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 ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 22 February 2023, 20:19 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana government late Wednesday accused at least two civil society members of the Multi-Stakeholder Group (MSG) of the Guyana Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (GYEITI) for contributing to this country’s suspension from the Norway-headquartered anti-corruption. Through the Ministry of Natural Resources, the government named Mike Mc Cormack and Vanda ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 22 February 2023, 19:13 by Denis Chabrol A day after a company withdrew High Court action in its bid to acquire 143.10 acres of privately-owned land at Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara after it had been controversially sold, Neighbourhood Councillor Elton Mc Rae said residents now needed help to gain access to their parcels of the land. ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 22 February 2023, 20:25 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (GYEITI) on Wednesday appeared set to give the International Administrator the green light to compile and submit a report on the forestry, oil and gas, mining and quarrying, and fisheries sectors to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) which could see the lifting ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 22 February 2023, 15:36 by Denis Chabrol Four persons have been arrested in connection with the alleged discovery of large quantities of cocaine and marijuana on Norton Street, Wortmanville, Georgetown, according to the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU). The anti-drug agency said Andre Clarke, 50, of Norton Street, Wortmanville and Eon Martin, 45, of Pike Street, Kitty, ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 21 February 2023, 17:57 by Denis Chabrol Seven residents of Linden, including two women, are wanted by the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) of the Guyana Police Force as police probe several alleged financial crimes. Head of SOCU, Assistant Commissioner F. Karimbaksh said  each of the seven persons were “wanted for questioning in connection with Money ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 21 February 2023, 23:26 by Denis Chabrol A Brazilian helicopter, associated with an illegal gold mining camp in Guyana’s New River Triangle, has been impounded and the pilot and a gold miner have been arrested, the Guyana Police Force said late Tuesday night. Police said a grey Robinson 44 helicopter, which bears registration marking PTY-MBI, was ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 21 February 2023, 6:24 by Denis Chabrol Cane View/Mocha residents whose homes were demolished by the government have instructed their lawyers to start legal proceedings after government failed to signal interest in mediation. Lawyers for the affected residents had set February 15 as the deadline for the government to respond to their request for mediation. That ...

Last Updated on Monday, 20 February 2023, 18:24 by Denis Chabrol Two employees of Guy-America Security Service were arrested Monday morning in connection with the indiscriminate firing of a handgun, a police force spokesman said. He said they were slated to be charged. The spokesman confirmed that those arrested are the man who seen allegedly discharging the firearm and the ...