Author: Clivette

Former BVI ports director and son plead guilty

June 14, 2023 in Regional

A mother and son have pleaded guilty under a plea agreement to conspiracy to import cocaine in a scheme that also allegedly involved the former premier of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) Andrew Fahie. As part of Oleanvine Pickering Maynard’s plea agreement, she has agreed...

Guyana: PSC says LGE was “well-managed’ & ‘incident-free’

June 13, 2023 in Regional

Guyana’s Private Sector Commission (PSC) has commended the Guyana Election Commission (GECOM) for conducting a “well-managed, incident-free” Local Government Election on Monday. In a Facebook post, the commission said GECOM’s “staff demonstrated courtesy, knowledge, and adherence to the prescribed procedures for casting ballots”. “The presiding officers effectively...