Last Updated on Thursday, 15 February 2024, 10:38 by Denis Chabrol A convicted rapist on Thursday escaped from the Mazaruni prison compound, shortly after he asked to ease his bowels in a bushy area, the Guyana Prison Service said. Akeem Wong, a convict serving a 15-year sentence for rape, managed to escape at about 7:20 am. The Prison Service said ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 14 February 2024, 19:44 by Denis Chabrol A 13-year old girl was attacked and beaten by her brother at Arau Village, Wenamu River, police said. The assailants age has been given as 25 years old. Commander for Regional Police Division #7, Senior Superintendent Dion Moore said the incident occurred at about 6.30 Wednesday morning. Investigators were ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 14 February 2024, 19:34 by Denis Chabrol Police say they are investigating the shooting incident of an electrician at Tucville, Georgetown. The victim has been identified as committed 36-year old Winston Hazel, an electrician from Tucville. The incident occurred at 7:07 Tuesday night. Investigators were informed that he sustained 12 gunshot wounds: three to his left ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 14 February 2024, 18:45 by Denis Chabrol By Dr. Randy Persaud, Professor Emeritus Let me begin by defining authoritarianism in general, and then its form in Guyana. Authoritarianism normally refers to those social forces and political forces that have a history of anti-democratic conduct, and who practice their politics by cultivating divisiveness. More often than not, ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 14 February 2024, 18:38 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) has asked the High Court to prohibit government from slashing the salaries of striking teachers and to continue the deduction of membership dues and remittance to their bargaining agent. “Conservatory order that the status quo will remain the same, that is the Government of ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 14 February 2024, 16:46 by Denis Chabrol The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) on Wednesday said it relied on “publicly available” information about the gas-to-shore project to assess its feasibility and was confident that government would not have to subsidise its operations to keep its promise to cut electricity rates by 50 percent. “We ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 14 February 2024, 8:45 by Denis Chabrol President of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU), Dr Mark Lyte on Wednesday announced that the now eight-day old strike by educators would continue indefinitely, even as Attorney General Anil Nandlall did not rule out the police being called in on the union for failing to submit its annual financial ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 13 February 2024, 15:56 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU), backed by the umbrella Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC), is poised to take legal action against government for stopping the deduction of union dues, refusing to negotiate for increased salaries and allowances and deducting monies from striking teachers, union officials said Tuesday. “Our lawyers ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 13 February 2024, 8:45 by Denis Chabrol by GHK Lall Democracy is one strange animal, an unending fascination, to be sure.  Perhaps, it is the understanding and practices of democracy in Guyana that are strange, in that they are unique to here.  Many are those who speak of its lofty ideals, its vaunted values.  In harmonious ...

Last Updated on Monday, 12 February 2024, 21:29 by Denis Chabrol The High Court on Monday ruled that former husbands can also now apply for financial maintenance from their ex wives, finding that the Matrimonial Causes Act which provided that only men were liable to pay maintenance violates Guyana’s Constitution, Attorney-at-Law Tamara Evelyn-Khan said. The decision, which was handed down ...