Last Updated on Sunday, 17 December 2023, 21:12 by Denis Chabrol Two men were killed early Sunday morning at Victoria, East Coast Demerara after one of the now deceased men was attacked and robbed of his 30-pennyweight gold chain, police said Sunday night. Dead are the robbery victim, 26-year old William Montrose-who was a construction worker and gold miner and ...

Last Updated on Monday, 18 December 2023, 21:02 by Writer By Dr. Randy Persaud, Professor Emeritus We should expect that in a time of existential threat, all political parties will put aside old partisan interests, and instead, rise like the Maginot Line to unreservedly defend the National Interest. And while the PNCR and Mr. Norton have answered that call with ...

Last Updated on Monday, 18 December 2023, 21:35 by Writer The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) has recommended that government buys more weapons for the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and encourage Guyanese of all races to join that disciplined service, in the wake of uncertainty about Venezuelan aggression over its claim to the Essequibo Region. “WPA supports a weaponizing of the ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 17 December 2023, 10:07 by Denis Chabrol by Ivan Cairo PARAMARIBO – Ex-army leader and ex-president of Suriname, Desi Bouterse, called on his supporters Saturday evening during a party meeting in the run-up to the final verdict in the criminal case into the controversial murders of December 8, 1982, to keep calm. At the same time, ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 17 December 2023, 8:43 by Denis Chabrol By GHK Lall In a December 16th article titled “Opposition Leader welcomes Guyana-Venezuela peace deal, but criticizes government for lack of preparation for Ali-Maduro meeting.”  I recognize the first part of that caption.  Mr. Norton’s criticism has its place, absorbed with some understanding.  If it sounds as though I ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 16 December 2023, 18:09 by Denis Chabrol …Facility will immediately supply 15,000 of the 30,000 square feet needed The University of Guyana (UG) and one of its key development partners, the Greater Guyana Initiative (GGI), on Friday, 15th December 2023, turned the sod for a three-part project which includes the construction of a new and modern ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 16 December 2023, 6:17 by Denis Chabrol Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton has welcomed the Guyana-Venezuela ‘peace pact’ that was brokered by the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Brazil, but at the same time flayed the Irfaan Ali administration for not having preparatory talks. “On the positive side, I believe ...

Last Updated on Friday, 15 December 2023, 5:53 by Denis Chabrol By GHK Lall The Declaration of Argyle (Declaration) is sure to unleash a torrent of comments in Georgetown and Caracas, and other places as well.  Some will be on the delightful side, others critical.  I try for the clinical.  There will be this in both Guyana and Venezuela celebrating ...

Last Updated on Friday, 15 December 2023, 6:31 by Denis Chabrol The President of Guyana,  Dr Irfaan Ali and Venezuela’s President, Nicolas Maduro on Thursday night agreed to a peace accord after several hours of talks on the Caribbean island of St Vincent. According to the declaration that was read by the Pro-Tempore President of the Community of Latin America ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 14 December 2023, 18:56 by Denis Chabrol Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro  held his first face-to-face talks with President Irfaan Ali on the Caribbean island of St Vincent on Thursday, saying that they would continue talks to end the controversy over the 1899 Arbitral Tribunal Award that settled the land boundary between the two South American nations. ...