Linden leaders demand dialogue with Government on growing number of Venezuelan migrants settling in town

With more than 600 known Venezuelan migrants settling in different communities across Linden, officials of the mining town are sounding the alarm over the strain that the migrants are placing on the community and they are demanding Government’s intervention. Following the public appeals by the Mayor of Linden, Sharma Solomon and other officials, Minister of […]

ExxonMobil completes US$1 Billion pipeline for gas-to-energy project

By Svetlana Marshall President of ExxonMobil Guyana, Alistair Routledge has announced that his company has successfully completed the US$1B pipeline for the gas-to-energy project. At a press conference today, the ExxonMobil Guyana President said the company is now waiting on the other components of the project to be completed to facilitate the process of safely […]

AG Nandlall says Opposition Leader’s agreement not needed for appointment of Police Commissioner

Attorney General Anil Nandlall has advised that President Irfaan Ali can go ahead and appoint Mr. Clifton Hicken as the substantive Commissioner of Police without the Opposition Leader’s agreement. The Attorney General said the Constitution does not state that the Opposition Leader’s agreement is needed for the appointment. Mr. Hicken, who reached the age of […]

Former Top Cop raises worry over man’s abduction on Main Street

Former Commissioner of Police, Winston Felix, who also served as a Minister of Government under the David Granger Administration, believes the recent kidnapping of Joshua David is a serious security concern for citizens. David was snatched just outside a Main Street restaurant in two weeks ago, and has not been seen or heard from since […]

Media workers, influencers and djs among groups consulted to fight hate speech in Guyana

Media workers, influencers, content creators and disc jockeys (DJs) were among persons consulted today as the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC), United Nations (Guyana) and the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) explored strategies and a plan of action to counter ‘hate speech’ in Guyana.  According to the United Nations (UN), hate speech is any kind of […]