Last Updated on Wednesday, 26 April 2023, 21:25 by Denis Chabrol The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Mae Toussaint Jr. Thomas on Wednesday confirmed that her US visa was revoked and so she was forced to return to Guyana through another route “During my return journey I was advised that my US visa was revoked on the ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 26 April 2023, 20:53 by Denis Chabrol President Irfaan Ali on Wednesday once again sought to reassure Guyanese that the Judicial Services Commission (JSC) will be appointed “shortly” but did not give a specific time frame. “That I can tell you is coming very quickly,” he said but declined to say whether the time frame would ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 26 April 2023, 19:02 by Denis Chabrol Chief Election Officer of the Guyana Election Commission (GECOM),  Vishnu Persaud on Wednesday said the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) was not empowered legally to investigate allegations of forgery related to the nominati0n process for the June 12, 2023 Local Government Elections (LGE), but said whenever objections are filed the ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 26 April 2023, 17:30 by Denis Chabrol Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Wednesday said government has approved the development of the Uaru reservoir located in Guyana’s deep-water, hours after Hess Corporation said it was expecting the project to get the green light this week. “It was done after vigorous analysis by external consultants,” he said on ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 26 April 2023, 20:07 by Denis Chabrol The High Court on Wednesday ruled that President Irfaan Ali did not violate Guyana’s Constitution because there was no consultation with the then Opposition Leader on the appointment of a substantive Chancellor and Chief Justice, but frowned on the overall decades-long delay in the non-appointment of permanent office holders ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 26 April 2023, 9:01 by Denis Chabrol Hess Corporation, a partner in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana, on Wednesday announced the discovery of more oil in that concession. “The Corporation today announced an oil discovery at the Lancetfish-1 well on the Stabroek Block, offshore Guyana,” Hess said. The operator, ExxonMobil, was yet to announce the fresh ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 26 April 2023, 6:22 by Denis Chabrol Home Affairs Ministry Permanent Secretary Mae Toussaint Jr.-Thomas should be sent on leave until there is a full clearance that she did not violate any laws that led to the seizure of her cellphone by United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents on her arrival in that North ...