Last Updated on Wednesday, 16 August 2023, 11:26 by Denis Chabrol Guyanese have a constitutional right to be protected from competition and that supreme law should be amended to provide a breakdown of the award of contracts and licences as part of efforts to meaningfully address historical economic disadvantages that African Guyanese are facing, according to political and social activist ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 16 August 2023, 7:25 by Denis Chabrol More than 900 residents of Wauna, Region One (Barima-Waini) and surrounding areas are expected to receive reliable potable water from September when the drilling of a new well is expected to be completed, the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) said. Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal, who visited the ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 15 August 2023, 17:18 by Denis Chabrol The Terms of Reference for the Commission of Inquiry into the Mahdia Secondary School dormitory fire is silent on the issue of compensation for the surviving relatives of the 20 children who were burnt to death and several others who were injured. Under the chairmanship of Retired Major General ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 15 August 2023, 12:32 by Denis Chabrol A Fly Allways flight from Guyana to neighbouring Suriname was forced to return to the Cheddi Jagan International Airport on Monday morning after one of the plane’s engines failed, the Guyana Fire Service said. Director-General of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), Retired Lt. Col. Egbert Field said an ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 15 August 2023, 9:37 by Denis Chabrol Four persons, including two children, were killed in two fires in Linden and Essequibo, the Guyana Fire Service said Tuesday morning. The Guyana Fire Service said at approximately 11:45 Monday night, a report was received that there was a fire at Silvertown. On arrival, firefighters saw a two-storey house ...

Last Updated on Monday, 14 August 2023, 22:30 by Denis Chabrol Three children drowned when the boat they were travelling in struck a rock and capsized in the vicinity of Piri-Piri, upper Essequibo, the Guyana Police Force said. Those who perished were identified by police as 12-year-old Linden Joseph, a student of Aishalton Secondary School and resident of Karaudar Village, ...

Last Updated on Monday, 14 August 2023, 22:03 by Denis Chabrol Aviation Minister, Juan Edghill on Monday said top officials of the Guyana government have warned InterCaribbean Airways that it could face sanctions if the carrier does not avoid prolonged flight delays and cancellations. Mr Edghill said officials, including representatives of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), met with representatives of ...

Last Updated on Monday, 14 August 2023, 21:32 by Denis Chabrol Public Works Minister Juan Edghill on Monday said the engines of the new North-West District (NWD) vessel, MV Ma Lisha, sucked in silt while departing Georgetown on Thursday at low tide resulting in a delayed arrival at Kumaka, in response to claims that the vessel encountered engine trouble during ...

Last Updated on Monday, 14 August 2023, 18:25 by Denis Chabrol Well-known Attorney-at-Law Nigel Hughes on Sunday recommended meaningful involvement of Guyanese representatives in political decision-making through supermajorities in order to force the opposition and government to reach consensus. Mr Hughes, who recently made a presentation to the United Nations Permanent forum on people of African descent on behalf of ...

Last Updated on Monday, 14 August 2023, 16:53 by Denis Chabrol A 22-year old resident if Plaisance, East Coast Demerara was Monday arraigned for the murder of well-known Guyanese educator, Olato Sam. Police said Joshua Martin Archer called ‘Joshie’, a labourer of Robert Road, Plaisance, East Coast Demerara, was arrested on August 5, 2023, by Deputy Superintendent Dufu. Archer was charged ...