Last Updated on Sunday, 13 June 2021, 16:03 by Denis Chabrol Former President David Granger has scolded trade unions in Guyana for failing to represent workers who have been sent home since by the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) civic administration since returning to office last year August. Estimating that about 1,700 workers have been laid off,  he said all ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 13 June 2021, 13:01 by Denis Chabrol Police Commissioner, Nigel Hoppie on Sunday indicated an investigation into the shooting death of a suspected bandit last month is nearing completion and soon the advice of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) would be asked to provide advice. Peter Headley, a robbery suspect,  was shot dead on May ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 13 June 2021, 16:56 by Denis Chabrol The already started United States (US)-sponsored multinational annual Caribbean military exercise, Tradewinds, is  aimed at strengthening American security among its southern neighbours, US Ambassador to Guyana Sarah-Ann Lynch said. She said the annual exercise, which is being hosted by Guyana and would last until June 25, would focus on ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 12 June 2021, 17:13 by Denis Chabrol The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) on Saturday assailed the Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), David Granger for saying that that party exited the coalition because no agreement had been reached on the selection of the parliamentarian. “We are disappointed by the recent suggestion by former president ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 12 June 2021, 12:37 by Denis Chabrol A driver/ salesman of Associated Brands and two co-workers have been arrested for faking a GYD$500,000 robbery at the Stabroek Market Square. The driver/salesman alleged that the robbery occurred at about 2 PM Friday. However, when police said when they checked surveillance video recordings, they said they found no ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 12 June 2021, 12:23 by Denis Chabrol A  member of the Guyana Defence Force Reserve has been arrested for allegedly assaulting several policemen at the Pouderoyen Tarmac, West Bank Demerara. Police say that at about 6:15 PM, they came upon the male reservist who started to verbally abuse the police with expletives.  Investigators say the reservist ...

Last Updated on Friday, 11 June 2021, 22:11 by Denis Chabrol The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) on Friday welcomed the decision by the Guyana government to honor world-acclaimed historian and party co-leader Dr. Walter Rodney who was killed in a bomb-blast on June 13, 1980 at the height of a civil rebellion to dislodge the Forbes Burnham dictatorship from office. ...

Last Updated on Friday, 11 June 2021, 21:17 by Denis Chabrol Efforts by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to get murder accused Guyanese-American Marcus Bisram to face retrial were Friday halted by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). At a case management hearing, the CCJ ordered that no steps be taken to lock up  Bisram but he must surrender ...

Last Updated on Friday, 11 June 2021, 20:17 by Denis Chabrol Guyana’s Telecommunications Agency (TA) has begun examining the possibility of accessing satellite delivery of mobile services to remote hinterland communities, TA Head Andre Griffith said Friday. Dating back to the 2019 World Radio Congress of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), he said Guyana has turned its attention to countries ...

Last Updated on Friday, 11 June 2021, 9:29 by Denis Chabrol Prime Minister Mark Phillips says flood-affected communities in the hinterland were facing the grim reality of food shortages, even as government was continuing to rush relief supplies to almost 30,000 persons countrywide whose farms and livelihoods have been badly affected. “The situation in our hinterland is equally distressing… and ...