Last Updated on Wednesday, 8 September 2021, 9:19 by Denis Chabrol BY GHK Lall The two media captions are arresting. They are “Venezuela’s gov’t, opposition formally agree to unite around border controversy with Guyana” and “Ali maintains precondition for engagement with Harmon” and Stabroek News (September 8) My thoughts follow. Here the official reaction of the Guyana Government has been ...
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Guyana issues stinging rebuke to Venezuela’s govt, opposition on agreement about Essequibo
Last Updated on Wednesday, 8 September 2021, 9:09 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana government on Wednesday rebuked Venezuela’s government and an opposition coalition for formally agreeing to unite around their country’s longstanding claim to the Essequibo Region an oil-rich swath of neighboring Guyana. “That agreement is an overt threat to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Guyana,” government said in ...
Read More »Six gunmen rob five Buxtonians at Ital Shop, Annandale
Last Updated on Wednesday, 8 September 2021, 8:55 by Denis Chabrol Five residents of Buxton were late Tuesday night robbed of cash, jewellery, cellular phones by six gunmen and an unarmed woman at Ital Shop, Annandale, East Coast Demerara, police said. Investigators were told that at about 10:20 PM the the victims were at the said Ital food shop watching television ...
Read More »15-year old, adult arrested for robbery near Demerara Harbour Bridge; two others wanted
Last Updated on Wednesday, 8 September 2021, 8:44 by Denis Chabrol A 15-year old boy and a 23-year old man, who allegedly robbed several persons near the Demerara Harbour Bridge earlier Wednesday morning, were arrested in Costello Housing Scheme and Albouystown with cash and other items suspected to have been been stolen, police said. A motorcycle believed to have been ...
Read More »Teachers Union calls strike against COVID measures; Education Ministry says ‘no pay’, GTU hijacked politically
Last Updated on Wednesday, 8 September 2021, 1:02 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) Tuesday night issued a call for its members to go on a three-day strike from Wednesday to protest the lockout or removal of teachers from schools because they are not vaccinated or do not have a negative COVID test. “The Guyana Teachers Union is ...
Read More »ANUG calls for audit of countrywide “haphazard” cash disbursements; recommends ‘oil money’ welfare
Last Updated on Tuesday, 7 September 2021, 22:12 by Denis Chabrol A New and United Guyana (ANUG) political party on Tuesday slammed the Irfaan Ali-led administration for doling out billions of dollars in actual cash seemingly without any accountability. “Money should not be taken from the State coffers in the haphazard way that we have seen,” ANUG said in a ...
Read More »Venezuela’s govt, opposition formally agree to unite around border controversy with Guyana
Last Updated on Tuesday, 7 September 2021, 21:32 by Denis Chabrol Venezuela’s government and an opposition coalition have formally agreed to unite around their country’s longstanding claim to an oil-rich swath of neighboring Guyana, Argus Media reported. Under the first partial accord signed yesterday, the parties came together around Venezuela’s historical claim to what it calls the Guayana Esequiba, territory ...
Read More »Region Four Chairman, Regional Executive Officer disagree over 2022 budget preparation process
Last Updated on Tuesday, 7 September 2021, 12:40 by Denis Chabrol The Chairman of the Region Four Council, Daniel Seeram on Tuesday morning accused the central government of imposing a 2022 budget on the region at the last minute, but the Regional Executive Officer Donald Gajraj said there is proof that the Chairman knew two months ago that budget has ...
Read More »Draft electoral reforms with PPP executive
Last Updated on Monday, 6 September 2021, 14:41 by Denis Chabrol Draft legislation for the reform of Guyana’s electoral machinery is with the executive of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), but there is no immediate time-frame when it would be circulated for public consultation, Attorney General Anil Nandlall said Monday. “It is with the party leadership and I suppose after ...
Read More »President scolds police force over “misuse”, “reckless” driving of vehicles; 50 new pickups handed over
Last Updated on Monday, 6 September 2021, 14:00 by Denis Chabrol President Irfaan Ali on Monday scolded the Guyana Police Force for doing a poor job in maintaining its fleet of vehicles, in an address at the handing over of a fleet of 50 new pickups worth more than GY$200 million. “I want to be frank with you. We support ...
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