Last Updated on Friday, 15 September 2023, 12:05 by Denis Chabrol President Irfaan Ali on Friday told the 35-nation Organisation of American States (OAS) that election observers are vitally important in warding off efforts to thwart the will of the people rather than merely observing the casting of ballots. “All nations. in this Council, let Guyana’s experience serve as a ...

Last Updated on Friday, 15 September 2023, 10:19 by Denis Chabrol Government Pathologist Dr Nehaul Singh was Thursday night air-dashed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) for advanced treatment following an incident on the Essequibo Public Road, police said. GPHC sources said Dr Singh suffered a number of broken ribs, but he was conscious. Sources said his lungs were ...

Last Updated on Friday, 15 September 2023, 7:24 by Denis Chabrol by GHK Lall Excellency Ali recently said that this country will not pay more than 4% interest for loans.  Thanks, Excellency for that position.  I laud it as a powerful, resounding, and unambiguous posture found immensely appealing.  For the first time in a long time, Guyana’s President Ali has ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 14 September 2023, 21:18 by Denis Chabrol President Irfaan Ali and his high-level delegation on Thursday held talks with United States (US) House Minority Leader Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, but nothing was raised about alleged racial discrimination and other concerns, Foreign Secretary Robert Persaud said. “Absolutely no question or any issue on racial discrimination nor inequitable distribution ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 14 September 2023, 21:13 by Denis Chabrol MiddleRoad Publishers wins the Guyana Prize for Literature Fiction Reproduced from Brampton Guardian By Alexandra Shimo Brampton Guardian They publish just four books per year. They operate on a shoestring budget. Yet Brampton’s MiddleRoad Publishers has on its roster the book that won the 2022 Guyana Prize for Literature ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 14 September 2023, 18:15 by Denis Chabrol Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday admitted that the new legal and fiscal terms for acquiring an oil block in Guyana, coupled with international conditions, resulted in a mere 8 bids for the 14 oil blocks offshore the South American nation. “Just imagine this bid round taking place under ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 14 September 2023, 7:33 by Denis Chabrol President Irfaan Ali on Wednesday shrugged off suggestions that bids for a mere six bids for the 14 offshore oil blocks did not meet his government’s expectations. “I’m not disappointed.  I think this is a tremendous accomplishment given the circumstances of the market and the realities we are operating ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 13 September 2023, 16:46 by Denis Chabrol Two men are now feared drowned after they disappeared from a rock in the middle of the Cuyuni River where they sought refuge when the boat they were travelling in sank, police said. They are 44-year old Kevin Musa of Pomeroon and another man whose only name has been ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 13 September 2023, 16:28 by Denis Chabrol A suspected thief was Wednesday afternoon shot dead and another was arrested, as Guyanese police continued to investigate the theft of an undisclosed amount of cash from the accounts department of the Region Six Regional Democratic Council (RDC) office in New Amsterdam. The Guyana Police Force said three others ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 13 September 2023, 9:58 by Denis Chabrol Thieves early Wednesday morning tied up one of three security guards at the Region 6 Democratic Council (RDC) office, entered the building and stole and undisclosed sum of cash. Police recovered rolls of duct tape and hack saw blades in a bag at the crime scene. The incident occurred ...