Last Updated on Saturday, 20 November 2021, 18:42 by Denis Chabrol Despite the surfacing of pictures of Indigenous Indian children, who were this week found sick and emaciated in Guyana’s North-West District, Prime Minister Mark Phillips on Saturday stressed that the migrants have been receiving government assistance for more than one year now. “Even before we assumed office and from ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 20 November 2021, 16:49 by Denis Chabrol The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Attorney-at-Law Shalimar Hack said almost all case files and other criminal records were saved from Saturday’s fire at the building housing her chambers, but the blaze rekindled the urgent need to digitise the system. “It is something I have been asking for for ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 20 November 2021, 14:41 by Denis Chabrol The building housing the Office of Professional Responsibility and the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Chambers is burning Saturday afternoon. Already the OPR offices haven’t destroyed. Police, lawyers and other personnel are rescuing vital case files from the DPP Chambers. Attorney General Anil Nandlall and Home Affairs Minister Robeson ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 20 November 2021, 12:55 by Denis Chabrol More than three dozen starved and emaciated Amerindian children have been found at Anabisi, Port Kaituma, North West District, officials said Saturday. The non-governmental organisation, Blossom, saw the children and so far two have been flown to the city for emergency medical care and one is receiving care at ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 20 November 2021, 11:29 by Denis Chabrol The non-governmental Electoral Reform Group (ERG) has refused to comment on the proposed amendments to the Representation of the People Act (RoPA) but has instead publicly called for more time to for consultations and generate inclusive consensus. “We would really call on the government to give serious consideration to ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 20 November 2021, 9:58 by Denis Chabrol Six persons have been arrested in connection with the alleged discovery of a firearm and 104 rounds of ammunition in a house on Bourda Street, Lacytown, Georgetown, police said Saturday. They were held in connection with the Friday evening discovery of one air pistol, ten 12 gauge cartridges, thirty-one ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 20 November 2021, 8:30 by Denis Chabrol The Suriname-headquartered SEOS Solutions has teamed up with the Guyanese-owned value-added wood products company, Floor-It, in a US$1 million investment in Guyana that will focus on improved lighting and energy efficiency. Chief Executive Officer of Floor-It, Andre Cummings said SEOS International would be providing the “missing link” for his ...

Last Updated on Friday, 19 November 2021, 22:44 by Denis Chabrol A Colombian and Venezuelan  were Friday jailed for a string of violations of Guyana’s aviation law, police said. Colombian Juan David Caricedo Villa, and Venezuelan Gustavo Adolfo Riascos Gomez pleaded guilty to the four offences and were ordered to pay a total of GY$7 million fine or serve nine ...

Last Updated on Friday, 19 November 2021, 6:26 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) on Thursday called on public servants to start industrial action against the 7 percent pay increase that government announced. “The GPSU calls on all Public Servants to work to rule and to effectively convey to the Government their rejection with the way they ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 18 November 2021, 16:23 by Denis Chabrol Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh on Thursday announced a 7 percent increase in salaries for all government workers, plus a $400 million “special payout” to frontline workers. He also announced that government would next year seek to close the gap in public salary scales. He made the following announcements ...