Last Updated on Friday, 22 October 2021, 7:44 by Denis Chabrol Two University of the West Indies (UWI) lecturers have strongly cast doubt on the independence of the Guyana Court of Appeal because of its rulings on political and 2020 general election cases. Law Lecturer, Ronnie Yearwood highlighted that the Guyana High Court rulings had been all upheld by the ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 21 October 2021, 21:48 by Denis Chabrol People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) member, Joseph Harmon on Thursday night launched his campaign to be the next party leader, promising to be at the helm of bringing back disenchanted supporters, attracting cross-racial backing and uniting the party. Speaking at the launch of his campaign  held at the Herdmanston ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 21 October 2021, 10:45 by Denis Chabrol BY GHK Lall Since I now make a living sharing unsolicited assessments of candidates for leader of the PNC, I keep going.  Dr. Richard Van-West Charles for PNC leader has a certain strength to it; I now explore what stands to his credit, while noting e hurdles he must ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 20 October 2021, 21:59 by Denis Chabrol Two teenagers have been arrested in connection with  Tuesday night’s alleged robbery of a security guard while she was on duty at the Christianburg Nursery School in Wismar, Linden. The guard told police that one of the robbers held her at knifepoint and stole her cellular phone valued $43,000. ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 20 October 2021, 21:44 by Denis Chabrol The United Arab Emirates said it is eyeing Guyana to set up a  deepwater port to serve as a hub for the oil and gas sector in this country and neighbouring Brazil, a decision that has prompted  President Irfaan Ali to offer incentives to the company named Abu Dhabi ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 20 October 2021, 21:16 by Denis Chabrol Amid ongoing concerns that a number of healthcare workers have been providing paper-based COVID-19 vaccination cards to unvaccinated persons, the Health Ministry on Wednesday announced that plans are advanced to provide tamper-proof digital cards. Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony said India would be providing a system named COWIN to ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 19 October 2021, 14:33 by Denis Chabrol The engine of a cargo ship, owned by a Vincentian company, was early Tuesday morning badly damaged by fire while it was moored at wharf in Guyana, the local fire service said. “The cause of the fire was determined as overheating of a generator in the fore peak of ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 19 October 2021, 15:02 by Denis Chabrol A US$5 million investment deal for the construction of an environmentally friendly slab factory in Guyana to serve the needs of the oil and gas sector was inked Tuesday, marking the first ever manufacturing joint venture and investment deal between companies in Guyana and the United Arab Emirates (UAE),  ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 19 October 2021, 10:31 by Denis Chabrol Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has said that Guyana would eventually have to import labour to construct major infrastructure projects onshore that are increasingly being required to support heightened oil production offshore this South American nation. Speaking on Asaase Radio during his just-concluded visit to Ghana, West Africa, he said ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 19 October 2021, 9:00 by Denis Chabrol President Irfaan Ali and his delegation on Tuesday wooed investors in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to take advantage of opportunities in large-scale agriculture as well as a range of services. He told a news briefing at the Expo 2020 Dubai that Middle Eastern nation and Guyana could “twin ...