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Daily Archives: Monday, 21 August 2023, 22:09

Passengers threaten to sue Caribbean Airlines as flights to Guyana resume; TT court orders pilots to end sick-out

Last Updated on Monday, 21 August 2023, 22:09 by Denis Chabrol Even as Caribbean Airlines Limited (CAL) resumed flights on some routes after pilots began trickling back to work following a court order, at least three United States (US)-based Guyanese on Monday said they would sue the carrier for failing to fly them out of Guyana on Sunday after cockpit ...

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Burke fires back at Jagdeo’s plan to “embarrass” participants at US Conference on discrimination in Guyana

Last Updated on Monday, 21 August 2023, 20:05 by Denis Chabrol New York-based Guyanese opposition political activist Rickford Burke has fired back at Guyana’s Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo’s plan to go after participants at a conference on alleged racial and political discrimination against Afro-Guyanese that is expected to be headlined Democratic Leader in the United States House of Representatives, Congressman ...

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Mahdia dorm fire victim discharged from New York’s Staten Island hospital 3 months after fatal blaze

Last Updated on Monday, 21 August 2023, 18:07 by Denis Chabrol STATEN ISLAND, New York City (WABC) — It’s been three long months of surgeries, skin grafts, physical rehabilitation, and grief counseling. But Monday, three months to the day of a fatal fire that claimed the lives of 20 students in a girl’s dormitory in Guyana, the most critically burned patient ...

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‘No’ to supermajority parliamentary decision-making- Jagdeo; Suriname’s model draws mixed views

Last Updated on Monday, 21 August 2023, 17:30 by Denis Chabrol Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has dismissed any chance of Guyana’s National Assembly passing laws by a supermajority to force consensus between the government and opposition, suggesting that neighbouring Suriname’s super-majority decision-making process causes gridlock. “Just imagine people talk about power-sharing and the two sides sitting at the cabinet and ...

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GPL gradually restoring power after major shutdown

Last Updated on Monday, 21 August 2023, 14:29 by Denis Chabrol Power company workers were Monday afternoon working feverishly to restore electricity to several areas in Demerara and Berbice after a major connection between Golden Grove, East Bank Demerara and the Sophia substations. The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) technicians were trying to ascertain whether road works on the East ...

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