Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo said his administration had explored the possibility of giving Venezuela access to a part of the Atlantic Sea offshore Guyana without giving up any of the land territory as part of deal to settle the decades-old border controversy. “There were other options that involved a negotiated settlement which did not see any land concession, that the ...

Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo fears that an impending legal amendment that would compel commercial banks to release information to the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) would see massive withdrawals from commercial banks and general economic stability. “I am very fearful about what this could trigger. Many of them probably will pull their money out of the system and if that happens ...

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) plans to refund the salary increases that have been approved for the Opposition Leader and parliamentarians in keeping with its position that the pay-hikes are astronomical. Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo made the announcement at a news conference held at his party’s headquarters, Freedom House, saying the ministerial and parliamentary pay hikes could not be justified. ...

The way has been cleared for Local Government Elections to be held on any date between mid March and the end of May, 2016, according to thr Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). The elections management authority said it was now up to Minister of Communities, Ronald Bulkan to set the date within that time-frame. Following is a statement by GECOM. The ...

The son of former Prime Minister Samuel Hinds was Friday sentenced to two months imprisonment after he was convicted on a charge of assault causing actual bodily harm. Samuel Hinds Jr was, however, granted GUY$50,000 bail by Magistrate Annette Singh pending an appeal. He was found guilty for assaulting his sister-in-law Tenza Layne, causing her actual bodily harm on February ...

The Hindu Festival of Lights – Diwali- is turning out to be a political football, with the opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) saying that government’s decision to name November 10 as the date has put it at odds with a large section of the East Indian community. Trinidad and Tobago will be celebrating Diwali on the same day as Guyana. ...

Police said atapproximately 2030h. on Thursday October 22, 2015, five men, one of whom was armed with a handgun and the others with cutlasses entered the home of Andy Sookram, 54 years of 82 Samaroo Dam, Pouderoyen, EBD. There, they tied up Andy Sookram and occupants Andrew Sookram, 18 years and Esardai Sookram 47 years. The men then took away ...

Guyana Goldfields has dismissed Venezuela’s claim of illegal operations at the Aurora gold mine as “unfounded” in a move aimed at quelling possible fears by investors. The Toronto, Canada-headquartered company said “it recently received an unfounded notification of a possible legal claim from Venezuela.” Word of the October 13, 2015 letter by Venezuela’s Ambassador to Canada surfaced Thursday in President David ...

Director of Prisons, Welton Trotz was Thursday arraigned on a charge of sexual assault and granted GUY$100,000 bail. Trotz, who is a former Assistant Police Commissioner, pleaded not guilty when he appeared before City Magistrate, Fabayo Azore. He is due to return to court on October 27 before Chief Magistrate, Ann Mc Lennan. Trotz has since announced his resignation from the ...

As relatives prepare to return the body of a New York policeman to his native Guyana for burial, the Guyana Ex-Police Association of America condemned the shooting death of Randolph Holder. “We openly condemn this vicious wanton act against yet another member of the New York City Police Department,” said the organisation. The association of former Guyanese policemen and women ...