Last Updated on Monday, 17 January 2022, 20:16 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana Fire Service on Monday said the building that housed the La Parkan and Tropical Shipping bonds had no fire fighting equipment “In this particular instance the facility did not have any means of fire prevention. There were no smoke detectors, fire extinguishers or fire hoses installed in ...

Last Updated on Monday, 17 January 2022, 5:23 by Denis Chabrol An early Monday morning fire destroyed the La Parkan bond on Lombard and Broad Streets, Georgetown, destroying millions of dollars in imported goods as well as the facility itself, officials said. The cause of the blaze at the decades-old metal facility was not immediately known. Many vehicles were destroyed ...

Last Updated on Monday, 17 January 2022, 5:01 by Denis Chabrol Well-respected and renowned Guyanese business and cultural icon, Yesu Persaud died early Monday morning, hours after he was discharged from hospital. He was 93 years old. “Guyana has lost an outstanding soul in Dr. Yesu Persaud, a true son of the soil. It is with great sadness I learnt, ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 15 January 2022, 7:33 by Denis Chabrol President Irfaan Ali on Saturday announced that police would be deployed and cameras installed to catch persons who dump garbage on parapets, as part of a crackdown on litterbugs. “We are going to put police presence at these sites where people continuously dump  their garbage  and who are worse ...

Last Updated on Friday, 14 January 2022, 18:03 by Writer The opposition People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) on Friday recommended that government considers a raft of measures, including lower income tax, fatter pay packets and increased pensions in the 2022 national budget to cushion the impact of the 20-percent increase in the cost of basic items. Highlighting that Guyana’s economy ...

Last Updated on Friday, 14 January 2022, 18:09 by Writer Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Aubrey Norton on Friday skirted questions about efforts for him to take over the post of Opposition Leader from incumbent Joseph Harmon, only saying that he did not want to prejudice “negotiations”. Asked whether he was optimistic that the PNCR’s Central Executive ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 13 January 2022, 23:42 by Denis Chabrol Governing People’s Progressive Party (PPP) parliamentarian and Attorney-at-Law, Sanjeev Datadin on Thursday night dismissed concerns by the Caribbean Private Sector Organisation (CPSO) that Guyana’s Local Content law seemed to violate regional free trade rules. Mr. Datadin said the Local Content Act does not prohibit nationals from sister CARICOM member-nations ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 13 January 2022, 22:22 by Denis Chabrol Opposition A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) parliamentarian Sherod Duncan was Thursday released on $100,000 station bail as part of an ongoing probe into a cybercrime offence he alleged committed against an official of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). Attorney-at-Law, Amanza Walton-Desir earlier Thursday said Duncan’s arrest ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 13 January 2022, 21:44 by Denis Chabrol Fire Chief Kalamadeen Edoo has been sent off the job into retirement, amid allegations of financial malpractice, he confirmed on Thursday. Mr. Edoo said that  his six months pre-retirement leave should have started next Monday, 17th January but he received correspondence from the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 13 January 2022, 14:59 by Denis Chabrol The Chairman of the Beharry Group of Companies, Suresh Beharry on Thursday said he supports Guyana’s local content legislation but would be willing to facilitate talks between the Caribbean Private Sector Organisation (CPSO) and the Guyana government to address concerns about the likely violation of regional free trade rules. ...