Last Updated on Wednesday, 4 January 2023, 23:17 by Denis Chabrol Former Police Commissioner Leslie James on Wednesday said he never ordered that the Region Four Returning Office (Ashmin’s Building) for the 2020 general and regional elections be cleared and he did not enquire about the security of the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Retired Justice Claudette Singh. ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 4 January 2023, 20:06 by Denis Chabrol Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn on Wednesday publicly scolded fire officers, sparked off by them sheltering from rain at the Guyana Fire Service headquarters, Water Street, Georgetown. Mr Benn arrived during the downpour for the official handover of excavators, a tractor and a trailer to the Fire Service to ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 4 January 2023, 15:54 by Denis Chabrol As Acting Chief Fire Officer Gregory Wickham approaches retirement age later this month, he said he would be exiting the top Guyana Fire Service post next year. Sources said Mr Wickham should have proceeded on preretirement leave on September 6, 2022 but up to January 4, 2023 he was ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 4 January 2023, 15:05 by Denis Chabrol Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs), who are based at the Guyana Fire Service (GFS), have been ordered to return their Joint Services Identification  Cards and Fire Service jerseys, after a number of them told the media that they were not paid a one-month bonus. “The identification cards that they had ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 4 January 2023, 14:34 by Denis Chabrol Acting Police Commissioner Clifton Hicken’s tenure looks set to be extended beyond the retirement age of 55 based on the performance of the force, Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn said Wednesday. Mr Hicken will be 55 years old on July 22, 2023. While Mr Benn opted not to speak ...