President set to confirm Hicken as Police Commissioner despite non-support of Opposition Leader

President Irfaan Ali appears set to appoint Acting Police Commissioner Clifton Hicken substantively to the top position in the Police Force, despite the Opposition Leader still withholding his support. In a letter to the Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton on Wednesday, Minister of Governance and Parliamentary Affairs, Gail Teixeira noted that the Opposition Leader’s decision not […]

Guyana and China recommit to improved cooperation and bilateral ties

President Irfaan Ali underscored China’s contribution to the development of Guyana in healthcare, education, public infrastructure and economic development on Tuesday night as he joined the Chinese Ambassador, Guo Haiyan in celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Founding of the People’s Republic of China. “Today, we celebrate the peaceful existence of our relationship. We celebrate […]

Belladrum residents call on Government to make good on commitment to restore farmlands

Residents of Belladrum and neighboring villages in Berbice are pleading with President Irfaan Ali to make good on a commitment made to restore their farmlands located behind Eldorado to Weldaad, and for compensation to be paid for freehold lands at Belladrum and Eldorado, which were expropriated by Central Government without the consent of the proprietors.  […]

Police Constable under close arrest over beating of teenage son

Police Constable, Mark Forde, who was caught on camera punching away on his 17-year-old son, has been placed under close arrest over the incident. A statement from the Guyana Police Force explained that the incident took place on Monday. According to the Police report, the Police Constable and his teenage son got into an argument […]

Technical fault with underground cable blamed for stadium blackout during CPL Elimination match

Following an embarrassing power outage at the National Stadium, Providence during an internationally televised CPL match on Tuesday night that paused the game for almost two hours, the Guyana Power and Light Company has made it clear that the stadium is powered by independent generating sets and GPL’s technicians were only on standby to assist […]

Sol service stations rebranding as Mobil in Guyana

The Sol Group has announced that it has signed an agreement with ExxonMobil to become Exxon’s licensee for the use of the Mobil brand in its network of service stations in Guyana. The move took effect from today. According to the company, as part of the operation, Sol’s retail network of 11 service stations will […]