Last Updated on Tuesday, 28 December 2021, 13:25 by Denis Chabrol Guyana’s Opposition Leader, Mr. Joseph Harmon on Tuesday sought to justify why he should remain in that post, saying that represents a larger block of more than 200,000 Guyanese voters instead of just over 1,000 delegates who voted at the party’s recent internal elections. “The Leader of the Opposition ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 28 December 2021, 10:44 by Denis Chabrol Former Finance Minister Winston Jordan was today granted $3 million bail on a charge of misconduct in public office related to the sale of a wharf to BK Marine. Chief Magistrate, Ann Mc Lennan ordered that Mr Jordan return to court on January 14, 2022. The Prosecution’s case is ...

Last Updated on Monday, 27 December 2021, 21:09 by Denis Chabrol Georgetown Mayor Ubraj Narine was Monday allegedly involved in a shooting incident and he was released from police custody on $20,000 bail, a police spokesman said. He said Mr. Narine’s hands were swabbed for gunpowder residue and his firearm lodged as part of the probe that he allegedly discharged ...

Last Updated on Monday, 27 December 2021, 17:45 by Denis Chabrol Two Guyanese evacuated a now sunken fuel tanker off The Bahamas on Friday night after it was struck by a 207-foot long super yacht, reports say. An official of Marine Tanker Services named the two Guyanese as Chief Engineer Colin Ward and Joshua Campbell. He said the Motor Tanker ...

Last Updated on Monday, 27 December 2021, 13:40 by Denis Chabrol As Georgetown residents and businesses grapple with severe floods due to hours of intense rainfall, the Civil Defence Commission said that all pumps in the city are “functional” and that kokers/ sluices would be open from 2 PM to 6:30 PM. The next high tide is at 11:07 PM. ...

Last Updated on Monday, 27 December 2021, 13:25 by Denis Chabrol Non-management workers of Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited are now being represented by the Guyana Civil Servants and General Workers’ Union (GCSGWU) and the two sides are due to sign a Collective Labour Agreement next year, a union official said Monday. GCSGWU President, Gregory Gaspar said the Trade Union Recognition ...

Last Updated on Monday, 27 December 2021, 12:39 by Denis Chabrol Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn says that hundreds of fire hydrants in Georgetown and other areas of Guyana are being repaired and in some cases replaced. “Fire hydrants are being repaired now,” he told the National Assembly’s Committee of Supply as he sought approval for for $40 million to ...

Last Updated on Monday, 27 December 2021, 12:00 by Denis Chabrol A fireman based at the New Amsterdam fire station was Monday still in police custody as an investigation continued into his alleged rape of an 18-year old woman who has since recanted her story, saying that she gave permission for sexual intercourse. Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) Divisional Commander, Jairam ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 26 December 2021, 17:36 by Denis Chabrol Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo and Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Aubrey Norton are odds over the proposed drastic reduction of a parliamentary oversight committee of Guyana’s oil earnings. Mr. Norton said the 22-member broad-based Public Accountability and Oversight Committee provided for in the existing Natural Resource ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 26 December 2021, 15:03 by Denis Chabrol Three separate fires on Saturday- Christmas Day- destroyed three houses in Georgetown, East Coast Demerara and Berbice, leaving a total of 13 persons homeless, the Guyana Fire Service said on Sunday. The GFS said that at 8:50 AM firefighters responded to a house on fire at Lot 169 Rose ...