Last Updated on Tuesday, 19 September 2023, 20:55 by Denis Chabrol Members of the Guyana Police Force were Tuesday evening on the manhunt for a City Constable who allegedly shot and injured a Lance Corporal while they both were on duty at the Bourda Outpost, Regent Street, Georgetown, well-placed sources said. Injured is Lance Corporal Jemmanie Saul who was up ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 19 September 2023, 20:15 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana government and the parliamentary opposition Tuesday strongly rebuffed Venezuela’s attempt to scare investors who have bid for eight offshore oil blocks by claiming ownership to those areas. Reacting sharply to Venezuela’s strong rejection to Guyana’s “illegal bidding round” for oil blocks on the basis that Georgetown does ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 17 September 2023, 13:00 by Denis Chabrol The United States (US) Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) has made no mention that Guyana’s political issues were discussed last week with President Irfaan Ali, in contrast to a separate statement issued by Minority Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries. The CBC said President Irfaan Ali, Mr Jeffries, CBC Chairman Steven Horsford ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 17 September 2023, 9:58 by Denis Chabrol Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton has identified a number of major issues he would like to discuss with President Irfaan Ali, outside of constitutionally required consultations. Speaking on Caribbean Showtime TV in Toronto, Canada, he put discrimination, the need for a clean voters list and biometric verification of voters at ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 17 September 2023, 9:25 by Denis Chabrol The Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) has identified several areas that Guyana needs to tighten up as part of the global fight against money laundering and fighting terrorism, even as that regional organisation is satisfied with steps that have been taken so far to bring the country into ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 17 September 2023, 6:46 by Denis Chabrol by GHK Lall “But that should not have happened. I am told there was no great discussion. Exxon only sent in some proposals but they shouldn’t have even entertained that. So my position still stands, I will go with what GRA has. I told [GRA Commissioner General, Godfrey] Statia ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 17 September 2023, 6:38 by Denis Chabrol By Dr. Randolph Persaud, Professor Emeritus In 1994 the UNDP for the first time introduced the concept of Human Security. An overarching concept, human security has revolutionized how policy makers, scholars, NGOs and INGOs think about both domestic and global governance. Human security is built around three major shift, ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 16 September 2023, 13:23 by Denis Chabrol United States Democratic Minority Leader, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries on Saturday said he and other members raised with President Irfaan Ali the need for Indo and Afro-Guyanese to benefit from economically. “During the meeting we discussed several critical issues, including regional and energy security, the climate crisis and the importance ...

Last Updated on Friday, 15 September 2023, 17:48 by Denis Chabrol President Irfaan Ali and United States National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Friday held talks about supporting Haiti, the American official’s office said. “During the meeting, National Security Advisor Sullivan also thanked President Ali for his support for a Multinational Security Support mission to Haiti and discussed regional support ...

Last Updated on Friday, 15 September 2023, 13:24 by Denis Chabrol Guyana’s President, Irfaan Ali on Friday emphasised to the Organisation of American States’ (OAS) Permanent Council the need for Haiti to set up a transitional government to make way for peacekeepers and eventually the holding of elections. Echoing the need for a viable political solution, he said if there ...