Last Updated on Thursday, 21 December 2023, 17:59 by Denis Chabrol Guyana is planning to boost its defence capability, but Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday said that decision was not linked to most recent threats by Venezuela’s to annex the county of Essequibo. “We have to spend more on defence, on ensuring that we grow our capability to protect ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 21 December 2023, 17:16 by Denis Chabrol Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday said the United States’ Export-Import Bank (EXIMBANK) would approve an application for US$660 million to finance the construction of the Gas-to-Shore natural gas-fired electricity and liquids plants at Wales, West Bank Demerara. He said he received “assurance” from the President and Vice President ...

Last Updated on Friday, 22 December 2023, 22:41 by Denis Chabrol Even as the Guyana Police Force and the Guyana government on Thursday remained mum on a series of questions related to the service of summonses to New York-based Guyanese anti-government activist Rickford Burke, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo said the fugitive was properly served at his Brooklyn residence. “By the ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 24 December 2023, 22:56 by Writer by GHK Lall I admit to a sense of awe. If it were not for its mental deformity, it would have been a thing of exceptional beauty. I point to and speak of the PPP Government machinery. It is supposed to be working for the national interest, through accentuating the ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 24 December 2023, 22:45 by Writer By Dr. Randy Persaud, Professor Emeritus In a recent letter to the editor, Mr. Christopher Ram suggested commentators express opinions for the good of the order. The comment was made in the context of some caution provided by Hon. Anil Nandlall (SC), Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs. Mr. ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 24 December 2023, 22:34 by Writer A number of Georgetown City Council workers could be laid off next year and others would be required to perform multiple functions as part of a staff restructuring exercise, City Mayor Alfred Mentore told a council meeting on Wednesday. “Those matters in itself we will look at and we will ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 24 December 2023, 22:26 by Writer Well-known veteran Guyanese Attorney-at-Law, Senior Counsel Rex McKay died early Thursday morning, according to well-placed sources. He was 95. Mr McKay passed away at 2:30 AM at the Woodlands Hospital, Carmichael Street after a prolonged illness. The Caribbean Court of Justice Academy of Law in October, 2023 listed him among ...