Last Updated on Tuesday, 15 November 2022, 8:04 by Denis Chabrol

Last Updated on Tuesday, 15 November 2022, 7:10 by Denis Chabrol Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh said the revenues being accrued from the oil and gas sector are still relatively modest, particularly considering the country’s developmental needs. Speaking during the programme ‘Narrative’, Minister Singh said while the petroleum sector continues to grow and generate economic opportunities, the non-oil sectors must ...

Last Updated on Monday, 14 November 2022, 19:31 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana Election Commission (GECOM) never provided information about the voters list to United Kingdom High Commissioner Jane Miller who has said the existing roll can be used with safeguards at polling stations, opposition coalition Election Commissioner Vincent Alexander said at the weekend. “Not to my knowledge. There has ...

Last Updated on Monday, 14 November 2022, 17:43 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana government on Monday said it might appeal a High Court decision that led to the issuance of a Local Content Certificate to the Guyana-registered RAMPS Logistics Inc. whose parent company is based in Trinidad. “There are strong concerns by the Ministry of Natural Resources as to the ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 13 November 2022, 18:22 by Denis Chabrol As the opposition A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) continues to hint at the possibility of legal action to address their concern about a bloated voters list and the Guyana Elections Commission’s failure to ensure electors reside where they are registered, one of their Election Commissioners on ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 13 November 2022, 14:54 by Denis Chabrol After flip-flopping three weeks ago, the Alliance For Change (AFC) on Sunday confirmed that it would be boycotting the March 13, 2023 Local Government Elections (LGE) because the voters list is bloated. “The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Alliance For Change (AFC), after much debate, has arrived at ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 13 November 2022, 10:38 by Denis Chabrol by GHK Lall Her Excellency, Ambassador Sarah Ann Lynch spoke of inclusion and sustainability for all Guyanese recently (Demerara Waves, November 9).  It was the American Ambassador, and not I.  It is not the first time, nor the second, that Her Excellency has seen it fit to speak to ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 13 November 2022, 7:00 by Denis Chabrol by GHK Lall I like to think that there are some things that we can actually decide for ourselves, and then do for ourselves.  Clearly, my outlook is either the poorest form of flattery, or the worst kind of self-deception.  The British High Commissioner to Guyana took that away ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 12 November 2022, 17:41 by Denis Chabrol The United Kingdom on Saturday said Guyana’s voters list was being updated and could be used to hold general elections with sufficient safeguards in place and she said based on existing rules Guyanese who are overseas could not be taken off the national database of registrants. “Anywhere in the ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 12 November 2022, 16:53 by Denis Chabrol Prime Minister Mark Phillips on Saturday hailed scouting for countering the negative impacts of electronic gadgets and Social Media on forging closer human relations. “Scouting brings our young people together to enjoy time in each other’s company, to savour the outdoors, to enjoy recreational activities, promote healthy habits and ...