Last Updated on Monday, 25 November 2024, 19:58 by Writer by GHK Lall I prefer to look a man straight in the eye and tell how I assess him, relative to a specific situation, or through a general evaluation. In open forums. In broad daylight. President Ali, Vice President Jagdeo, Attorney General Nandlall, three of the top decisionmakers and movers ...

Last Updated on Monday, 25 November 2024, 19:46 by Writer Four Venezuelan men have been arrested for allegedly stabbing and assaulting a Guyanese policeman after he intervened in a violent dispute between two women, one of whom was Spanish-speaking. The incident occurred shortly before midnight Sunday on Cornhill Street, Georgetown, a short distance from the Stabroek Market. While on Cornhill ...

Last Updated on Monday, 25 November 2024, 19:44 by Writer Charrandass Persaud—the then governing APNU+AFC parliamentarian who had voted for an opposition-sponsored no-confidence motion in 2018 to bring down the David Granger-led administration—on Sunday said he would be getting back into active politics. Mr Persaud said he would be deciding his political future by December 15, 2024, noting that if ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 24 November 2024, 21:51 by Writer Demerara Dairies Inc (DDI), a subsidiary of Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL), is eyeing a double-digit share of the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) cow’s milk market when the company begins production at a highly technologically driven farm at the more than 200 acre Moblissa facility, officials said Sunday. According to DDL’s Deputy ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 24 November 2024, 9:44 by Writer Guyana wants tighter border security with its eastern neighbour Suriname as part of efforts to curb transnational crimes, Minister of Governance, Gail Teixeira said Saturday at a reception to mark that former Dutch colony’s 49th independence anniversary. “Cooperation between Guyana and Suriname is vital to effectively combat crime, particularly involving ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 23 November 2024, 21:41 by Writer By GHK Lall Excellency Narendra Modi made me think, pushed me to the brink. I bow in acknowledgement. A leader who could preside over steadfast oppression and sometimes systematic demolition of the way of life of over 200 million of his citizens, could still speak sweetly of democracy. He knows ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 23 November 2024, 15:48 by Writer Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall on Friday filed a more than GY$100 million lawsuit against New York-based Guyanese social media political activist, Melissa “Melly Mel” Atwell for allegedly defaming him in several Facebook posts. The court documents, which were released to the media states that the ...

Last Updated on Friday, 22 November 2024, 23:40 by Writer The chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Justice (ret’d) Claudette Singh, denies any personal political bias in the face of growing opposition calls for her to resign because she allegedly votes with the three People’s Progressive Party (PPP)-aligned election commissioners. “There is an accusation that I’m always voting with ...

Last Updated on Friday, 22 November 2024, 22:22 by Denis Chabrol As the number of eligible voters is set to surpass the latest figure of 718,715 and further fuel opposition calls for a clean list and digitalised fingerprint registration and identification of electors at polling stations, Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Claudette Singh on Friday said the commission ...

Last Updated on Friday, 22 November 2024, 21:10 by Writer by GHK Lall Guyanese are sure going to have fond memories of Indian Prime Minister Shree Narendra Modi’s visit here. It was from India to Guyana with love. The love was a little too much at times, too targeted, too narrowly isolated. In the euphoria of Modi-ji’s official visit, Guyanese ...