Last Updated on Sunday, 8 October 2023, 15:55 by Denis Chabrol The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) would have to concretise its group structure across Guyana if it is to stand a good chance of winning the 2025 general and regional elections, according to party leader Aubrey Norton. “There are somethings in the party that we need to change. What ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 8 October 2023, 15:06 by Denis Chabrol Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Aubrey Norton is distancing his party from party member Dr Richard Van West Charles who is tipped to become Guyana’s next Ambassador to Venezuela. Addressing a flag raising ceremony in the forecourt of Congress Place to mark the PNCR’s 66th anniversary, ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 8 October 2023, 13:56 by Denis Chabrol Guyana’s public health care system is now delivering cancer biopsy results in less than two weeks rather than waiting several months, says Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony. After visiting the doctor and biopsy specimens from suspicious lumps are taken, he said up to last month it took a long ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 8 October 2023, 13:04 by Denis Chabrol GTT is urging Guyanese to help that company raise GY$30 million to fight breast cancer and other cancers, amid staggering figures about that disease in this South American nation. GTT spokeswoman, Jasmin Harris says the money will be used raise awareness, screening and diagnosis. Key activities for the remainder ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 8 October 2023, 10:27 by Denis Chabrol by GHK Lall A social media clip came to me overnight, compliments of a citizen.  It was His Excellency, President Dr. Irfaan Ali.  After the first line, “Everybody is a specialist now…a former president…” I took a hasty exit when he reached “engineer” in that same sentence.  For what I ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 8 October 2023, 10:21 by Denis Chabrol By Dr. Randolph Persaud, Professor Emeritus I begin by sending good greetings to the Honorable Chairperson Steven Horsford, and to all the members of the Congressional Black Caucus. My correspondence is warranted because of the incessant efforts by the Caribbean Guyana Institute for Democracy (CGID) based in New York, ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 7 October 2023, 19:15 by Denis Chabrol President Irfaan Ali has refuted claims by the Guyana Teachers Union, Guyana Public Service Union and the opposition that his meeting with teachers last Monday amounted to negotiations. “This was not a meeting to negotiate anything. This was a meeting to meet directly with teachers to listen to them, ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 7 October 2023, 18:06 by Denis Chabrol A bus belonging to the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) early Saturday morning allegedly struck down and killed a woman on the Foulis Public Road, West Coast Berbice, and police intercepted the vehicle and arrested the soldier minutes later on the East Coast Demerara. The Guyana Police Force said 38-year-old ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 7 October 2023, 7:47 by Denis Chabrol In clear reference to a newspaper report quoting former President Donald Ramotar as saying he would have renegotiated the ExxonMobil oil contract, President Irfaan Ali on Friday lashed back saying that such an approach would have dire consequences for investor confidence in Guyana. “How will you build confidence in ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 7 October 2023, 6:57 by Denis Chabrol In an effort to address the persisting backlog in the issuance of Guyana passports, the government has announced plans to clear the buildup of about 5,700 passports and ensure the swift issuance of passports to citizens. During a live update on Friday, President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali revealed that ...