Risha Persaud

After being abused and intimidated by local government minister, Nigel Dharamlall, six councillors belonging to the PPP/C resigned from Rosignol’s Neighborhood Democratic Council. “As a woman and mother I can’t work under these conditions” The six indo-Guyanese who complained that Minister Dharamlall terrorized them are Samuel Jagnandan, Iqbal Alli, Agnes …

The government has brought a legal case to have lands sold to Wilfred Brandford of Car Care Enterprise repossessed, and former Lands and Surveys Commissioner Trevor Benn and former Ministry of Finance Valuator Julian Barrington have also been sued for their involvement in the sale for more than $100 million …

In the second half of 2021, CGX Energy, a Canadian oil and gas company focusing on Guyana, plans to spud an exploration well in its Corentyne block. The Kawa-1 exploration is scheduled to be drilled to a depth of approximately 6,500 metres (“m”) in a water depth of approximately 370 …

Roy Beepat, owner of the Giftland Mall, is now complaining that the police force is targeting him and his institution after being forced to closed his restaurant after curfew on Saturday night, the police were forced to show up and arrest three of his employees from the mall restaurant.  ” …

Four Guyanese nationals who had been incarcerated in Suriname for a variety of crimes were deported on Sunday after serving their sentences. The convicts were handed over to Inspector Marlon Odonghue, Sergeant Benjamin, and a group of ranks from the Guyana Police Force (GPF) at about 13:00 hrs by Senior …

On March 7, 2021, a consignment of 80,000 doses of the Oxford Astra-Zeneca vaccine arrived in Guyana. These vaccines were given to Guyana as a gift from the Indian government and citizens as part of the “Vaccine Maitri” initiative. “A kinship across oceans. Guyana receives Made in India vaccines.” He …

Vijay Jaigobin, 33, was killed in an accident on the Berbice River Bridge public road on Thursday afternoon, leaving his 30-year-old wife, Sherry Alicia Jaigobin, unconscious at the Georgetown Public Hospital. In an unconscious state, the couple was pulled from the car, which had landed upside down, and taken to …

In a shocking short press statement, Guyana’s Attorney General Mohabir Anil Nandlall can be heard saying that infamous PPP Minister Kwame McCoy is a “Great” afro-Guyanese. This comes after allegations of embattled McCoy slapping another female parliamentarian in the face with his phone.    

Ironically the global theme for International Women’s Day in 2021 is ‘Women in Leadership: Achieving an Equal Future in a COVID-19 World’. COVID-19 has impacted women and girls in profound ways, amplifying the inequalities they face every day. It is fundamental that diverse women’s voices and experiences are central to national …

Dr. Ashni Singh, a senior minister in the President’s Office with responsibility for Finance, called the announcement, which came via a media release from Scotiabank on Wednesday afternoon, “premature and inappropriate.” The sale of Scotiabank to the regional bank follows the previous APNU+AFC government’s refusal to allow the sale of …