Last Updated on Monday, 9 August 2021, 21:12 by Denis Chabrol The National Assembly on Monday passed amendments Petroleum (Exploration and Production) Act to allow landowners to be compensated for lands to be acquired for the laying of a 30-mile long gas pipeline from the Atlantic seashore to Wales. Natural Resources Minister Vickram Bharrat also said a fibre-optic cable that ...
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President Ali hails contributions of late Antiguan Prime Minister Lester Bird
Last Updated on Monday, 9 August 2021, 13:21 by Denis Chabrol President Irfaan Ali on Monday hailed late Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Lester Bird, who died hours earlier, as a true “integrationist” who has welcomed thousands of Guyanese economic migrants and stood up in defence of Guyana’s borders. “Sir Lester opened the doors of Antigua and Barbuda to ...
Read More »GECOM’s Lowenfield withdraws High Court case for dismissal; way cleared for contract termination
Last Updated on Monday, 9 August 2021, 9:57 by Denis Chabrol The Chief Elections Officer of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Keith Lowenfield on Monday withdrew his case that he had filed challenging plans to summarily dismiss him because of concerns that he would not have received a fair hearing. People’s Progressive Party-aligned Elections Commissioner, Sase Gunraj said Mr. Lowenfield’s ...
Read More »Antiguan police teargas anti-vaccination protesters
Last Updated on Sunday, 8 August 2021, 16:54 by Denis Chabrol Antigua and Barbuda police on Sunday afternoon fired teargas on hundreds of protesters who massed in the capital, St. John’s, despite a stern warning by National Security Minister Steadroy Benjamin not to violate police’s refusal to give permission. “Antigua and Barbuda will never be allowed to become a lawless ...
Read More »Updated: Soldiers arrrested, millions recovered from raw gold, cash heist
Last Updated on Sunday, 8 August 2021, 21:44 by Denis Chabrol Eighteen million dollars have been recovered and two members of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) have been arrested in connection with last week’s multimillion dollar cash and raw gold heist, authorities said. “The Guyana Defence Force acknowledges that two of our ranks are currently under investigation for their alleged ...
Read More »Fire damage Psychiatric Hospital
Last Updated on Sunday, 8 August 2021, 11:44 by Denis Chabrol Fire Saturday night damaged a section of the Psychiatric Hospital at Fort Canje, New Amsterdam, Berbice, police said on Sunday. Police say nineteen male patients pushed down the backdoor after the fire erupted in the ablution area. Fourteen of them have been caught and returned to the Hospital, leaving ...
Read More »Guyanese, Barbadian, Surinamese business chambers ink cooperation accord
Last Updated on Friday, 6 August 2021, 21:13 by Denis Chabrol The Chambers of Commerce of Georgetown , Barbados and Suriname have signed an accord under which they would work to boost trade and cooperate in a number of areas including oil and gas, the Georgetown Chamber said Friday. The tripartite agreement was signed on July 30, 2021 by the ...
Read More »Man who burned two-year old girl’s vagina, back jailed
Last Updated on Friday, 6 August 2021, 20:43 by Denis Chabrol The man, who burned his girlfriend’s two-year old daughter on her vagina, was Friday jailed for 30 months. Police say Anil Angnoo, was arrested and was charged on Friday with inflicting grievous bodily harm He appeared at the Albion Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Ravindranauth Singh, where the indictable charge ...
Read More »Caribbean countries will recognise travellers vaccinated with Sputnik V- Health Ministry
Last Updated on Friday, 6 August 2021, 20:36 by Denis Chabrol Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony says persons inoculated with the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine can now travel to most Caribbean territories. Following discussions on the matter, all Caribbean countries except for Trinidad and Tobago said persons travelling to their shores can enter once they have been fully immunised ...
Read More »PNCR Founder Leader forged unity instead of factionalism- Granger
Last Updated on Friday, 6 August 2021, 20:31 by Denis Chabrol The Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform, David Granger on Friday hailed his party’s Founder-Leader Forbes Burnham as someone who forged party unity and took a hard line against division. “We honour our Founder for reinforcing the solidarity of our Party by knitting groups together, not splitting them ...
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