LEADER of the Opposition (LoO), Aubrey Norton, is yet to name a nominee for the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) Investment Committee, despite correspondence from the government requesting same. Section 8 (1) of the Natural Resource Fund Act 2021 provides for the establishment of the Investment Committee which shall consist of seven members, one of whom…

(T&T Guardian) – Several parts of northern Trinidad, on Sunday, experienced some of the worst flash flooding seen in recent years amid heavy and persistent rainfall that started just before noon. Major roadways and communities in Western Trinidad were among the worst hit, with the free flow of traffic prevented for over two hours in…

THE Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is, once again, in receipt of information that persons purporting to be employees of the Commission have been visiting homes seeking information about data in the Preliminary List of Electors (PLE), according to a statement from the elections commission. GECOM said in the statement on Tuesday that it is not…

LEADER of the Opposition (LoO) Aubrey Norton on Tuesday agreed to electoral reform in a change of position from previous sentiments. Norton, who is also leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) and Chairman of the APNU (A Partnership for National Unity), voiced his support during his weekly virtual press conference. “APNU+AFC is prepared…

–as Elections 2020 COI to commence work ATTORNEY-General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall, S.C., on Tuesday wrote the Chair of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to request documents which purportedly provided proof of voter fraud at the 2020 General and Regional Elections (GRE). In the correspondence which was seen by the Guyana Chronicle,…

SENIOR Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh, on Tuesday, met with the incoming members of the Income Tax Board of Review, the Value Added Tax (VAT) Board of Review as well as the Customs Tariff Tribunal at the Ministry of Finance. According to a statement from the ministry, these Boards and the Tribunal were appointed in…

INVESTIGATIONS are still ongoing into the case of the exorbitant gifts that were received by former Ministers of Government of the A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) David Patterson and Annette Ferguson during their time in office between 2015 and 2020. It was in 2021 that it was revealed that over…

City businessman Azruddin Mohamed has moved to the High Court to file a $200 million lawsuit against Police Detective Dion Bascom for defamation. Earlier this month, Bascom, 33, was among five persons arrested by ranks of the Customs Anti Narcotic Unit (CANU) after three pounds of cocaine were found in a Norton Street, Georgetown, residence.…

– Guyana hosts Caribbean Women, Peace and Security Conference – ‘Take up army posts’ – visiting US Lady General urges women WOMEN ranks of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) have recently been given the opportunity to serve at Guyana’s borders as the GDF has taken steps to facilitate better participation of female army ranks. This…

One of Guyana’s greatest historians and educators, Sister Mary Noel Menezes, affectionately called Sister Menezes has passed away at the age of 95. Sr Menezes was a Roman Catholic nun belonging to the Order of the Sisters of Mercy. A trained historian, Sr Menezes’s pioneered work in Indigenous and Portuguese history. Sr Menezes, who held…