Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2020, 13:38 by Denis Chabrol A 16-year old mother of one child returned home after a Christmas Night party and found the house she was living in at Tuschen Squatting area reduced to ashes, police said. Police said the fire occurred at about 8 PM, destroying the wooden structure in which she, her child’s ...

Last Updated on Friday, 25 December 2020, 14:49 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) has said it is paying keen attention to what’s going on at the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). “The Union has taken a keen interest in this matter due to its potential for unconstitutional prejudices to be meted out to its members at GECOM, ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 23 December 2020, 21:36 by Denis Chabrol Two Guyanese men were Wednesday arrested in Berbice after Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) agents seized a variety of drugs from a house. Head of the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU), James Singh said the drugs were found in a “salt bag” at a house between  Number 61 and Number 72 ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 23 December 2020, 21:19 by Denis Chabrol Thirty-five prominent Guyanese– a number of them in their individual right, or associated with a number of rights and civil society organisations–on Wednesday called on police and the government to accept high-tech forensic assistance from Argentina tin the hope of solving the killing of three West Coast Berbice youths ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 23 December 2020, 19:55 by Denis Chabrol The opposition A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) on Wednesday justified its decision to attend sitting of the National Assembly virtually from  a room at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown because several government parliamentarians have been violating COVID-19 measures. Lawmaker, Ganesh Mahipaul said he ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 23 December 2020, 12:43 by Denis Chabrol House Speaker Manzoor Nadir  on Wednesday ruled that parliamentarians, who are at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, will not be allowed to participate in the sittings virtually. “I trust that the Honourable Members, who are observing and participating from rooms within  the Arthur Chung Convention Centre, will see it ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 23 December 2020, 9:33 by Denis Chabrol A man, who is accused of murder, early Wednesday morning scaled the fence of the Lusignan Prison but authorities are unsure whether he was shot and injured by guardsmen, police said. The law enforcement agency says 25-year old Ishaka John of Lot 109 ‘A’ Field Sophia escaped from the ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 22 December 2020, 21:13 by Denis Chabrol The state-owned China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) has inked an agreement with the Guyana government to fix the Cheddi Jagan International Airport at its own expense of US$9 million, the Public Works Ministry announced on Tuesday. “The Government of Guyana is pleased to announce that the Ministry of Public ...

Last Updated on Monday, 28 December 2020, 0:04 by Writer Members of Guyana’s legal team who are representing Guyana at the International Court of Justice in the border controversy case with Venezuela on Tuesday dismissed Attorney Dr. Bertie Ramcharran’s critique of that court’s decision that it has jurisdiction to hear the merits of the case. Dr. Ramcharran was particularly taken ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 22 December 2020, 15:44 by Denis Chabrol Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform , David Granger has  cast doubt on his participation in any of the meetings of former Presidents, saying that there is no constitutional role for him in such talks. Mr. Granger instead said the Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon should be the representative ...