Last Updated on Tuesday, 16 July 2024, 17:30 by Writer A Chinese travel agent has been charged with illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition and remanded to prison, the Guyana Police Force said on Tuesday. The woman was arrested on July 9 and charged on July 12 but police only four days later – July 16 – disclosed that ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 16 July 2024, 8:52 by Writer The University of Guyana (UG) has launched its 2024 ‘Reading is Fun’ programme at the University’s Library on the Turkeyen Campus. This initiative which aims to support the development of children from surrounding communities, is being supported by Unicomer, in particular its Courts Optical Department. During the launch of the ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 16 July 2024, 8:42 by Writer Mabaruma in Region One (Barima-Waini) will soon have its own Deeds and Commercial Registry office, providing crucial services to residents for the first time. Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Mohabir Anil Nandlall, SC, made the announcement during an outreach on Monday. The minister said the Deeds and Commercial ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 16 July 2024, 8:36 by Writer by GHK Lall To all new political contestants, I say welcome. Happy elections hunting. Guyanese need some fresh air from fresh faces, fresh ideas from fresh heads. The political and electoral territory has never been riper, more tillable. There are three basic questions. Can the new arrivals in the political ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 16 July 2024, 8:21 by Writer by R. Evan Ellis In its public discourse, unlike the Soviet Union during the Cold War, the People’s Republic of China has avoided directly challenging Western-style democracy as a system of governance. Nonetheless, Beijing has been increasingly assertive that its own system provides lessons for economic and political organization for developing societies. ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 16 July 2024, 8:00 by Writer Sispro Incorporated, a pioneering women-led indigenous energy company in Guyana, on Monday announced the appointment of Mrs Ayodele Dalgety-Dean as Chairwoman following its Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on 3rd July. She succeeds Dr. Melissa Varswyk. The company said Mrs. Dalgety-Dean, esteemed for her extensive background in social justice and ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 16 July 2024, 7:53 by Writer Guyana’s Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton on Monday condemned Saturday’s violent attack on former United States (US) President, Donald Trump whose right ear was torn by a bullet while he was addressing a political rally. “I join fellow political leaders in condemning this despicable act in the strongest possible terms,” Mr ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 14 July 2024, 13:17 by Writer By Dr Randy Persaud, Professor Emeritus I have no interest in analyzing any individual for the sake of it. That stuff is just boring. Yet, GHK Lall’s intense and almost pathological focus on Jagdeo forces one to ask questions about why the relentless attention. I said before, and it is ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 14 July 2024, 13:04 by Writer by GHK Lall Minister of Natural Resources, Hon. Vickram Bharrat claims that he is the victim of defamation, and his lawyer has written the alleged slanderer to this effect. Mr. Enrico Woolford, veteran journalist, is the alleged defamer and he is absolutely taking no ownership of anything slanderous or defamatory. ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 14 July 2024, 7:57 by Writer Journalist, Enrico Woolford on Saturday refused to apologise or compensate Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat for a Facebook post last week that he was allegedly escorted off a plane at JFK International Airport and questioned by federal agents. “There will be no retraction, apology or compensatory damages or payments ...