Chief Justice dismisses DPP’s application to get Court to arrest and commit former Finance Minister to stand trial

Acting Chief Justice Roxane George, has dismissed an attempt by the Director of Public Prosecutions, Shalimar Ali-Hack, to get the High Court to arrest former Finance Minister Winston Jordan and commit him to stand trial in the High Court for a matter that had already been dismissed by the Magistrates’ Court. A few months ago, […]

Judge issues conservatory orders blocking government from cutting salaries of striking teachers

By Svetlana Marshall In what could be seen as a major win for the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU), the High Court this afternoon granted two Conservatory Orders restraining the Government from cutting the salaries of striking teachers, and also blocking the Administration from moving ahead with a decision to discontinue the deduction of union dues […]

Local supply chain benefiting ExxonMobil with efficient operations -says Routledge

President of ExxonMobil Guyana, Alistair Routledge believes that the establishment of a local supply chain to support Guyana’s rapidly advancing Oil and Gas Sector was not only important to improve the efficiency of the company’s operations here, but to also bolster economic activities within the country.  In his address at the ongoing Guyana Energy Conference […]

President Ali pushes for closer trading ties with St. Lucia

President Irfaan Ali has proposed closer trading ties between Guyana and St. Lucia, with the possibility of Guyana exporting prefab houses to St Lucia to address the housing deficit on the Caribbean island. In an address to the Parliament of St. Lucia on the occasion of the island’s 45th Independence Anniversary, President Ali told legislators […]

Spilled oil offshore Tobago was reportedly destined for Guyana Power Company; VP Jagdeo wants “full-fledged” investigation

by Gordon Moseley Multiple sources close to the Guyana Government and the state-owned Guyana Power and Light Company have revealed to News Source that the vessel, Gulfstream, which overturned offshore Tobago, spilling oil into the sea, was destined for Guyana with fuel for the Guyana Power and Light Company. GPL has not issued any statement […]