Last Updated on Tuesday, 17 August 2021, 17:33 by Denis Chabrol A man, who earlier this month entered the Whim Magistrates’ Court compound, and whipped out a cutlass while asking for Magistrate Renita Singh has been jailed for causing public terror. Thirty-nine year old Julius Anthony Mootoo was also jailed for being in possession of an offensive weapon. He pleaded ...
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PNCR-aligned members form Democratic Party chapter for Guyana
Last Updated on Tuesday, 17 August 2021, 16:50 by Denis Chabrol Several People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) supporters are at the helm of a recently-launched arm of the United States’ Democratic Party A statement issued by the Democrats Abroad- Guyana Country Committee said that its Chairman Dr. Dawn Stewart outlined the chapter’s agenda for the next two years. She reportedly ...
Read More »More than 50 Cubans here for COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit
Last Updated on Tuesday, 17 August 2021, 16:02 by Denis Chabrol Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony said 56 Cuban health care workers have arrived in Guyana and have been deployed to work at the Ocean View, Liliendaal-based COVID-19 hospital as the country prepares for wave of infections from the Delta variant. “We need people who can operate our Intensive ...
Read More »Barbados-bound Canje woman held allegedly with cocaine-in-powdered milk
Last Updated on Tuesday, 17 August 2021, 10:27 by Denis Chabrol A 34-year old Guyanese woman from Canje, East Berbice has been arrested after police said they found almost 5 kilogrammes of cocaine in Fernleaf Milk packets that she was planning to take to Barbados. The Guyana Police Force said the woman told investigators that she was given the packets ...
Read More »Ali’s “ad hoc” cash grants seek to distract Guyanese from rising cost of living, US Congressman’s criticism
Last Updated on Monday, 16 August 2021, 23:40 by Denis Chabrol Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon on Monday night castigated President Irfaan Ali for doling out another tranche of GYD$25,000 cash grants, saying it was a ploy to distract Guyanese from spiraling cost of living, no salary increases and perceived racism. “They are now trying to distract attention from what is ...
Read More »President Ali announces “one-off” $25,000 grants to old age pensioners, disabled, public assistance recipients; one month free electricity
Last Updated on Monday, 16 August 2021, 21:21 by Denis Chabrol President Irfaan Ali on Monday night announced that Guyana’s almost 65,000 old age pensioners would get a one-off extra month pension as a “grant” and that government would pay the electricity bill for households consuming not more than 75 kilowatt hours per month. The one-off grant, he said, would ...
Read More »PNCR stalwart Cammie Ramsaroop dies
Last Updated on Monday, 16 August 2021, 16:46 by Denis Chabrol People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) stalwart Bishwaishwar “Cammie” Ramsaroop died on Monday, the party said. He was 81 years old. “The Party recognizes and records its appreciation for his spirited campaigning and valuable contribution to its political evolution and to national development in the early days of the Republic,” ...
Read More »Motorcyclist dies while fleeing police
Last Updated on Monday, 16 August 2021, 14:48 by Denis Chabrol A 20-year old man, who allegedly dropped into potholes on the Parfaite Harmonie Public Road, West Bank Demerara, has died, the Guyana Police Force said. “The motorcyclist ended up driving into potholes along the said road where he lost control of the motorcycle and fell onto the road surface ...
Read More »Man held for alleged robbery, rape of woman
Last Updated on Monday, 16 August 2021, 14:34 by Denis Chabrol A 47-year old man has been arrested after a 64-year old woman alleged that he raped and robbed her at a location in Region Six (East Berbice- Corentyne), police said. The woman said the incident occurred on Monday. The Guyana Police Force said the man alleged raped the woman ...
Read More »CARICOM Secretary-General promises inclusive management of regional affairs
Last Updated on Monday, 16 August 2021, 14:18 by Denis Chabrol Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr. Carla Barnett on Monday promised to run the affairs of the 15-nation bloc in an inclusive manner and give a listening ear to everyone in an effort to find solutions to some of the region’s most pressing problems. Dr. Barnett said she ...
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