Last Updated on Thursday, 23 February 2023, 16:50 by Denis Chabrol by Rene van Nes, European Union Ambassador to Guyana On 24 February 2022, exactly one year ago, we all woke up to a new world. On that day, in violation of all international laws and agreements, Vladimir Putin’s Russian Federation launched a “special military operation”, in fact a full-scale ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 23 February 2023, 16:37 by Denis Chabrol Today HE Ambassador of the United States of America, Sarah-Ann Lynch, HE the British High Commissioner, Jane Miller OBE, HE Canadian High Commissioner, Mark Berman, and HE Ambassador of the European Union, René van Nes, solemnly note the one-year commemoration of the war against Ukraine.  Russia must be held accountable. We all remember ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 23 February 2023, 15:47 by Denis Chabrol A Guyana-born American man was arrested on Thursday for allegedly attempting to smuggle 12 rolled marijuana “joints” into Guyana on arrival at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) said Thursday. The New Jersey-based man, 30-year old Delroy Julius Seaforth, told investigators he came to ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 25 February 2023, 13:00 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) has slashed its paper billing significantly over the past year through its sister company, WeSolveCX,  a company official said. WeSolveCX’s Senior Director, Malini Gouridat said GTT is one of the new company’s “biggest clients”, and over the past year it has digitised ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 23 February 2023, 14:46 by Denis Chabrol Atlantic Tele-Network (ATN), the parent company of Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT), has launched a Business Processing Outsourcing (BPO) company that is not just a call centre but geared to assist small, medium and large businesses to position themselves in the Guyanese market. General Manager of WeSolveCX, Shem Erskine ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 23 February 2023, 12:38 by Denis Chabrol Two Nigerian men have been arrested in connection with an attempt to post 1.1 pounds of cocaine overseas through the Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC), the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) said Thursday. The anti-drug agency said that on February 22, 2023, its agents at GPOC intercepted a man who ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 23 February 2023, 6:25 by Denis Chabrol by GHK Lall Today is the 53rd birthday of Guyana as a Republic.  It should be a day of joy, but how can I?  Have we progressed, or have we deteriorated?  Are we better as a national entity, or worse off as a congregation of diverse peoples?  When we ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 23 February 2023, 3:13 by Denis Chabrol GDF Release In accordance with Part III Section 16 of the Defence Act 15:01 of 1977, Chief of Staff (ag) Brigadier Godfrey Bess has announced that His Excellency the President and Commander-in-Chief, Dr Irfaan Ali, has approved the promotions of 71 Officers. Heading the list of promoted Officers is ...