Last Updated on Friday, 6 January 2023, 12:52 by Denis Chabrol Then Chief Elections Officer Keith Lowenfield, then Region Four Returning Officer Clairmont Mingo and Senior Police Superintendent Phillip Azore on Friday declined to testify before the Commission of Inquiry into the March 2020 general elections. Mr Lowenfield and Mr Mingo are among several persons, who have been charged with ...

Last Updated on Friday, 6 January 2023, 11:48 by Denis Chabrol President Irfaan Ali on Thursday defended the decision by government to smash the seven remaining houses on a government reserve at Cane View, Mocha, East Bank Demerara, saying that sufficient was done to negotiate with all of the more than 40 residents there. “If I attempt to be softer ...

Last Updated on Friday, 6 January 2023, 10:43 by Denis Chabrol Guyanese are now expected to face less hassle while opening small bank accounts and withdrawing and depositing GY$500,000  or less, officials said on Thursday. Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo said “poor people”, with GY$500,000 or less could walk in “without all of these fancy forms (to) fill up.” He said ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 5 January 2023, 15:26 by Denis Chabrol Persons travelling to Guyana directly or in-transit from China, Hong Kong and Macau must now present a negative COVID-19 test or proof of recovery from the viral disease,  Guyana’s COVID-19 Task Force announced on Thursday. Th new requirement takes effect from January 8, 2023. The Guyana government said that ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 5 January 2023, 14:57 by Denis Chabrol Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Aubrey Norton on Thursday admitted that the then Treasurer of that party Faaiz Mursaline had signed blank cheques but said the amounts had been included, along with supporting documents, when the second person signed. “It is true that the treasurer signed ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 5 January 2023, 14:26 by Denis Chabrol The excavator that was used to demolish several houses on a government reserve at Mocha, East Bank Demerara was set alight Thursday afternoon but the blaze was quickly extinguished. Police also fired teargas at a group of persons to chase them away from the area. However, persons present said ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 5 January 2023, 12:50 by Denis Chabrol Workers, backed up by armed police, were Thursday afternoon demolishing more houses at Mocha because government said the structures are on lands that are needed for drainage along a new East Bank Demerara road. The houses were being broken down, even as Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton announced that his ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 5 January 2023, 11:05 by Denis Chabrol People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) members Volda Lawrence, Carol Smith-Joseph and Dr Karen Cummings on Thursday refused to testify before the Commission of Inquiry into the March 2020 general and regional elections. While Dr Cummings was unrepresented and chose to “remain silent”, Ms Lawrence an Ms Smith-Joseph were represented ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 5 January 2023, 8:36 by Denis Chabrol by GHK Lall I always had the eerie feeling that Hon. Minister Robeson Benn is American; or at least a broad streak of American in him.  I received confirmation in spades the other day when I learned that Minister Benn refused an umbrella and braved the rain.  Bareheaded, too.  ...

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. ...