Last Updated on Sunday, 7 March 2021, 16:57 by Denis Chabrol Attorney General, Anil Nandlall has moved to the High Court to repossess a plot of land at Plantation Ruimveldt, East Bank Demerara because it was allegedly obtained unlawfully, illegally and by fraud. The land was sold for GYD$13.5 million based on a second valuation, although the first valuation showed ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 7 March 2021, 15:56 by Denis Chabrol Giftland Group and the Guyana Police Force are at odds over accusations by that company that it is being unfairly targeted by police in the enforcement of the COVID-19 curfew. Chairman of the Giftland Group, Roy Beepat said the latest instance was on Saturday night when three staff members- ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 7 March 2021, 15:13 by Denis Chabrol Prime Minister, Mark Phillips  on Sunday said members of the Joint Services and teachers are next in line to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to ensure they do not die from the viral disease, moments after India’s donation of 80,000 vaccines arrived in Guyana. “We want to vaccinate our Joint ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 7 March 2021, 14:32 by Denis Chabrol President Irfaan Ali has reaffirmed the “excellent” relations between Guyana and China just over one month after this South American nation’s diplomatic blunder to approve the establishment of a Taiwan investment office here. “President Ali said that the gesture further emphasized the excellent relations between Guyana and China,” he ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 6 March 2021, 17:51 by Denis Chabrol Three churches in Linden were broken into this week and thousands of dollars in equipment and other items were stolen, the Guyana Police Force said. Investigators said the offences of larceny were committed on The Flourishing Place Apostolic Ministry Jubilee Center located at Richmond Hill, Mackenzie; MacKenzie Baptist Church ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 6 March 2021, 17:06 by Denis Chabrol The Ministry of Health  on Saturday deemed as “illegal” the strike by nurses at the Linden Hospital Complex  and urged that that industrial action be called off before negotiations about the future of the Chief Executive Officer, Rudy Small can resume. “The Ministry of Health says the strike by ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 6 March 2021, 9:57 by Denis Chabrol A Chinese businessman was about 2 AM Saturday morning robbed of GYD$500,000 cash outside his Supermarket on the Vryheid’s Lust Public Road, East Coast Demerara by two men, police said. Investigators were informed by 39-year old Awei Die that two men pounced on him as he was entering his ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 6 March 2021, 9:44 by Denis Chabrol A fire of unknown origin early Saturday morning destroyed a two-storey house in Stanleytown, New Amsterdam, leaving a seaman and a teacher homeless, the Guyana Police Force said. Displaced are  44 year-old Dexter Lucious, a seaman and 28 year-old Mehelia McAlmont, a teacher. Police said Mc Almont told investigators ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 6 March 2021, 8:18 by Denis Chabrol The Iwokrama International Centre for Rainforest Conservation has again begun strictly enforcing the laws against gold mining in the almost 1 million acre reserve, after a lull due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Iwokrama Management is continuing its zero-tolerance approach to these activities, especially gold mining and other illegal activities,” ...

Last Updated on Friday, 5 March 2021, 21:04 by Denis Chabrol The  Chairman of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) in Region 10, Jermaine Figueira on Friday poured scorn on his former party colleague, Lennox Gasper, who resigned over concerns about that party’s style and track record in looking after the welfare of Lindeners and other residents in the region. ...