Deputy Commissioner of Police, Crime Chief Lyndon Alves, has been cleared of being involved in any alleged corrupt practices or criminal conduct. However, there are administrative issues that will still need to be addressed. Police Commissioner Leslie James this afternoon told reporters that the investigation by the Police Office of Professional Responsibility has cleared the…
…still to sort out issues regarding printing of new ID cards THE Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Secretariat has put forward a proposal for a March 2020 holding of General and Regional elections given the list of activities required to facilitate a credible process. “Basically we have been able to identify various periods, various activities and,
Sixteen of Guyana’s best and up-and-coming teams go head-to-head tonight as they begin their journey towards being crowned the inaugural ‘592 Street Kings’ of Georgetown street football. Powered by Ansa McAl’s 592 Lager Beer brand, the ‘592 Street Kings’ gets underway at the Berlin Tarmac (Drysdale and High Streets). It will be a case or…
Two construction workers found themselves being forced to build a defence of their own today as they appeared before Magistrate Clive Nurse and were slapped with a number of forgery charges. The two men, Benvolio Valenski aka Roy Anthony Sewnarine of Betterhope and Ganesh Singh of Herstelling, were charged with forging a Guyana driver’s license…
(BBC)- Robert Mugabe, the Zimbabwean independence icon turned authoritarian leader, has died aged 95. Mr Mugabe had been receiving treatment in a hospital in Singapore since April. He was ousted in a military coup in 2017 after 37 years in power. The former president was praised for broadening access to health and education for the
By Akeem Greene Guyana Amazon Warriors maintained their superior record against St. Lucia Zouks, winning by 13 runs in their opening match of the seventh edition of the Hero Caribbean Premier League at the National Stadium, Providence, Thursday evening. Zouks, who have now lost eight of their 12 encounters against the Warriors, stumbled in their…
Veteran Trade unionist and General Secretary of the Guyana Trades Union Congress, Lincoln Lewis, believes that persons seeking employment with local contractors in the oil and gas sector and those already employed, need to seriously look at becoming unionized. Over the past few weeks, there have been complaints from many workers attached to companies that…
THE Civil Defence Commission (CDC) has activated its response mechanism to facilitate assistance to the Caribbean island of The Bahamas, which was visited by devastating hurricane, Dorian. Speaking with the Department of Public Information (DPI), Director-General of the CDC, Lieutenant Colonel Kester Craig, indicated that measures are being taken to mobilise and dispatch resources to
Christopher Barnwell makes a return to the Hero Caribbean Premier League after missing the tournament in 2018. He will play for the St. Lucia Zouks, and according to captain Daren Sammy, the 32-year-old all-rounder has a role to play in the team’s success. From 2013 to 2016, Barnwell played for his native Guyana Amazon Warriors,…
Commissioner of the Guyana Elections Commission, Sase Gunraj, described today’s statutory meeting of the Commission as another “wasted day with wasted discussions”. The Opposition nominated member of the Commission said based on the discussions that took place today, the Elections Commission is a far way from holding discussions on the actual holding of elections. “We…
