Last Updated on Thursday, 18 May 2023, 13:36 by Denis Chabrol The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) has been evicted once again from the building in Lethem, Rupununi that had housed its office for 43 years but party leader said action would be taken against government for trespassing. “The government has been using f0rce. I think they went into the ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 18 May 2023, 8:02 by Denis Chabrol By GHK Lall So, Exxon’s stock price fell 12% in the immediate aftermath of the ruling by Judge Sandil Kissoon relative to insurance coverage.  The holding by Judge Kissoon is being hailed far and wide as a “landmark” one.  The only exception, and it is a most conspicuous one, ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 May 2023, 16:54 by Writer Following is a message that was issued by the Rights of the Child Commission to mark International Day of the Boy Child 2023. That day was observed on May 16, 2023 under the Theme: “Boosting Optimism, Restoring Self-worth”. Boys, being young males, are to be celebrated from birth. They are ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 May 2023, 14:53 by Denis Chabrol The Joint Services have begun preparing for Guyana’s Local Government Elections (LGE) scheduled for June 12, 2023, and the public should not be alarmed, police said Wednesday. “Members of the public are hereby advised not to be alarmed by an increased Joint Services presence throughout the region,” the Guyana ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 May 2023, 14:44 by Denis Chabrol The new high-span four-lane Demerara Harbour Bridge, which will not have to retract for boats to pass up and down the waterway, is expected to trigger the development of more shorebases and other riverside facilities to support Guyana’s rapidly expanding oil and gas sector, Public Works Minister Juan Edghill ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 May 2023, 13:03 by Denis Chabrol Guyanese are from July, 2023 expected to be able to keep their existing phone numbers but change to a phone company of their choice, Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) Dela Britton announced on Wednesday. “PUC now eagerly awaits the completion of the testing processes and we anticipate ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 May 2023, 12:31 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana Police Force’s Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) on Wednesday issued wanted bulletins for a man and a woman to assist with a money laundering investigation. They are 39-year old Riaz Ally and 29-year old Jennifer Maria Ally nee Ramnarine both of Lot 9 Block CC, Mon Repos, ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 May 2023, 18:08 by Denis Chabrol ExxonMobil’s Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) and the Guyana government have asked the High Court to be parties to a case brought by two civil society activists to force the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to revoke the gas-to-shore permit on the basis that that the company has ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 14 May 2023, 5:48 by Denis Chabrol An American man wanted for sexually assaulting a child in the State of Colorado was arrested in Guyana and has waived his right to fight extradition back to his homeland, authorities said Saturday. Bobby Allen Stark, 52, was arrested on Friday in the vicinity of Movietowne, Greater Georgetown, a ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 13 May 2023, 15:27 by Denis Chabrol Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire on Saturday afternoon dismissed an application by Mikhail ” Guyanese Critics” Rodrigues in an effort to block the Guyana Press Association’s Elections. The election is  scheduled for 12 PM  Sunday at the Theatre Guild. The judge described the application as “wholly misconceived.” She said the ...