful the night before. Police spokesman, Assistant Commissioner Royston Andries-Junor says while people have tried replacing debris, most of the roadway is cleared. He says ...

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 ...