President Irfaan Ali on Thursday defended the decision by government to smash the seven remaining houses on a government reserve at Cane View, Mocha, East Bank Demerara, saying that sufficient was done to negotiate with all of the more than 40 residents there. “If I attempt to be softer than I am soft on this Mocha issue, then I am ...

Guyanese are now expected to face less hassle while opening small bank accounts and withdrawing and depositing GY$500,000  or less, officials said on Thursday. Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo said “poor people”, with GY$500,000 or less could walk in “without all of these fancy forms (to) fill up.” He said account holders could also withdraw monies without informing the bank about ...

Persons travelling to Guyana directly or in-transit from China, Hong Kong and Macau must now present a negative COVID-19 test or proof of recovery from the viral disease,  Guyana’s COVID-19 Task Force announced on Thursday. Th new requirement takes effect from January 8, 2023. The Guyana government said that would also apply to persons traveling from the China via third ...

Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Aubrey Norton on Thursday admitted that the then Treasurer of that party Faaiz Mursaline had signed blank cheques but said the amounts had been included, along with supporting documents, when the second person signed. “It is true that the treasurer signed blank cheques as one of two signatories,” Mr Norton said. In ...

The excavator that was used to demolish several houses on a government reserve at Mocha, East Bank Demerara was set alight Thursday afternoon but the blaze was quickly extinguished. Police also fired teargas at a group of persons to chase them away from the area. However, persons present said the canisters were “cold” as most of them did not fully ...

Workers, backed up by armed police, were Thursday afternoon demolishing more houses at Mocha because government said the structures are on lands that are needed for drainage along a new East Bank Demerara road. The houses were being broken down, even as Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton announced that his People’s National Congress Reform-led A Partnership for National Unity would be ...

People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) members Volda Lawrence, Carol Smith-Joseph and Dr Karen Cummings on Thursday refused to testify before the Commission of Inquiry into the March 2020 general and regional elections. While Dr Cummings was unrepresented and chose to “remain silent”, Ms Lawrence an Ms Smith-Joseph were represented by Attorney-at-Law Nigel Hughes. He told the three-member Commission that his ...

by GHK Lall I always had the eerie feeling that Hon. Minister Robeson Benn is American; or at least a broad streak of American in him.  I received confirmation in spades the other day when I learned that Minister Benn refused an umbrella and braved the rain.  Bareheaded, too.  Now, in my book, that is leading by example.  I have ...

Former Police Commissioner Leslie James on Wednesday said he never ordered that the Region Four Returning Office (Ashmin’s Building) for the 2020 general and regional elections be cleared and he did not enquire about the security of the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Retired Justice Claudette Singh. He told the Commission of Inquiry that instead, he had asked ...

Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn on Wednesday publicly scolded fire officers, sparked off by them sheltering from rain at the Guyana Fire Service headquarters, Water Street, Georgetown. Mr Benn arrived during the downpour for the official handover of excavators, a tractor and a trailer to the Fire Service to assist them in the movement of debris during fires and the ...