The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) and the Alliance for Change (AFC) on Friday separately weighed in on the cost of living, even as the governing People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) said efforts were being made to address the problem which is not confined to Guyana only. Promising again to increase salaries by more than 50 percent and increase the ...

President Irfaan Ali on Friday held virtual talks with Elon Musk, the owner of the social media platform X, formerly Twitter. Dr Ali said discussions focused on the advancement of Guyana’s economy, particularly in the areas of innovation and technology, and the opportunities that exist in the respective sectors. Mr Musk is also the owner of SpaceX—a spacecraft manufacturer, launch ...

Almost one month after Dawn Hastings-Williams resigned from the post, the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) has on Wednesday announced its recent Congress Administrator, Sherwin Benjamin as the party’s new General Secretary. “As the new General Secretary, Mr. Benjamin will play a key role in leading the PNCR’s efforts to strengthen its organizational efficiency, readiness, and appeal as the party ...

by GHK Lall I deal with the ‘ruff’ stuff, as usual, and in this instance, Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn. What others bypass, as usual, I dive into, head-on. I am as one with Minister Benn breaking his peace and blasting away at the Guyana Police Force (police), at the “endemic corruption, unprofessional conduct, and abysmal service standards” (Home Affairs ...

Two Guyana Defence Force soldiers were Thursday arrested for using an army vehicle to transport 154 pounds of marijuana found in their possession at the time of their arrest, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) said. “Police stopped the vehicle along the Coverden Public Road, East Bank Demerara, in the vicinity of the Prairie Hotel, and a search was conducted during ...

By GHK Lall Conflict of interest is in season today. It is good. It is better that those who are troubled by the conflicts of interest in others, first look within themselves. First find what should not be. It’s a start, and there is hope, minimal as it is, that they may use the real or created conflicts of interest ...

By Dr Randy Persaud Some things make you angry. Other things can make you sad. And then there are things that just make you wonder. You wonder why. Why would a presumably rational individual who often professes love of country conduct such a vile attack against an international brand just opened in Guyana? If you know me, you know I ...

As A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) celebrates its 13th anniversary, the founder of one of that coalition’s small parties has stepped down and made way for a new leader. Mr Keith Scott, who co-founded the now 23-year-old National Front Alliance (NFA), said it was time to make way for a young leader, former General Secretary Cordel A. Joseph, ” ...

Guyana is among several Caribbean countries that would be sending personnel to Jamaica to help that island restore electricity to several areas that are still without electricity about two weeks since Hurricane Beryl struck, officials said Wednesday. Prime Minister Mark Phillips told Demerara Waves Online News that “we are sending five linesmen to assist with electrical network repairs.” He said ...

Guyanese police on Wednesday said they were on the manhunt for two persons in connection with four guns, a total of 1,752 rounds of a variety of ammunition and more than 3 pounds of marijuana that were discovered in South Ruimveldt. Police said the weapons would be subjected to ballistic tests. The discovery of the high-powered firearms, ammunition and narcotics ...