Last Updated on Saturday, 28 January 2023, 7:43 by Denis Chabrol by GHK Lall Tyre Nichols is dead, dead, dead, couldn’t be deader.  From, “I can’t breathe” in Minnesota there is this progress to “I’m just trying to go home….” in Memphis, Tennessee.  Now he goes home in a casket, and not on his own feet, but feet first.  One ...

Last Updated on Friday, 27 January 2023, 19:28 by Denis Chabrol Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton on Friday recommended a “raft of measures” to ease the impact of high cost of living, on the final day of debate on the 2023 National Budget, but Finance Minister Ashni Singh cautioned against rapid wage and salary increases. They included vouchers for those in ...

Last Updated on Friday, 27 January 2023, 18:16 by Denis Chabrol The Speaker of Guyana’s National Assembly  Manzoor Nadir on Friday afternoon confirmed that the word “corruption” could no longer be used during debates in the 65-seat legislature. His confirmation came on enquiry from Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton after Shadow Finance Minister Volda Lawrence used “corruption” and was immediately asked ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 26 January 2023, 22:32 by Denis Chabrol President Irfaan Ali on Thursday urged Caribbean financial institutions to partner with the rest of the world in mobilising the US$10 billion that the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) estimates is required to address the region needs. “We know that this cannot be done from the savings in the region ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 26 January 2023, 21:23 by Denis Chabrol Leader of the opposition Alliance For Change (AFC) Khemraj Ramjattan on Thursday took up Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn’s call on the floor of the National Assembly to deny any responsibility for the burning of schools in Guyana. “I disavow all violence and destruction of schools. You could write ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 26 January 2023, 19:47 by Denis Chabrol Ten years after A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance For Change (AFC) first refused to unconditionally support the construction of the 165 megawatt Amaila Falls Hydroelectricity Power (AFHP) plant, that coalition said foreign consultants had advised the then People’s Progressive Party Civic administration against that that ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 25 January 2023, 17:24 by Denis Chabrol Hess, the 30 percent joint venture partner in the Stabroek Block, on Wednesday announced that there has  been a “significant new oil discovery” at Fangtooth SE-1, one year after the original Fangtooth-1 discovery. The company said the Fangtooth SE-1 well encountered approximately 200 feet of oil bearing sandstone reservoirs, ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 25 January 2023, 16:14 by Denis Chabrol A house was Wednesday afternoon burning on Norton Street, Lodge, Georgetown, according to fire service sources. The fire was said to be under control, although an eyewitness said nearby buildings were under threat. A lady so far only known as Sister Patsy and her son lived in the house. ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 25 January 2023, 8:26 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana government was Tuesday advised to strike a balance between the development of infrastructure and Guyanese. Opposition A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) parliamentarian, Tabitha Sarabo-Halley asked what the Guyana government was doing to ensure that Guyanese, who need jobs, are in a position to be ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 24 January 2023, 19:35 by Denis Chabrol Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has announced that his country can resume exploration of Venezuela’s gas field after the United States agreed to waive existing sanctions that affected the deal, the Trinidad and Tobago Newsday newspaper reported on Tuesday. He said the waiver was granted on ...