Last Updated on Tuesday, 18 May 2021, 21:38 by Denis Chabrol The governing People’s Progressive Party (PPP) says the main opposition A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) will be consulted about Guyana’s electoral reform but government will drive the process with help from organisations like the International Republican Institute (IRI). “It is downright naïve for anyone to think ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 18 May 2021, 14:37 by Denis Chabrol The Ministry of Human Services on Tuesday said it has embarked on a drive to encourage more persons to become foster parents especially in the interior. Human Services Minister, Dr. Vindhya Persaud said official figures show that from January to May, there are 118 girls, 104 boys, and 128 ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 18 May 2021, 9:30 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) has burned 290,000 packets of cigarettes in Lethem because they were poorly labelled, that agency said Tuesday. The regulatory agency said its Product Compliance Department ordered the destruction of 290 cases, containing 290,000 packs,  of imported cigarettes. GNBS explained that the cigarettes, ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 18 May 2021, 9:00 by Denis Chabrol A carpenter has been shot and seriously injured by a mechanic while they were playing a game of pools at Zeelugt Housing Scheme, East Bank Essequibo, police said. The Guyana Police Force said the suspect has not yet been arrested in connection with the incident that occurred on Monday. ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 18 May 2021, 8:54 by Denis Chabrol A 43-year old foreigner has been arrested in connection with the theft of GYD$800,000 in cash, jewellery and other items from his employer’s home at Port Kaituma, North West District , the Guyana Police Force said. The 54-year old businessman reported that GYD$560,000 worth of articles and one 22 ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 18 May 2021, 8:30 by Denis Chabrol A man, who claimed that he could not cope after his wife committed suicide earlier this year, has admitted drinking poison and giving his toddler poison-laced tea to drink, the Guyana Police Force said. They are hospitalised in a stable condition. The incident occurred at an East Coast Demerara ...

Last Updated on Monday, 17 May 2021, 20:51 by Denis Chabrol The Caribbean Federation of Police Welfare Associations (CFPWA) has refused to recognise Guyana’s newly-elected Police Association, charging that the legitimately elected executive was toppled before its term was completed and a new one elected in violation of the local association’s rules. “It is on this basis the Caribbean Federation ...

Last Updated on Monday, 17 May 2021, 20:52 by Denis Chabrol Several villages in Region Nine (Upper Takatu-Upper Essequibo) were Monday flooded due to heavy rainfall and rising rivers in neighbouring Brazil, prompting authorities to obtain relief supplies, Regional Executive Officer Karl Singh said. “Those rivers in Brazil, including the Amazon, are flowing and pushing back the water to the ...

Last Updated on Monday, 17 May 2021, 15:46 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana government plans to address concerns and explore trade and investment opportunities that are available to overseas-based Guyanese, who are interested in participating in Guyana’s development, at this weekend’s inaugural Diaspora conference, Foreign Secretary Robert Persaud said Monday. “It is covering those broad areas but they speak to ...

Last Updated on Monday, 17 May 2021, 9:03 by Denis Chabrol Major  Western Nations are Monday- “International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia” are calling on Guyana to begin discussions on legalising same-sex relations. “We encourage Guyana’s civil society and political leaders to embark on a process of engagement and change in 2021 with the aim of decriminalizing intimate same ...