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Monthly Archives: September 2022

Linden resident shot several times during argument

Last Updated on Monday, 26 September 2022, 17:16 by Denis Chabrol A resident of Wismar Housing Scheme, Linden, who is known to the police, was Monday still nursing gunshot wounds he sustained after a man fired several r0unds at him last Friday, the Guyana Police Force said. The victim has been identified as 53-year old Nigel Somersall. Police said he ...

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Catfish exports to US: “The ball is still in Guyana’s court”- American Ambassador

Last Updated on Monday, 26 September 2022, 16:53 by Denis Chabrol The United States (US) is awaiting key documentation from Guyana before deciding whether to lift the now four-year long ban on catfish, also known locally as gilbaka, American Ambassador to Guyana Sarah-Ann Lynch said Monday. “The ball is still in Guyana’s court to finish all the paperwork that’s involved ...

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Rickford Burke says police force part of plot to frame him

Last Updated on Sunday, 25 September 2022, 22:43 by Denis Chabrol Outspoken New York-based anti-government activist Rickford Burke on Sunday denied claims by an accused extortionist that he has anything to do with a Faceboo0k page and website styled Guyana News Network on which a number possibly defamatory posts were made. “The people being coerced by the Police to speculate ...

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Council of Legal Education to establish Law School in Guyana

Last Updated on Sunday, 25 September 2022, 18:21 by Denis Chabrol The Caribbean Community’s Council of Legal Education (CLE) has approved Guyana’s request to establish a Law School here and so create more space for Guyanese as well as other citizens to become lawyers, Attorney General Anil Nandlall said Sunday. “This request was favourably considered, and the Council made a ...

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Suriname summons Guyana’s Ambassador over Jagdeo’s fishing remarks; Foreign Ministry cites evidence of initial agreement

Last Updated on Saturday, 24 September 2022, 16:27 by Denis Chabrol Suriname’s acting Foreign Minister Krishna Mathoera has summoned Guyana’s Ambassador to that neighbouring country Keith George, telling him that Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo must be cautious about his utterances over an expected grant of 150 Suriname coastal fishing licences. “During this summons, the Vice-President of Guyana was called upon ...

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GTT fixing service disruption in Essequibo after road accident

Last Updated on Saturday, 24 September 2022, 9:19 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) on Saturday said its engineers were working feverishly to restore mobile phone and internet services on the East Bank Essequibo and the Essequibo Coast after its fibre cable was cut as a result of a road accident. “Our engineers are working to ...

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Commissioner of Information sends APNU+AFC lawmaker to Office of the President for salaries of election inquiry commissioners

Last Updated on Saturday, 24 September 2022, 9:04 by Denis Chabrol Commissioner of Information Retired Justice Charles Ramson has refused to in the first instance entertain a request by an opposition parliamentarian for the salaries to be paid to the three Commissioners who have been appointed to investigate the March 2020 general and regional elections. While the Access to Information ...

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Jag’s Aviation plane runs off interior airstrip

Last Updated on Wednesday, 21 September 2022, 17:42 by Denis Chabrol A Britten-Norman Islander plane, owned by Jag’s Aviation, on Wednesday ran off the Eteringbang airstrip on landing, well-placed sources said. Sources said none of the nine passengers was injured in the mishap which occurred at about 4 PM. The aircraft, which bears registration marking 8R-GGT, departed the Eugene F. ...

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GECOM splits on appointment of new Assistant Chief Election Officer

Last Updated on Tuesday, 20 September 2022, 18:04 by Denis Chabrol The usually politically divided Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on Tuesday voted for retiree Beverley Critchlow to be the new Assistant Chief Election Officer, despite a suggestion by opposition Election Commissioner Vincent Alexander that the process was “contrived” for her to apply and be considered favourably by the majority of ...

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Construction worker jailed, contractor remanded for alleged theft of GY$400 million worth of raw gold

Last Updated on Tuesday, 20 September 2022, 16:59 by Denis Chabrol A contractor and a construction worker, who allegedly stole GY$400 million worth of raw gold from a house they were repairing, have been charged with larceny and one of them has admitted to stealing the 1,000 ounces of gold and has been sentenced to four years imprisonment. The men ...

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