…President hails contributions of National Awardees …says awards have been restored to place of prominence By Navendra Seoraj NATIONAL Awards have been restored to their proper place of prominence in Guyana’s order of business, President David Granger asserted during the 2019 Investiture ceremony at the National Cultural Centre on Friday. President Granger in his remarks

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) has mobilized relief supplies for residents of Region Eight affected by flooding as it continues to monitor the situation. Cleaning kits were distributed to 14 households which were affected, according to the Department of Information (DPI). The CDC dispatched a two-member team to assess the situation on Friday, May 24.…

The Government and the Guyana Public Service Union have agreed to establish a High-level Committee on the Public Service in Guyana. The Committee is expected to be in place by the 1st June. The decision to form the Committee came on Thursday during a meeting between President David Granger and a Government team and the…

(BBC)-Theresa May has said she will quit as Conservative leader on 7 June, paving the way for a contest to decide a new prime minister. In an emotional statement, she said she had done her best to deliver Brexit and it was a matter of “deep regret” that she had been unable to do so.

Two persons are in Police custody for the gruesome murder 25-year-old Darvin David whose decomposing body was found face down in a latrine Wednesday, May 22 at Tassawini, North West District in Region One. Police Headquarters revealed that the miner of Tassawini Landing was imbibing with three friends on May 17at Marcus Hope’s shop when…

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo, who is chairing his party’s manifesto committee, today offered a glance at some of the commitments and promises that his party will be making at the next elections. Mr. Jagdeo backed up his Presidential Candidate’s position that the PPP would create 50,000 new jobs once elected to office. The party will…

…President says honour will not lapse under his administration PRESIDENT David Granger, on Wednesday afternoon, assured members of the legal fraternity that the honour of Senior Counsel will not lapse under his presidency, noting that that title is not a personal favour nor a political reward but rather, it is conferred on the basis of

See below statements issued by the Government of Guyana and the Guyana Bar Association Thursday: The Ministry of the Presidency outrightly rejects an article published on the front page of the Thursday, May 23, 2019 edition of the Kaieteur News headlined “Attorney convicted of fraud in Canada, appointed Senior Counsel,” which seeks not only to…

Chief Justice (ag) Roxanne George-Wiltshire late this afternoon ordered the release of Police Inspector Prem Narine, who was sentenced to seven days in jail by a City Magistrate for misconduct in Court. The Chief Justice’s decision was as a result of an application to the High Court by the Inspector’s Attorney, Everton Lammy Singh. In…

Former Best Cop, Inspector Prem Narine , who was sentenced to seven days imprisonment by Magistrate Rhondel Weaver for contempt of court earlier on Wednesday, was later freed of the charge by the High Court. Earlier on Wednesday, the Inspector had asked the Magistrate to address him with respect and this caused a back and