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Public schools across the country reopened their doors today for the new school year, and the Minister of Education, Sonia Parag reported that of the 1,200 nursery, primary and secondary schools in the country, only 1% of those schools were not fully ready for the commencement of the new Academic Year due to ongoing repairs. […]
Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform and APNU Chairman, Aubrey Norton, believes that with the ExxonMobil Guyana-led consortium having recovered its investment of US$55 Billion, Guyana must build its capacity to audit offshore activities in the Stabroek Block. He said the audit should include the operational expenses claimed by Exxon and its co-venturers. The […]
Former Auditor General, Anand Goolsarran, is mounting a Court challenge against the current Auditor General Deodat Sharma, over his continued occupation of that office beyond the age of 68. Goosalrran, through his Attorney, Christopher Ram, has informed Sharma of the intended challenge and told him that he will be named as a respondent in the […]
Opposition Member of Parliament for the We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) party, Natasha Singh and her husband, Shane Fordyce, have been instructed to report to the Diamond Police Station next Tuesday as investigations into the illegal possession of a firearm continues. MP Singh and her husband were arrested on Tuesday night after Police investigators found […]
The Opposition, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), wants an immediate meeting with the Government to avert a looming crisis in the town of Linden, caused by the removal of the Wismar Bridge toll, which provided revenue for the Linden Town Council. The Council is unable to reach its salary and other obligations, as the […]
Moments after arriving in Guyana, two Indonesian nationals died tragically in an early morning accident involving a sand truck and two private mini-buses along the Timehri Public Road. The fatal accident occurred just after 4am. The two foreign nationals have been identified as Edy Ansyori Sukri and Ikomang Tedy Arsa Bantara Putra. They were part […]
As Police investigations into the death of a Cuban national at the Muneshwers’ Houston Terminal continue, a Filipino national employed as a machine operator has admitted to placing two 40-foot containers on the western side of the compound, but said he saw no one there at the time. In a statement this morning, the Police […]
Suriname has lifted its suspension of the M.V. Canawaima service, paving the way for the restart of the ferry service between Guyana and Suriname. The vessel was taken out of service last week for maintenance after safety and other concerns were raised by the Suriname Maritime Authority. In a statement this morning, the Guyana Government […]
The High Court has ruled that the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) had no legal right to remain in a building owned by the State in Lethem, adding that its removal did not amount to trespass or a violation of its constitutional rights. The PNCR had moved to the Court after it was removed from […]
The Court of Appeal has ordered the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to proceed with the extradition proceedings involving the Leader of the Opposition, Azruddin Mohamed and his father Nazar Mohamed. However, the Court of Appeal has also instructed the Magsitrates’ Court that it should not proceed with the final disposition until the hearing and determination of […]
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