Last Updated on Friday, 15 January 2021, 17:03 by Denis Chabrol The opposition A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU) on Friday signaled strongly that it would be registering its objection to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) cleaning up the voters’ list by holding a claims and objections period. APNU General Secretary, Joseph Harmon expressed strong concern that GECOM ...
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Henry cousins: Investigators dismiss claims of trumped up murder charges
Last Updated on Friday, 15 January 2021, 16:26 by Denis Chabrol Amid concerns by sections of the public that the three men, who were Friday arraigned for the murder of the Henry cousins last September, were facing trumped up charges because the police were under increasing pressure, top police officials insisted that investigators have incontrovertible evidence. The police sources said ...
Read More »Health Minister says Guyana on alert for Brazilian COVID variant
Last Updated on Friday, 15 January 2021, 15:32 by Denis Chabrol Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony on Friday said Guyana is on high alert for the Brazilian coronavirus variant of concern that could spready much faster and pose serious problems for the country. He said health officials in Region Nine (Upper Takatu/ Upper Essequibo), which is much closer to the ...
Read More »Ali promises Region Ten 1,000 houses; APNU+AFC takes credit for announcement, vows to ensure promise is kept
Last Updated on Thursday, 14 January 2021, 21:38 by Denis Chabrol President Irfaan Ali on Thursday promised that his administration would build 1,000 houses in Region 10, 50 of which will be for young professionals by this October, and already A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) has said the announcement was in response it its call and that ...
Read More »Police told to charge three men with murder of Henry cousins- police sources
Last Updated on Thursday, 14 January 2021, 16:59 by Denis Chabrol Investigators have been advised to charge three men with the murder of the Henry cousins inn West Berbice in early September, 2020, according to well-placed sources. Sources said the advice was provided by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Chambers earlier Thursday that Vinod “Magga” Gopaul and Anil “Tampoie” ...
Read More »Woman dies in fire
Last Updated on Thursday, 14 January 2021, 11:07 by Denis Chabrol A 26 year old woman met a fiery death Wednesday morning when fire destroyed her family home at Little Diamond, East Bank Demerara, Fire Chief Marlon Gentle said. The woman was identified as Krystle Chung, the elder of three siblings. Her parents, younger brother and sister escaped with minor burns. ...
Read More »Fourth major oil discovery offshore Suriname
Last Updated on Thursday, 14 January 2021, 7:26 by Denis Chabrol Total and Apache Corp. have made a new significant oil and gas discovery at the Keskesi East-1 well, in Block 58 off the coast of Suriname, Oilfield Technology reported. This follows previous discoveries at Maka Central, Sapakara West and Kwaskwasi, The well was drilled by a water depth of ...
Read More »India, Guyana sign agreement to build US$12 million ferry vessel for North West District, Kwakwani
Last Updated on Wednesday, 13 January 2021, 17:51 by Denis Chabrol An Indian company and the Transport and Harbours Department of the Ministry of Public Works on Wednesday signed an agreement to build an ocean-going vessel at a cost of US$ 12,733,403 to ply the Georgetown-North West District route, the Indian High Commission said. The Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers ...
Read More »Guyana hires US lobby firm to focus on business, democracy, regional stability
Last Updated on Wednesday, 13 January 2021, 17:32 by Denis Chabrol The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has hired an American lobbying firm to target a United States Congress, other key American government agencies, including the National Security Council, and international organisations and financial organisations to impress upon them the importance of doing business with Guyana and preserving ...
Read More »Killing of West Berbice youths: Police deny Argentine expert’s claims that he wasn’t offered info, didn’t meet Crime Chief
Last Updated on Tuesday, 12 January 2021, 20:56 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana Police Force on Tuesday rejected claims that appeared to have been made by Argentine Forensic Anthropologist, Dr. Luis Fondebrider that he was never offered forensic reports and videos of the autopsies conducted on the bodies of the Henry cousins and Haresh Singh who were killed in early ...
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