Last Updated on Saturday, 5 June 2021, 23:39 by Denis Chabrol President Irfaan Ali on Saturday threatened to change  the local content policy if foreign companies continue coming to Guyana to offer services such as logistics, transportation similar services as those would be reserved for Guyanese. “It will not go down well. Don’t second guess (me). I am telling you ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 5 June 2021, 23:01 by Denis Chabrol A number of male patients at the Psychiatric Hospital, Canje on Saturday night lit mattresses, resulting in damage to the wooden building and hospitalisation of at least 11 of them, police said. “Eleven  of the patients who received burns about their bodies were rushed to the New Amsterdam Hospital ...

Last Updated on Friday, 4 June 2021, 11:16 by Denis Chabrol Attorney General Anil Nandlall on Thursday asked for a stay of a High Court decision that the appointment of two Parliamentary Secretaries is not constitutional and that they must be removed from the National Assembly. In court papers released by him, Public Trustee and Official Receiver,  Attorney-at-Law Prithima Kissoon ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 3 June 2021, 21:15 by Denis Chabrol A man, who robbed a businessman and a  policeman, of cash, jewellery and other items at a house at Goed Intent, West Bank Demerara was Thursday afternoon cornered by the victims and police, police sources said. A number of the stolen items were found in his possession but the ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 3 June 2021, 11:50 by Denis Chabrol Political activist Gavin Matthews was  Thursday granted GYD$100,000 bail on a charge of using a computer system with the intention of damaging the reputation of Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport , Charles Ramson Jr. Chief Magistrate, Ann Mc Lennan ordered that he return to court on June 10. ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 3 June 2021, 11:47 by Denis Chabrol A 52-year old man was early  Thursday morning chopped and badly beaten with cutlasses by two of five bandits during a home invasion and robbery, police said. They eventually left, carting off $546,000 in cash and valuables as well as six birds. The home invasion and robbery occurred at ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 2 June 2021, 22:46 by Denis Chabrol Even  as the Chief Elections Officer Keith Lowenfield and two other senior officials of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) are expected to show cause why they should not be dismissed immediately for alleged infractions during the 2020 general and regional elections, opposition coalition-aligned Elections Commissioner Vincent Alexander said the ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 2 June 2021, 21:59 by Denis Chabrol An outgoing passenger has been arrested after Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) agents allegedly found 1.520 kilogrammes of cocaine in hand luggage belonging to him, that agency said Wednesday night. He has been identified as Adyemi Dumisani Hinds. CANU said he was arrested after CANU officers at about 10:36 Tuesday ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 1 June 2021, 16:56 by Denis Chabrol The People’s Progressive Party’s commissioners on the Guyana Elections Commissioners on Tuesday tabled three motions for the “immediate dismissal” of the Chief Elections Officer, Keith Lowenfield; Deputy Chief Elections Officer, Roxanne Myers and the Region Four Returning Officer, Clairmont Mingo. The motions are to be debated at a date ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 1 June 2021, 7:25 by Denis Chabrol A gold miner was killed and two others were injured on Monday when a tree fell on them during a storm at Sandhill Backdam, Cuyuni River, police said. The Guyana Police Force says Olrick Matthews of Port Kaituma, North West District, died while 49-year old Edwin Garraway of Diamond ...