Last Updated on Tuesday, 4 October 2022, 21:21 by Denis Chabrol Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton on Tuesday said his coalition of A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) did not need to collect the names of deceased persons to present to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to prove that the voters list is bloated. “We didn’t have to do ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 4 October 2022, 15:26 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana government on Tuesday announced it would be seeking expressions of interest from the private sector for the construction of a small modular refinery with a capacity of 30,000 barrels per day to satisfy local fuel demand. President Irfaan Ali on Tuesday announced that the government plans to ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 4 October 2022, 12:30 by Denis Chabrol Reproduced from the New York Post What would you do if you won the lottery? A Staten Island Powerball winner, one who struck a $245.6 million jackpot in 2018, has just shelled out $4 million for a home in Westchester — some $305,000 over its asking price — Gimme Shelter has ...

Last Updated on Monday, 3 October 2022, 11:16 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana Court of Appeal on Monday agreed to urgently appeal of a 19-month old High Court decision of an election petition by the opposition A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC). Despite objections by Attorney-at-Law Douglas Mendes, for the People’s Progressive Party Civic’s representative of the list ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 2 October 2022, 22:44 by Denis Chabrol Public Works Minister Juan Edghill at the weekend announced that a well-known promoter has been virtually banned from hiring Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD) ferries for cruise parties. Addressing the formal launch of the Online booking system, Ferry Pass, Mr Edghill said the promoter flouted the conditions under which ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 2 October 2022, 22:14 by Denis Chabrol Veteran People’s Progressive Party (PPP) member, Philomena Sahoye-Shury died on Sunday, her party confirmed. General Secretary of the PPP, Bharrat Jagdeo said, “on behalf of myself and the People’s Progressive Party, I wish to extended deepest condolences to the relatives and friends of Cde Philomena Sahoye-Shury following her passing.” ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 1 October 2022, 21:43 by Denis Chabrol Guyana’s first online ferry booking system will help the Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD) to decide whether to postpone trips with few bookings as well as weed out corruption by staff who facilitate priority vehicle crossings, Public Works Minister Juan Edghill said Saturday. “We have to stop the corruption. ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 1 October 2022, 20:00 by Denis Chabrol Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh on Saturday announced that motorists will from Sunday pay 20 percent less for gasoline and 15 percent less for diesel. While government’s decision is only for fuels being sold by the state-owned Guyana Oil Company (GUYOIL), eventually other suppliers may reduce their prices. In ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 1 October 2022, 9:30 by Denis Chabrol Five persons were injured early Saturday morning in a collision between a car and a lorry on the Winifred Gaskin Public Road, Half Mile Wismar, Linden, the Guyana Police Force said. Police said the accident occurred at about 3:54 AM in the vicinity of New Silver City Secondary School ...