President Irfaan Ali and Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton met today for their first meeting on a number of constitutional appointments that have been held up for several months. Today’s meeting marked the first meeting between the President and the Opposition Leader since Mr. Norton was elected to the post of Opposition Leader in April. The…
MORE partnerships and synergies between Guyanese and American institutions and firms are expected to be created, as the Enterprise Florida Inc. and World Trade Center Miami have turned its attention to Guyana. This is according to Director of Vitality Accounting, Abbas Hamid, who visited both organisations in Miami, Florida. According to a release, Hamid met…
A father and his son are currently hospitalised after they reportedly collided with a motorcar along the Land of Plenty Public Road on the Essequibo Coast in Region Two. The father identified as Seenauth Mohamed and his son, Suraj, both of Fairfield, Essequibo Coast, were on a motorcycle being driven by the son. The car…
(Reuters) – OIL prices rose on Thursday, reversing earlier losses, as supply concerns and geopolitical tension in Europe got the upper hand over the economic fears dogging financial markets as inflation soars. Brent crude rose 46 cents, or 0.4 per cent, to $107.97 a barrel by 11:44 a.m. EDT (1644 GMT). WTI crude rose $1.14,…
Thakur Rajnarine, a motorcyclist of Sheriff Street, Georgetown, succumbed to injuries he received in an accident involving a 13-year-old pedestrian on Wednesday. Rajnarine died at the Georgetown Public Hospital while undergoing emergency treatment at about 22:10hrs on Wednesday, Police Headquarters reported. The accident occurred on Mandela Avenue within the vicinity of the Botanical Gardens in…
LOCAL business executive, Paul Cheong, has been re-elected Chairman of the Private Sector Commission (PSC). He was elected during the commission’s 30th Annual General Meeting (AGM) held at the Marriott Hotel, on Thursday. “As is customary, the business section of the AGM saw the council electing the Executive Members of the Private Sector Commission who…
Exciting combat is expected to permeate the atmosphere when the battle lines are drawn from Sunday (May 15) at the Leonora Track and Field Facility as nine clubs will begin their quest for top honours in the West Demerara Football Association (WDFA) Senior League. Competitive action is returning to the Association after years of inactivity,…
19-YEAR-OLD driver, Jhatan Sukhlal, is currently in police custody for alleged involvement in the death of 25-year-old rice farmer, Eshwar Arjune, who died in a three-vehicle collision, on Thursday (yesterday), on the Bushy Park Public Road at Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara. According to a police release, Arjune was the driver of motorcar #PCC 5219, proceeding…
By Kurt Campbell kurt@newsroom.gy In an affidavit of defence, Attorney General Anil Nandlall, SC, has asked High Court Judge, Justice Navindra Singh to dismiss the challenge to the Natural Resource Fund Act brought by the Opposition Chief Whip, Christopher Jones. During the first calling of the case on Friday, several dates were set by Justice…
PRINCIPAL MAGISTRATE, Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus, on Thursday, recused herself from presiding over the trial of former Finance Minister, Winston Jordan, who is accused of misconduct in public office. The Magistrate made this announcement during a case hearing at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. Jordan is currently on $3 million bail. On April 29, Chief Magistrate, Ann McLennan…
