Politics

Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton on Sunday appealed for calm and alertness as he called on authorities to answer several questions surrounding the escape of convict Royden “Smallie” Williams from the Mazaruni maximum security prison during an exchange of heavy gunfire between his accomplices. “The recapture of this mass murderer remains our foremost concern, and we must continue to hold the ...

The Guyana Association of Women Lawyers (GAWL) on Thursday “strongly” condemned criticisms of Magistrate Leron Daly for dismissing a case of misconduct in public office against former Finance Minister Winston Jordan, sparked off by Attorney General Anil Nandlall’s statement that the ruling was contrary to an unchallenged High Court decision in an almost identical matter. “GAWL takes this opportunity to ...

The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) has been evicted once again from the building in Lethem, Rupununi that had housed its office for 43 years but party leader said action would be taken against government for trespassing. “The government has been using f0rce. I think they went into the building while people weren’t there and they have occupied it. We ...

The Joint Services have begun preparing for Guyana’s Local Government Elections (LGE) scheduled for June 12, 2023, and the public should not be alarmed, police said Wednesday. “Members of the public are hereby advised not to be alarmed by an increased Joint Services presence throughout the region,” the Guyana Police Force said in a statement. That civilian law enforcement agency ...

Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire on Saturday afternoon dismissed an application by Mikhail ” Guyanese Critics” Rodrigues in an effort to block the Guyana Press Association’s Elections. The election is  scheduled for 12 PM  Sunday at the Theatre Guild. The judge described the application as “wholly misconceived.” She said the press body is not subject to judicial review. Brought on behalf ...

Police were Thursday investigating a complaint by the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Retired Justice Claudette Singh about reported threat based on remarks allegedly made by opposition APNU parliamentarian Coretta Mc Donald, a senior police officer said. Investigators were Thursday preparing to question the lawmaker about the remarks she allegedly made on May 9, 2023 outside GECOM’s headquarters. ...

Guyana’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has appealed a High Court decision that orders that regulatory agency to instruct ExxonMobil’s Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) to take out an unlimited parent company guarantee and/or unlimited liability affiliate company guarantee to finance the cost of any chemical pollution. “I’m informed that the EPA has already filed their appeal and other ...

A European Union (EU)-Guyana Chamber would soon be established to ease bottlenecks in the trade in goods and services between the two sides, a top EU envoy said Wednesday, prompting a call by President Irfaan for help to meet European standards. “For those of you who find the European market a bit daunting, I have good news. We will soon ...

The European Union’s (EU) 2020 election observer mission (EOM) follow-up mission is in Guyana to assess whether progress has been made on electoral reforms in keeping with recommendations, EU Ambassador to Guyana René van Nes announced on Wednesday. “There are electoral experts right now in Guyana who are here over the coming weeks to discuss electoral reforms ahead of the ...

Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform-led A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), Aubrey Norton on Sunday night called on vendors and the business community to vote for his coalition in the June 12, 2o23 or they risk being marginalised if the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) clinches power in the City. “I want to warn the vendors. They are out ...