AG questions opposition’s ability to govern after APNU-WIN meeting
— says failure to address key issues raises questions about decision-making ATTORNEY General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, SC, has questioned whether the opposition would be capable of making the decisions required to govern Guyana, pointing to the outcome of the recent meeting between A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and We Invest […]
DPP fails in bid to remove judge from Haresh Singh murder case
DIRECTOR of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Shalimar Ali-Hack’s bid to have Justice Priscilla Chandra-Hanif removed from the Haresh Singh murder proceedings involving three of the four accused men has been rejected. The judge ruled that her earlier decision to sever the trials did not amount to prejudging the accused. The three accused are Joel Gittens, called […]
‘Development is evident in every village’
— Amerindian Affairs Minister says $41B investment only part of wider transformation of Indigenous communities DEVELOPMENT across Guyana’s Indigenous communities is increasingly evident, with billions of dollars invested in agriculture, education, infrastructure and other areas, according to Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Sarah Browne-Shadeek. The Minister said that while some $41 billion has been invested through […]
Students encouraged to strive for academic excellence — as UG reopens this week
NEW and continuing students of the University of Guyana (UG) were officially welcomed to the Turkeyen Campus on Friday, ahead of the start of the new academic year on Monday. Delivering the feature address, Professor Stafford Griffith, Chair of the Transitional Management Team (TMT) at UG, encouraged students to make full use of the opportunities […]
Region 10 records 38.7% drop in crime, 21.4% decrease in traffic incidents
— Commander credits increased resources, manpower and community engagement REGION 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice) has recorded a 38.7 per cent decline in overall crime-related matters and a 21.4 per cent decrease in traffic incidents when compared with the corresponding period last year. Commander of Regional Police Division 10, Senior Superintendent of Police John Barker, disclosed the […]
Checkmate for the Mohamed Machine
THERE is something almost revealing about the latest chapter in the Azruddin Mohamed saga. At precisely the moment when the courts have rejected another attempt to halt the extradition proceedings, the Opposition Leader finds himself at the centre of a fresh police investigation involving suspicious vehicles, drones and the vicinity of President Irfaan Ali’s private […]
When spectacle meets statecraft
THERS’S an old Yiddish word that has been circling in my head these past few days: chutzpah. Instead of a dictionary definition, let me use it in a sentence: “It takes chutzpah to defraud a country of its natural resources for decades, to the tune of billions of dollars, then turn around and brand yourself […]
Ministry warns scrap-metal dealers over illegal copper trade
— threatens to shut down industry if illegal practices continue THE Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce has warned that licensed scrap-metal dealers found purchasing or handling illegally obtained copper will have their licences immediately cancelled, as authorities move to clamp down on copper theft and the destruction of public infrastructure. The Ministry issued the […]
Why Guyana can receive about 39.8% of Total Stabroek Production while its profit-oil share remains 50%
RECENT discussions about Guyana’s oil revenues have focused on one number, 39.8 percent. For some, this has raised the question of whether Guyana’s share of its oil has fallen from the 50 percent agreed under the Production Sharing Agreement (PSA). It has not. Guyana’s contractual share of profit oil remains 50 percent. The 39.8 […]
One year ago, Irfaan Ali wrote his name in the history book
THE definitive presidential candidate for the PPP/C in the 2030 national election is Anil Nandlall. I wanted to use the word, “presumed” but I think when you examine political trends in Guyana, I cannot see a credible challenger to Nandlall. Four years is too short a time to see the emergence of a credible, charismatic, […]
