House Speaker Manzoor Nadir  on Wednesday ruled that parliamentarians, who are at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, will not be allowed to participate in the sittings virtually. “I trust that the Honourable Members, who are observing and participating from rooms within  the Arthur Chung Convention Centre, will see it fit to enter the dome. After today, if you are here ...

A man, who is accused of murder, early Wednesday morning scaled the fence of the Lusignan Prison but authorities are unsure whether he was shot and injured by guardsmen, police said. The law enforcement agency says 25-year old Ishaka John of Lot 109 ‘A’ Field Sophia escaped from the East Coast Demerara penitentiary  between 2 AM and 2:20 AM.  He ...

The state-owned China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) has inked an agreement with the Guyana government to fix the Cheddi Jagan International Airport at its own expense of US$9 million, the Public Works Ministry announced on Tuesday. “The Government of Guyana is pleased to announce that the Ministry of Public Works has today entered into an Agreement with China Harbour Engineering ...

Members of Guyana’s legal team who are representing Guyana at the International Court of Justice in the border controversy case with Venezuela on Tuesday dismissed Attorney Dr. Bertie Ramcharran’s critique of that court’s decision that it has jurisdiction to hear the merits of the case. Dr. Ramcharran was particularly taken aback by the ICJ’s decision in which it referred to ...

Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform , David Granger has  cast doubt on his participation in any of the meetings of former Presidents, saying that there is no constitutional role for him in such talks. Mr. Granger instead said the Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon should be the representative in such talks with President Irfaan Ali. He said there was ...

The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit says agents this morning seized a quantity of un-customed goods and two vehicles and arrested a known smuggler has been arrested. He, the vehicles and goods have been handed over to the Guyana Revenue Authority. The arrest and seizure were made at the Skeldon / Crabwood Creek Area, Corentyne, East Berbice. CANU describes the detainee as ...

Three Guyanese youths have  been selected to participate in the U.S. Department of State’s Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Fellowship Program. The American embassy in Georgetown said the programme would bring together 263 young leaders together from 37 countries in Latin America, the Caribbean, and Canada for a virtual fellowship. This year, three young leaders from Guyana have been accepted ...

Anglican priest George Chuck-a-Sang has been beaten and stabbed to death at his residence on Vlissengen Road, Lodge, Georgetown, police said Tuesday. His daughter, Renata Chuck-a-Sang, reportedly told police that after she failed to reach her 82-year-old father again by phone and WhatsApp, she and current Priest Monsell Alves later went to his residence and discovered his body. “As a ...

Guyana is about to expand its COVID-19 task force to prepare the country for the importation, storage and distribution of vaccines to immunise people against the virus that has so far killed 159 persons locally, Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony announced Monday. “What we are looking for is specific types of expertise as it relates to vaccine so whether people ...

The Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC) on Monday announced that it has suspended mail service to the United Kingdom (UK), following rising global fears about the rapid spread of a new variant of the coronavirus, COVID-19. “Customers sending letters and parcels to London are asked to note that all mails to this destination have been suspended until further notice,” the ...