The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) has said it is paying keen attention to what’s going on at the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). “The Union has taken a keen interest in this matter due to its potential for unconstitutional prejudices to be meted out to its members at GECOM, given that the said Union members, are also charged with the ...

Two Guyanese men were Wednesday arrested in Berbice after Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) agents seized a variety of drugs from a house. Head of the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU), James Singh said the drugs were found in a “salt bag” at a house between  Number 61 and Number 72 villages. He said the seizure included 8.5 kilogrammes of marijuana, 16.3 ...

Thirty-five prominent Guyanese– a number of them in their individual right, or associated with a number of rights and civil society organisations–on Wednesday called on police and the government to accept high-tech forensic assistance from Argentina tin the hope of solving the killing of three West Coast Berbice youths in September. “We call on the President of Guyana, the Commissioner ...

The opposition A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) on Wednesday justified its decision to attend sitting of the National Assembly virtually from  a room at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown because several government parliamentarians have been violating COVID-19 measures. Lawmaker, Ganesh Mahipaul said he and his colleagues feared being in the Centre’s dome with the ...

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 ...