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Long-serving People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) member, Aubrey Norton on Saturday scoffed at Mr. Roysdale Forde’s suggestion that he would transform that party into an Afro-Guyanese political organisation if he wins the leadership. Mr. Norton stopped short of openly accusing Mr. Forde of being ignorant of his track-record of backing Indo-Guyanese in their party over the years. “Mr. Forde is ...

Prominent Attorney-at-Law, Roysdale Forde Thursday night came out with a ringing endorsement of Joseph Harmon for the leadership of their People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), saying there was no place for a tribal or divisive leader. Mr. Harmon has also publicly accused the governing largely Indo-backed People’s Progressive Party (PPP) of discrimination against Afro-Guyanese. In hailing incumbent leader David Granger’s ...

Two University of the West Indies (UWI) lecturers have strongly cast doubt on the independence of the Guyana Court of Appeal because of its rulings on political and 2020 general election cases. Law Lecturer, Ronnie Yearwood highlighted that the Guyana High Court rulings had been all upheld by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) rather than the Guyana Court of ...

People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) member, Joseph Harmon on Thursday night launched his campaign to be the next party leader, promising to be at the helm of bringing back disenchanted supporters, attracting cross-racial backing and uniting the party. Speaking at the launch of his campaign  held at the Herdmanston Lodge, Queenstown, Georgetown, he also promised to ensure that the PNCR ...

Two teenagers have been arrested in connection with  Tuesday night’s alleged robbery of a security guard while she was on duty at the Christianburg Nursery School in Wismar, Linden. The guard told police that one of the robbers held her at knifepoint and stole her cellular phone valued $43,000. The incident reportedly occurred shortly before midnight. Two of the suspects ...

The United Arab Emirates said it is eyeing Guyana to set up a  deepwater port to serve as a hub for the oil and gas sector in this country and neighbouring Brazil, a decision that has prompted  President Irfaan Ali to offer incentives to the company named Abu Dhabi Ports. “Thank you for that trust. We are serious about Guyana, ...

Amid ongoing concerns that a number of healthcare workers have been providing paper-based COVID-19 vaccination cards to unvaccinated persons, the Health Ministry on Wednesday announced that plans are advanced to provide tamper-proof digital cards. Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony said India would be providing a system named COWIN to convert the paper-based cards to a digital format. “We are working ...

The engine of a cargo ship, owned by a Vincentian company, was early Tuesday morning badly damaged by fire while it was moored at wharf in Guyana, the local fire service said. “The cause of the fire was determined as overheating of a generator in the fore peak of the ship which resulted in arcing and sparking. The generator was ...

A US$5 million investment deal for the construction of an environmentally friendly slab factory in Guyana to serve the needs of the oil and gas sector was inked Tuesday, marking the first ever manufacturing joint venture and investment deal between companies in Guyana and the United Arab Emirates (UAE),  a Guyanese merchant bank announced. Smart City Clearing Company Ltd; the ...

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has said that Guyana would eventually have to import labour to construct major infrastructure projects onshore that are increasingly being required to support heightened oil production offshore this South American nation. Speaking on Asaase Radio during his just-concluded visit to Ghana, West Africa, he said that Guyana needs at least US$40 billion in infrastructural investment in  ...