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Monthly Archives: November 2021

Greenidge insists that Foreign Ministry officials were fully involved in ICJ case

Last Updated on Thursday, 18 November 2021, 14:18 by Denis Chabrol Guyana’s Agent in the World Court case concerning the border controversy with Venezuela, Carl Greenidge on Thursday disputed claims by the Foreign Affairs Ministry that representatives of the Legal and Frontiers Departments were “not fully involved in the matter.” He was reacting to the Foreign Ministry’s claim in a ...

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OPINION: Aubrey Norton must be even more vigilant now, bring on his best game; it is his testing hour

Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 November 2021, 20:25 by Denis Chabrol by GHK Lall My earlier position that Mr. Aubrey Norton is in front in the, sometimes, tense PNC leadership horserace is now confirmed.  Things will only get tenser and more testing for him from here.  December 11th could be both a long road to travel and a high mountain ...

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Granger not nominated for any position; Norton receives most nominations for leader

Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 November 2021, 13:26 by Denis Chabrol Incumbent Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform, David Granger has not been nominated by any party group for any position. This is the first time in that party’s 60-odd year history that a sitting leader has not been nominated. The PNCR’S Congress is scheduled to be held on ...

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Foreign Ministry justifies decision to include border experts on Guyana’s team for World Court case against Venezuela

Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 November 2021, 12:12 by Denis Chabrol In the wake of a leaked letter by Guyana’s Agent for the border case before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Carl Greenidge, the Foreign Affairs Ministry  late Tuesday night sought to explain its decision to include two border experts in the process. In a letter dated April 7, ...

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The Caribbean’s Blenman legal “dynasty” continues as siblings are admitted to practice in Guyana

Last Updated on Monday, 15 November 2021, 21:46 by Denis Chabrol Two siblings- Mr. Delonte De Clou and Ms. Ama De Clou- were Monday admitted to  practice in Guyana, marking what Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire remarked appeared to be a Blenman ‘dynasty’ in the legal profession. “Both of you are fortunate in that I want to think that there is ...

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Police Force faces shortage of investigators; 19.4 percent reduction in crime

Last Updated on Monday, 15 November 2021, 12:57 by Denis Chabrol Acting Deputy Police Commissioner, Wendell Blanhum on Friday bemoaned the shortage of investigators, even as he released figures showing an overall 19.4 percent reduction in crime. “There is an inadequate amount of investigators to police all ten regions,” he said He attributed the shortage of these key personnel to ...

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Govt, opposition weigh in on proposed life sentence, hefty fines for election offences

Last Updated on Sunday, 14 November 2021, 17:07 by Denis Chabrol The opposition Alliance For Change (AFC) and A New and United Guyana (ANUG) disagree with the GY$10 million fines and life imprisonment for a number of election offences but the government said attempts to cheat an election amount to toppling an elected government. ANUG Chairman, Attorney-at-Law Timothy Jonas said ...

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Nandlall denies Norton’s claim that Region Four break-up is election rigging plot

Last Updated on Saturday, 13 November 2021, 7:49 by Denis Chabrol Attorney General Anil Nandlall on Friday dismissed claims by People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Aubrey Norton that the proposed break-up of Region Four into four electoral sub-districts is aimed at rigging future elections by creating additional seats. “Region Four remains the same number of seats. We didn’t create more ...

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PPP proposes break-up of Region Four to rig elections- PNCR’s Aubrey Norton

Last Updated on Friday, 12 November 2021, 17:49 by Denis Chabrol Executive member of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Aubrey Norton on Friday accused the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) administration of splitting Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) into four sub-districts to rig future general and regional elections. He does not believe that the break-up of Region/District Four is merely about ...

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Harmon says Opposition Leader and PNCR Leader should be one person; Norton says party will decide

Last Updated on Friday, 12 November 2021, 16:06 by Denis Chabrol Joseph Harmon says the positions of Opposition Leader and Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) should be held  by one person, but his main rival, Aubrey Norton, says if he wins the leadership race the party will have to decide. Tracing the history of the PNCR, Mr. ...

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