Last Updated on Friday, 24 September 2021, 15:35 by Denis Chabrol Hours after Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali indicated that his country was waging an international diplomatic offensive to convince Venezuela to recognise the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in settling the border controversy over the Essequibo Region, the Venezuelan government again bluntly stated that it was only interested in a ...

Last Updated on Friday, 24 September 2021, 13:39 by Denis Chabrol President Irfaan Ali on Friday rejected claims by sections of the opposition that the recent killing of Essequibo businessman, Orin Boston, marked the return of extra-judicial killing of Afro-Guyanese, saying that an opposition-generated list of victims had already been debunked years ago. “The propaganda that was used in the ...

Last Updated on Friday, 24 September 2021, 5:09 by Denis Chabrol By GHK Lall Whenever I see actions of the state following certain well-traveled routes, I manage expectations.  Precedent and commonsense tell me that the game is up, goose cooked, and regular menu served.  The official covers are labeled procedures and process. I detect this at work with the Orin ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 23 September 2021, 14:52 by Denis Chabrol The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) on Wednesday punctuated its entire news conference with calls for Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony to resign, alleging that he has been mismanaging the COVID-19 pandemic resulting in increasing deaths and infections. Repeating its call for the opposition to be integrally involved in ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 23 September 2021, 13:42 by Denis Chabrol President Irfaan Ali on Thursday heaped criticism on key Western Nations that have decided to block entry of nationals from other countries that have taken vaccines that have not been approved by their regulatory authorities or the World Health Organisation (WHO). Addressing the 76th Session of the United Nations ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 22 September 2021, 21:36 by Denis Chabrol The file concerning the police shooting death of Dartmouth, Essequibo businessman Orin Boston has been dispatched to the Police Complaints Authority (PCA), the Guyana Police Force said Wednesday night. “The Guyana Police Force has forwarded the file in this matter to the Chairman of the Police Complaints Authority for ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 22 September 2021, 21:23 by Denis Chabrol Former Barbados Attorney General Maurice King, who had been a CARICOM facilitator in dialogue between the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) and the People’s National Congress (PNC) in 1999,died on Tuesday. He was 85 years old. In the aftermath of the 1997 general and regional elections that had ended in ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 22 September 2021, 12:30 by Denis Chabrol The new People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) executive that would be elected at that party’s next congress slated to be held before year-end should embrace a collective or rotational leadership model instead of the decades-old maximum leadership style, Political Analyst Henry Jeffrey said Wednesday. Reasoning that the PNCR’s “major ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 22 September 2021, 11:25 by Denis Chabrol The Childcare and Protection Agency (CPA) is cracking down on parents, who beg on the streets with their children to gain public sympathy, Minister of Human Services and Social Security Dr Vindhya Persaud said. Appearing on News-Talk Radio Guyana 103.1 FM’s ‘Beat The Clock’ morning programme, she said child ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 21 September 2021, 15:53 by Denis Chabrol Washington DC, September 21, 2021 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has announced the selection of two centers in Argentina and Brazil as regional hubs for the development and production of mRNA-based vaccines in Latin America in a bid to tackle COVID-19 and future infectious-disease challenges. The Bio-Manguinhos ...