Last Updated on Tuesday, 17 January 2023, 23:10 by Denis Chabrol The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) on Tuesday delivered its reasons for upholding the appellants’ convictions and its judgment on their appeals against sentencing in the Guyanese appeal of Orwin Hinds v The State; Cleon Hinds v The State. The CCJ heard this appeal on 11 October 2022 and ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 17 January 2023, 21:49 by Denis Chabrol President Irfaan Ali said Guyana has named its representatives members of a high-level Joint Working Group with India that would discuss that Asian nation’s interest in being a long-term buyer of this South American nation’s crude oil, upgrading Guyana’s police and military and investing in agriculture. In the area ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 17 January 2023, 20:24 by Denis Chabrol President Irfaan Ali on Tuesday said the Civil Aviation authorities of Guyana and India were holding consultations about the rules and procedures for Guyana to purchase two Dornier 228 turboprop planes from Hindustani Aviation Limited (HAL) for the Guyana Defence Force (GDF). “They are now working at the technical ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 17 January 2023, 13:34 by Denis Chabrol The hundreds of students and teachers of Christ Church Secondary School, who were displaced by last week’s fire, are to resume face-to-face classes next week at the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) complex, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Minister of Education Priya Manickchand said Tuesday. She earlier Tuesday met with ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 17 January 2023, 10:27 by Denis Chabrol Town Clerk of the City of Georgetown Candace Nelson has withdrawn City constables from Mayor Ubraj Narine’s current residence at Pigeon Island, East Coast Demerara, saying that they are not allowed to operate outside Georgetown. “The Council has no jurisdiction outside of the City and if anything happens to ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 17 January 2023, 7:56 by Denis Chabrol by GHK Lall The national budget for 2023 is now public.  At GY$781.89 billion, it is a huge 41 percent plus increase over 2022.  As written last year, and putout again last week in the media, my interest and priority were and remain what will be in it for ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 17 January 2023, 7:50 by Denis Chabrol A suspect has been identified in the burning down of the Christ Church Secondary School on Camp and Middle Street, a senior police officer said Tuesday. “Investigators are pursuing a male suspect who was seen at the school prior to the building being burnt,” the high ranking police officer ...