Last Updated on Friday, 11 February 2022, 16:39 by Denis Chabrol As expected, the COVID-19 curfew was Friday lifted by the National Task Force,  less than one day after President Irfaan Ali indicated that that would have been done. “The national curfew has been  lifted with immediate effect,” the Task Force said. The Task Force, which has for several months ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 10 February 2022, 23:37 by Denis Chabrol President Irfaan Ali on Thursday asked the Guyana  Defence Force  (GDF) to devise a plan to secure the more than 120-mile long proposed natural gas pipeline from the Liza 1 field to Wales, West Bank Demerara. “There will be a gas pipeline that’s coming into Guyana. You’ve looked around ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 10 February 2022, 22:41 by Denis Chabrol President Irfaan Ali late Thursday signaled the end of the COVID-19 curfew, a virus-control mechanism that has been mostly violated by businesses or seldom enforced by police. Addressing the launch of the latest edition of ‘Guyana Explore’ magazine, he said that government was seriously considering lifting the curfew that ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 10 February 2022, 15:13 by Denis Chabrol Opposition Chief Whip, Christopher Jones on Thursday scolded House Speaker Manzoor Nadir for failing to punish Local Government Minister Nigel Dharamlall for his “dildo” comment to a female opposition parliamentarian but suspended her colleague, Sherod Duncan, who came to her defence. “We also note your decision to suspend Member ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 10 February 2022, 14:22 by Denis Chabrol A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) frontbencher, Khemraj Ramjattan on Thursday sought to assure the National Assembly that the conditions would not again deteriorate into disorder and disrespect and expected the same effort by the government side. “We on this side of the House would like to ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 10 February 2022, 15:14 by Denis Chabrol Local Government Minister  Nigel Dharamlall early Thursday morning said he was provoked by repeated insults from several opposition parliamentarians, including Sherod Duncan, into making the “dildo” comment, but said he was sorry for those who took umbrage. The Minister Wednesday night publicly apologised inside and outside the House to ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 9 February 2022, 23:30 by Denis Chabrol United Kingdom (UK) High Commissioner to Guyana, Jane Miller on Wednesday said Guyana’s procurement system needed to be strengthened, amid observations that the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) is made up largely of political appointees. “Something I have discussed with the Finance Minister and I know it’s ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 9 February 2022, 19:07 by Denis Chabrol Opposition parliamentarian Sherod Duncan was Wednesday afternoon suspended from the next four sittings of the National Assembly after he shouted several times in disgust over a “dildo” remark by Local Government Minister Nigel Dharamlall. “You got to get a dildo. That is what you looking for,” Mr. Dharamlall said ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 8 February 2022, 23:03 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana government has set aside GY$21 billion (estimated US$100.4 million) for matters related to the construction of the new Demerara Harbour Bridge including fair compensation to property owners in the  new path of the proposed thoroughfare and ensuring that the toll will not be expensive, Public Works  Minister ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 8 February 2022, 20:40 by Denis Chabrol Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Tuesday night dismissed calls by People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Leader, Aubrey Norton that he should disclose his assets and income to prove that he is not corrupt. “My assets and income are matching,” he told a media briefing to deal with the fallout ...