Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 September 2023, 16:48 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana Police Force on Wednesday apologised publicly to opposition parliamentarian David Patterson for inadvertently keeping his name on an immigration department “watchlist” up to Tuesday but he hours later rejected the apology. “The Guyana Police Force would like to apologise to Member of Parliament Mr David Patterson, whose ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 September 2023, 11:03 by Denis Chabrol by GHK Lall Amid the swirling developments, tensions and rackets generated by the US$214 million audit farce, I took a step back and counted stock.  Under the microscope appeared Exxon and Mr. Alistair Routledge, and VP Jagdeo and PPP Government fundamentalists.  There were also those fine Guyanese who shrug ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 September 2023, 10:59 by Denis Chabrol By Dr. Randolph Persaud (Randy), Professor Emeritus States that have relied on belligerence and particularly military aggression in the recent past have not done well. Practically all instances of aggression against small states have failed, either partially or outright. In several instances, leaders of the aggressor states were removed ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 September 2023, 10:45 by Denis Chabrol Police Commissioner Clifton Hicken said opposition parliamentarian David Patterson’s name mistakenly remained on the Immigration Department’s ‘no-fly’ list, causing the politician to miss a flight to the United States. Mr Patterson was expected to be part of an opposition A Partnership for National Unity and Alliance For Change delegation ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 September 2023, 9:52 by Denis Chabrol A delegation of Georgetown City Councillors, Treasurer, Town Clerk and other officials were Wednesday morning hoping to negotiate with Commissioner of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), Godfrey Statia the settlement of an almost GY$2 billion debt. “We have to show them that out of the meeting we had at ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 September 2023, 6:57 by Denis Chabrol A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) parliamentarian David Patterson said immigration officers blocked him from leaving Guyana for the United States (US) where he and other opposition parliamentarians were due to meet with American congressmen and other officials on the political and economic conditions in Guyana. He ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 September 2023, 4:10 by Denis Chabrol South America’s economic and military powerhouse, Brazil on Tuesday reiterated the need for a peaceful solution to the territorial controversy between Guyana and Venezuela through diplomacy and the International Court of Justice (ICJ). “Normally,what we are in favour is that we need a peaceful solution and especially that both ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 26 September 2023, 22:20 by Denis Chabrol The Georgetown City Council will be presenting its 2023 budget on Thursday, October 5 after the Finance Committee meets on October 2 to finalise details for the package of expenditures. The decision was made at Tuesday’s statutory meeting of the Mayor and City Councillors. After exchange of views by ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 26 September 2023, 12:47 by Denis Chabrol People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) member,Dr Richard Van West Charles has been selected to become Guyana’s Ambassador to Venezuela, Foreign Affairs Minister Hugh Todd said Tuesday. He told Demerara Waves Online News that about seven weeks ago, Guyana formally asked Venezuela to accept Dr Van West Charles as Ambassador. ...

Last Updated on Monday, 25 September 2023, 21:31 by Denis Chabrol In a rare instance of almost bipartisan agreement, Georgetown City Councillors on Monday agreed to postpone the statutory meeting, citing the extremely hot conditions of the upper flat of the Kitty Market and post Caribbean Premier League (CPL) T20 cricket “activities”. The major public event on Monday was the ...