In wake of some of his former cabinet members being grilled by the Special Organised Crime Unit over the sale of seaside land to former PPP Government officials, including himself, Opposition Leader and former President, Bharrat Jagdeo is brushing aside the latest move. At his press conference today he said the issue is now like…
…says the elections are key to social cohesion AGAINST the background of the opposition’s move to the courts to stop Local Government Elections (LGEs) in some districts, President David Granger on Wednesday vowed that those elections slated for November 12 will not be postponed. President Granger was at the time addressing a large gathering at
Jamaica Tallawahs’ Glenn Phillips’ whirlwind century was undone by a brazen late-order assault from St Kitts Patriots to put them one step closer to playing in their second final in Trinidad and Tobago come Sunday. Phillips’ 103 illuminated the Eliminator which led Tallawahs to 191-5, but Patriots had the answers to chase the highest Twenty20 total…
President David Granger today said he intends to stick with his two nominees for the position of Chancellor and Chief Justice. He told reporters just after the swearing in of the new Police Complaints Authority Chairman, that he had a process that was transparent to arrive at his nominees. He said the Opposition Leader has…
…Gov’t, GTU report big progress in formulating terms of reference THE Guyana Teachers’ Union and Ministry of Education (MoE) are scheduled to meet again this Friday to further work out the terms of reference of the arbitration panel, after making much headway at their first meeting held on Tuesday. GTU executives were once again all
By Akeem Greene The saying ‘T20 cricket is not for the faint-hearted’ was aptly demonstrated on Tuesday evening with Guyana Amazon Warriors pinching one of the most thrilling victories in Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) history, playing in Qualifier One against defending champions Trinbago Knight Riders. The nerve-wrecking two-wicket victory meant Warriors have continued their…
The Board of Directors of the Guyana Chronicle has now sent recently hired General Manager, Sherod Duncan on administrative leave. He will remain on leave pending the outcome of an investigation into alleged mismanagement of funds and his spending at the company since landing the job there, three months ago. That probe is also looking…
Dear Editor, IN the month of September there is a heightened awareness on the issues of children, on education and on their protection, and whilst families are most important to the protection of children there are many other systems and structures that support the prevention of abuse of children. The Supreme Court of Judicature launched
The 16-year-old who was reported missing from the Juvenile Holding Centre on August 9th 2018 was recaptured last Thursday, the Ministry of Public Security reported. The teen was seen at a house in ‘B’ Field, Sophia, Georgetown and the Police were alerted. When the Police arrived, he attempted to escape by scaling a fence and…
A former member of the Guyana Police Force was today found guilty of raping a 13-year-old boy. Ex-Policeman Milton Kewley will however, have to wait until tomorrow before the Judge hands down the sentence for the brutal crime. The 50-year-old man shouted that the Jury had made a mistake, as he covered his face while…
