Last Updated on Friday, 11 December 2020, 8:15 by Denis Chabrol Attorney General, Anil Nandlall and A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) Shadow Attorney General Roysdale Forde are threatening to seek court orders to compel a number of persons who had been parliamentarians illegally to repay earnings. With Mr. Nandlall conceding on Thursday in court that Minister of ...

Last Updated on Friday, 11 December 2020, 0:13 by Denis Chabrol Guyana will continue to need budget support from the European Union (EU), despite the fact that the country is now an oil producer, Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh said Thursday. “You refer to our imminent oil revenue and I will say that oil revenue notwithstanding, we intend to work ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 10 December 2020, 13:41 by Denis Chabrol Government Thursday afternoon said the 26 Haitians were released from custody Wednesday night because authorities do not know when a court case about their  immigration status will end. “Since it cannot be determined when the legal proceedings will be concluded, the Haitians were offered either to remain at the ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 10 December 2020, 9:55 by Denis Chabrol Attorney General Anil Nandlall on Thursday admitted that Oneidge Walrond’s appointment as a minister and oath as a parliamentarian were unconstitutional because she had still be an American citizen. “There was a recognition that the appointment was not done in accordance with the constitution,” he told a High Court ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 10 December 2020, 8:03 by Denis Chabrol The Chairman of the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA), Attorney-at-Law Glenn Hanoman and Minister responsible for media, Kwame Mc Coy see no need for the removal of New York-based Guyanese broadcaster, Robert Mohammed from the local regulatory authority, although he had been cited by the United States (US) Federal ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 9 December 2020, 8:47 by Denis Chabrol Board members for the Poor Law Commission, which oversees public assistance for the vulnerable, will be reviewing the existing list to ensure the “most in need” individuals benefit from the relief programme, the Ministry of Human Services said Wednesday. “The list will be reviewed to ensure the process is ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 9 December 2020, 5:55 by Denis Chabrol A 15-year old boy and an 18-year old man have been charged with rape of a seven-year old girl, police said. Police say the incident occurred at Potaro Road, Bartica on December 4. The 15-year old was remanded to the Juvenile Holding Centre and the 18-year old has been ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 8 December 2020, 8:00 by Denis Chabrol Three prison officers have been charged departmentally as police continue to probe the discovery of several prohibited items, including marijuana and liquor, in bread bins at the Lusignan Prison last month, the Home Affairs Ministry said Monday night. Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn was reportedly told in a briefing ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 8 December 2020, 7:37 by Denis Chabrol Guyana has blocked the entry of more than 1,000 Cubans who say they want to come to the American embassy to seek asylum in the United States. The Cubans are at South Drain, Nickerie waiting to cross with the ferry that was scheduled to resume operations on December 12. ...

Last Updated on Monday, 7 December 2020, 16:46 by Denis Chabrol Guyana is among several Caribbean countries that were Monday affected by a region-wide Internet outage due to a damaged submarine fibre-optic cable,  telecommunication providers said. The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) said some of its customers might experience some service disruption. but virtually ruled out a major impact ...