The Alliance For Change’s (AFC’s) call for Wednesday’s scheduled parliamentary sitting to be pushed back because it would be on the eve of Guyana’s Emancipation Day celebrations was rejected by House Speaker, Manzoor Nadir. Responding to AFC parliamentarian David Patterson on behalf of the Speaker, Clerk of the National Assembly Sherlock Isaacs cited several precedents in which parliamentary sittings had ...

by GHK Lall After all the hype, all the calculations and projections, there is the Venezuelan elections result. After all the rhetoric, there is reality. Incumbent President Nicholás Maduro is the winner. It fulfills a mantra that I have learned the hard way, forced to factor into my considerations: expect the expected. Control of the election’s machinery, coziness (possibly conspiracies) ...

A suspected chicken smuggler on Monday remained hospitalised in a “stable” condition after he was shot in his leg and shoulder, prompting police to subject several enforcement officers of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) to an investigation. Injured is 36-year-old Naresh Ramjattan of Greenfield, East Coast Demerara. He told investigators that he was standing on a boat at the Enmore ...

An American citizen, who is wanted for murder in the United States, was arrested in Guyana 21 days after he arrived through the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), police said. He is 33-year-old Rakeem Antonio Gilgeours. Police said detectives from the Criminal Investigations Department and operatives from Special Branch headquarters went to a house at 3451 Postal Housing Scheme, Georgetown ...

St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister, Dr Ralph Gonsalves on Monday congratulated his strong ally, Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro, for winning Sunday’s elections that was being questioned by the United States (US) and several Latin American countries. “Congratulations to president Nicolás Maduro on his re-election to the presidency of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. The Venezuelan people have spoken ...

The long-awaited trial of several then officials of the Guyana Elections Commission (GEC) and members of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) for their alleged role in 2020 electoral fraud began on Monday with questions being raised about the authenticity of the statements of poll (SOPs). Prosecutor Dharshan Ramdhani told the court presided by Magistrate Leron Daly that forensically audited ...

The Demerara Harbour Bridge would be completed next year, despite a shift in the original deadline, Public Works Minister Juan Edghill said in contrast to the opposition Alliance For Change’s (AFC’s) claim that the new east-west corridor would not be ready until 2026. Mr Edghill told Demerara Waves Online News that the new US$260 million bridge is expected to be ...

Outgoing CARICOM Chairman, Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali on Sunday said the regional grouping did not sell out Haitians in easing tension and improving governance in that troubled Caribbean nation.  “I want the people of Haiti to know: Never, ever reduce the role CARICOM played in this situation. Never be led to believe that we were in any pockets. The only ...

Former West Indies cricket captain, Guyanese Sir Clive Lloyd on Sunday proposed that there be an annual Caribbean cricket fundraiser to garner much-needed cash to respond to the impact of hurricanes. “The Caribbean region can organise a major cricket event and the best players from all over the world should be able to take part in a game per year. ...

Former West Indies cricket captain, Sir Clive Lloyd on Sunday appealed to Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders to focus on combatting prostate cancer. Speaking at his investiture with the Order of the Caribbean Community (OCC) award that coincided with the opening of the summit of regional leaders in Grenada, Sir Clive hoped that the same emphasis that was being placed on ...