Last Updated on Monday, 8 May 2023, 17:32 by Denis Chabrol Well-known Guyanese teacher and actor, Kerwyn Mars alias Sir Mars, and the prime suspect in his killing knifed each other before his car was reversed and pinned him to a nearby concrete fence, police said. “Investigations revealed that Mars and the suspect had a ‘misunderstanding’ that escalated inside the ...

Last Updated on Monday, 8 May 2023, 17:04 by Denis Chabrol A well-known businessman from Vigilance, East Coast Demerara and a construction worker from nearby Friendship  have been charged with assaulting a policeman to prevent them from being arrested. Mark “Demon” Cromwell,41,  and Kessee Edwards were also charged with several offences connected to the fracas that occurred on Friday afternoon ...

Last Updated on Monday, 8 May 2023, 15:50 by Denis Chabrol Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform-led A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), Aubrey Norton on Sunday night called on vendors and the business community to vote for his coalition in the June 12, 2o23 or they risk being marginalised if the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) clinches power in ...

Last Updated on Friday, 5 May 2023, 18:26 by Denis Chabrol ExxonMobil Guyana on Friday said it was mulling the way forward after a High Court ordered the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to enforce an “unlimited guarantee” of funds to deal with pollution from its offshore Liza 1 field. “We are reviewing the court’s decision and evaluating potential next steps,” ...

Last Updated on Friday, 5 May 2023, 18:27 by Denis Chabrol Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday blamed the Guyana Press Association (GPA) for  the 26-point dip in the global press freedom index by the international watchdog, Reporters Without Borders, even as the Guyana government did not oppose the establishment of a new media organisation. “I think that the Press ...

Last Updated on Friday, 5 May 2023, 14:48 by Denis Chabrol Covid-19 is no longer a global health emergency, the World Health Organization said on Friday. WHO’s International Health Regulations Emergency Committee discussed the pandemic on Thursday at its 15th meeting on Covid-19, and WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus concurred that the public health emergency of international concern, or PHEIC, ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 4 May 2023, 22:48 by Denis Chabrol CGX Energy, a Canadian company, has announced that has discovered high quality oil at the Wei-1 well offshore Guyana, but there are no clear indications if the amount of oil will be in commercial quantities as drilling continues. “A comprehensive logging campaign in the Maastrichtian interval indicated the presence ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 4 May 2023, 17:44 by Denis Chabrol The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR)-led A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) has asked the High Court to order the postponement or cancellation of the June 12 Local Government Elections (LGE) on the basis that 37 constituency boundaries in 19 Local Authority Areas have been changed in violation of ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 4 May 2023, 14:03 by Writer Guyana’s High Court on Wednesday ordered the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to compel ExxonMobil’s subsidiary, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), to take out an unlimited parent company guarantee and/or unlimited liability affiliate company guarantee to finance the cost of any chemical pollution. The EPA has 30 days on ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 3 May 2023, 9:23 by Denis Chabrol Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the harassment and intimidation of journalists in Guyana through online targeting and disrespect from the administration. It further calls on the Guyanese government to reform its practices to give proper access to public information. Members of the press should be respected and free from ...