Last Updated on Saturday, 9 January 2021, 8:33 by Denis Chabrol People’s Progressive Party (PPP) stalwart, Majeed Hussein died after a brief illness, plunging his political organisation and foes alike into mourning, party officials confirmed. Sources said he died from COVID-19, pushing Guyana’s death toll to 168. The PPP later briefly commented on Majeed’s passing. “The party expresses its condolences ...

Last Updated on Friday, 8 January 2021, 17:01 by Denis Chabrol The Ministry of Health on Friday named a 19-member broad-based National COVID-19 Vaccines Task Force in preparation for the arrival and roll out of the immunization campaign against the coronavirus disease in Guyana. Chairing the Task Force is Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony who disclosed that already the body ...

Last Updated on Friday, 8 January 2021, 15:42 by Denis Chabrol A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) is targeting support from the incoming Joe Biden-led Democratic government to oust the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) from office, and wants outgoing President Donald Trump to be jailed. Executive Director the Opposition Leader’s Office, Aubrey Norton said Guyana would have ...

Last Updated on Friday, 8 January 2021, 12:49 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana Fire Service’s  headquarters operation will  be decentralised due to  heavy traffic congestion in the Stabroek Market area which delays emergency response, the latest being on Friday when fire tenders took eight minutes from the Central Fire Station to Fogarty’s building. “That is also under active consideration- either ...

Last Updated on Friday, 8 January 2021, 11:17 by Denis Chabrol Fire on Friday morning in the kitchen area of Fogarty’s building damaged a section of  the building and caused the suspension of business by several stores in the huge concrete building located on Water Street, Georgetown. Fire Chief Marlon Gentle told reporters at the scene that the blaze is ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 7 January 2021, 17:32 by Denis Chabrol United States (US) Ambassador to Guyana , Sarah-Ann Lynch Thursday afternoon decried the invasion of the Capitol building in Washington DC by hundreds of President Donald Trump’s supporters as the Senate was certifying election results that confirmed that he lost  to President-elect Joe Biden. “I am deeply shocked and ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 7 January 2021, 8:29 by Denis Chabrol As hundreds of pro-Trump supporters were storming the Capitol building in Washington DC to disrupt the certification of Joe Biden as the next President of the United States (US), Guyana’s Attorney General Anil Nandlall on Wednesday called for democracy to be preserved. “I stand with those upholding the rule ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 7 January 2021, 6:51 by Denis Chabrol Unidentified gunmen last night opened fire on a house at Coldingen, East Coast Demerara where a man who ran a multimillion dollar Ponzi scheme once lived, police said. Guyana Police Force spokesman, Assistant Commissioner Royston Andries-Junor said no one was injured. Authorities say the Cuban-born man, Yuri Garcia Dominguez, ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 6 January 2021, 20:36 by Denis Chabrol A Bartica man, who allegedly killed his wife and children, was today remanded to prison  after he was arraigned on three counts of murder. Kenford Downer  appeared at the Bartica Magistrate Court on Wednesday charged with the murder of his wife and two daughters. He was not required to ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 6 January 2021, 20:27 by Denis Chabrol By GHK Lall When I write about Guyana versus the USA, I really seek to zero in and shine the spotlight on David Granger versus Donald Trump.  It is how both, in the great crucible of challenge with everything on the line, responded to the fires that came to ...