By News Source Guyana on August 25, 2022
News, Politics
Amid a new wave of debate over the renegotiation of the 2016 Production Sharing Agreement between Guyana and ExxonMobil and its co-ventures, the President of ExxonMobil Guyana, Alistair Routledge shares the view that any renegotiation of the contract now, will alter all of the company’s plans that were set out before signing the contract. “All […]
By News Source Guyana on August 25, 2022
News, Politics
The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) on Wednesday night confirmed that a Guyana Defence Force aircraft carrying President Irfaan Ali and Barbadian Prime Minister Mia Mottley was involved in an incident after safely landing at the Eugene F. Correia Airport at Ogle. In its statement, the Aviation Authority said the GDF Skyvan was taxing very […]
By News Source Guyana on August 24, 2022
News, Politics
The Ministry of Education this afternoon signed a $566.9 Million contract for the reconstruction of the North Ruimveldt Secondary School. A large section of the school was completely gutted by fire in June, 2021. The contract has been awarded to Kares Engineering with the project consultancy going to engineer Marcel Gaskin. Minister of Education Priya […]
By News Source Guyana on August 24, 2022
News, Politics
The Alliance For Change announced today that its former Chairman, Attorney Raphael Trotman has resigned as a Member of the National Assembly. His resignation takes effect from next week. The AFC explained today that Mr. Trotman had indicated before the staging of the party’s National Conference that he would not be available for nomination as […]
By News Source Guyana on August 24, 2022
Crime, News
Two robbery suspects who were arrested on the 18th August after being cornered by the Police have been charged with three counts of robbery under arms and abduction. 22-year-old Hamza Samuels and 18-year-old Emmanuel Hale appeared in Court on Monday and were jointly charged. Although they both pleaded not guilty, they were remanded to jail […]
By News Source Guyana on August 24, 2022
News, Politics
Local leaders in Region 10 are reportedly in favour of the AFC’s Mark Goring becoming the next Regional Vice Chairman and not Ms. Coretta Braithwaite, who was nominated by the leadership of the Alliance For Change (AFC) for the position. Mr. Goring is a Councillor on the Region 10 Regional Democratic Council (RDC), and the […]
By News Source Guyana on August 24, 2022
Caribbean & International, News, Politics
While handing down her decision in a recent case brought against the Government by the Opposition, Acting Chief Justice Roxane George said the tone of engagement between the Leader of the Opposition, Aubrey Norton and the Government on constitutional appointments leave much to be desired. “The process has become confrontational,” the Chief Justice (ag) said […]
By News Source Guyana on August 24, 2022
Crime, News
Traffic Chief, Superintendent Dennis Stephen wants his ranks to be less confrontational with members of the public when executing their duties. The traffic Chief said the issue of random stop and search by traffic ranks remains one of the issues where there seems to be much misunderstanding. During a police PR programme, Mr. Stephen said, […]
By News Source Guyana on August 23, 2022
News, Politics
Chief Justice Roxane George in a two-part decision today on the appointment by the President of the Integrity Commission and the Chairman of the Police Service Commission ruled that the appointments were constitutional since the consultative process had been completed in keeping with the Constitution. However, with regards to the Police Service Commission, the Chief […]
By News Source Guyana on August 23, 2022
News, Politics
The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority is probing an incident which occurred at the Eugene F. Correia Airport on Sunday evening when a wheel of the GDF Skyvan ended up off the taxiway just after landing with President Irfaan Ali and Barbadian Prime Minister Mia Mottley on board. According to reports, just after the plane landed […]