NCN gets new Board; Enrico Woolford to serve as Chairman

Veteran Broadcaster and Ministerial Advisor on Public Telecommunications, Enrico Woolford, has been appointed to head the new Board of the state-owned, National Communications Network. The life of the last Board expired at the end of last year, paving way for a new board to be put in place.  Other Directors of the new Board include, […]

Guyana and UK share “warmer relations” -President Granger

President David Granger met with Queen Elizabeth yesterday as he continued his visit to the United Kingdom. He became the first sitting Guyanese President to meet with the Queen in the United Kingdom. The President said his discussions with the Queen centered around forest conservation initiatives and relations between Guyana and the United Kingdom. He […]

Man who severed hand of ex-girlfriend remanded to jail

The man who went on the run after slashing off one of the hands of his ex-girlfriend, found himself before the court today to face a charge of malicious wounding with intent to murder. The Court heard that on the 23rd April at Beterverwagting,with the intent to commit murder,Warren Dennis, maliciously wounded Alana Hazel, causing […]

GPSU elections set for Thursday as Judge throws out injunction

The elections for the Guyana Public Service Union could take place as early as Thursday following a decision of a High Court judge to discharge an injunction, which blocked the holding of the elections. In a statement last evening, the GPSU said The Elections Officer has been advised that the Union is now free to […]

Death toll rises to 26 as more anti Maduro protests grip Venezuela

(REUTERS)  Two Venezuelan men died on Tuesday from gunshots at political demonstrations, bringing to 26 the number of fatalities around this month’s protests against President Nicolas Maduro’s socialist government. The state prosecutor’s office said Orlando Medina, 23, was gunned down on a street in western Lara state during a protest local media identified as anti-Maduro. […]

Nandlall moves to Court to block return of Law books

On Monday, former Attorney General, Anil Nandlall, declared that his two cellphones are worth more than the law books that he took with him when he left office in 2015. One day later, he has moved to the Courts to block the Legal Affairs Ministry or any of the state’s agents from seizing the same […]