Prime Ministerial Candidate for the Peoples Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), Brigadier Mark Phillips has said he counts the role as “a great honour and privilege.” Phillips, whose candidacy was confirmed on Friday night, said he identifies with the party’s vision and wholeheartedly supports the party’s Presidential Candidate Irfaan Ali. “As we embark on this journey together,…

Outlining a list of achievements by the APNU+AFC coalition since assuming office in 2015, Alliance for Change (AFC) Leader Khemraj Ramjattan implored party supporters to “don’t stop the progress” as they head to the polls on the 2nd March. “Don’t stop the progress,” was the phrase used to punctuate Ramjattan’s speech at the launch of…

…Ramjattan reels out achievements of coalition at campaign launch …says place for everyone in “new Guyana” under the Pres. Granger administration NOTING that Guyana is sitting at the threshold of greatness, Alliance For Change (AFC) leader, Khemraj Ramjattan, urged supporters of the coalition government to see that the administration is re-elected, as he noted that

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has selected former Army Chief, Brigadier (retired) Mark A. Phillips to be its next Prime Ministerial Candidate. Full statement below:  At a meeting of the Central Committee of the People’s Progressive Party, held this afternoon, at Freedom House, Brigadier (retired) Mark A. Phillips MSS, M.Sc. was unanimously endorsed as the…

A 24-year old motorcyclist, who crashed and died on Wednesday night, is one of the country’s first road fatalities for 2020. Dead is Bhojram Hemraj,age 24, of Number 67 village, Corentyne, Berbice. Police have noted that the accident occurred around 22:00hrs on Wednesday and investigations revealed that the young man was proceeding south along the

Magistrate Annette Singh on Thursday dismissed a case brought against a former housekeeper who was accused of stealing $195,000 from Minister Simona Broomes. The Magistrate upheld the no-case submission by attorney Everton Singh Lammy that there was insufficient evidence of the accused, Donetta Rajkumar to lead a defence in the case. Rajkumar was charged in…

Caribbean Airlines is not happy with a recent report out of the Competition and Consumer Affairs Commission of Guyana. The report called out the airline on its high prices for Guyanese passengers and claimed that CAL was charging those high prices to sustain some of its less performing routes. In response, Caribbean Airlines denied overpricing…

Police are investigating the murder of a 36-year-old man who succumbed on New Year’s Day at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), days after he was beaten by two men at First Street, Johanna North, Black Bush Polder, Corentyne, Berbice. In a statement on Wednesday, the police said Chanderpaul Dhoman called ‘Jack’ was riding his…

Two women who were linked to the attempted smuggling of over 3 pounds of cocaine through the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) were today sentenced to 3 years and 9 months jail each. They were also fined $3.9 million each. The women, 36-year-old, Albouystown resident Shellon Yolanda Barrow and 38-year-old, Norton Street resident, Krissy Latoya…

Having considered their high quality of service in the legal profession, and with confidence in their knowledge of the law, President David Granger has announced the appointment of four long-serving legal practitioners as Senior Counsel. According to the Ministry of the Presidency, the four attorneys are: Ms. Jamela Ayesha Ali, Mr. Murseline Bacchus, Mr. Roysdale