Politics

Attorney General sees protest in Dharamlall matter as interference in investigation; Reminds that a suspect is innocent until proven guilty

Noting that the law should be allowed to take its course, Attorney General Anil Nandlall today said the Local Government Minister Nigel Dharamlall, who is at the center of a rape investigation involving a school girl, is innocent until proven guilty. Addressing the controversial issue during his televised programme ‘Issues in the News’ on Tuesday, […]

DPP still considering evidence in Dharamlall case

The Director of Public Prosecutions is still to offer advice to the Police in the Minister Nigel Dharamlall matter. The Police last week completed its investigation of the rape and sexual assault allegations made against the Minister of Local Government by a 16-year-old school girl. Police investigators are now awaiting word from the DPP on […]

Integrated plan needed to tackle food prices and production in the region -Pres. Ali tells CELAC Conference

-by Svetlana Marshall- Highlighting that all is not well in Latin America and the Caribbean with food security, President Irfaan Ali today urged the Region’s Agriculture Ministers to devise an integrated plan to tackle the issue of food insecurity as the region’s people continue to pay dearly for a healthy diet.  In his keynote address, […]

Criminal justice system in need of reform and restoration -says Acting Police Commissioner

Acting Police Commissioner, Clifton Hicken believes that there is an urgent need for a full reformation of the criminal justice system. Speaking at a training programme on Restorative Justice, Mr. Hicken said while the Criminal Justice System continues to assist many Guyanese, it also continues to fail many youths and children. He explained that the […]

Opposition highlights shortcomings of draft Petroleum Activities Bill

The Opposition has raised a number of concerns about the draft Petroleum Activities Bill, indicating today that the Bill fails to address a number of pertinent issues including insurance and liability coverage, auctioning of the country’s petroleum blocks, and the need for companies to comply with the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) standards. The Petroleum […]

Construction of new Mackenzie-Wismar bridge likely to begin by year end

The Guyana Government has indicated its readiness to begin negotiations with the China Railway Construction (Caribbean) Company Limited (CRCCL) for the construction of a new four-lane, concrete bridge across the Demerara River in Linden. The bridge, which is estimated to cost US$35M, will replace the existing Wismar-Mackenzie Bridge that connects the two banks of the […]

GPL gets national standard certification fro GNBS

The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Testing Laboratory has been certified by the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) to the National Standard GY 170:2021. The award of the GNBS standard means that the facility has met the general requirements for the operations of a lab. The certificate was presented to GPL’s Divisional Director, Mr. […]