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Former Government Minister Simona Broomes and her Driver/ bodyguard Dexter Austin appeared in Court today facing a number of charges following a confrontation with a PPP Civic city councilor. In Court today, Ms. Broomes and Mr. Austin appeared before Magistrate Leron Daly to face allegations of threatening language, causing harm and obstructing a person to […]
The APNU+AFC Coalition has reportedly finalized its list of candidates to be sworn in as Members of Parliament and a slew of fresh faces is dominating the list. Among the new faces that have been put forward by APNU+AFC Leader David Granger for Parliament are Attorneys Roysdale Forde, Geeta Chandan and Amanza Walton, Ganesh Mahipaul, […]
Several Guyanese Diplomats in Guyana and abroad have expressed concern and worry about a statement issued by the US Assistant Secretary of State, Michael Kozak which appears to point to a changing of Guyana’s position on the internal affairs in Venezuela. In a tweet by Mr. Kozak which has since been shared by the US […]
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has announced that the new PPP Civic government has instituted an appeal policy that will allow persons who believe they were unfairly dismissed by the current or former government to appeal those dismissals directly to the President or Vice President. The new government has been accused of “witch-hunting” government workers other […]
The Government has decided to lift the restrictions on mining in Regions 7, 8, and 9 although the number of coronavirus cases in those communities remains on the rise. In the updated gazetted order, while imposing travel restrictions on the same three regions, the Government announced that mining will be permitted but under strict adherence […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the world to a standstill and it may never be the same as we once knew it. Lives are changed, economies have slowed, and our Court systems have been forced to adapt to these changes. As a practicing US immigration attorney, I have been inundated by clients who seek information […]
The Government of Guyana has updated the Health Emergency measures extending the measures until the 31st August. Under the updated measures, the curfew hours have been adjusted and the curfew will now begin at 9pm and continue until 5am. Travel in and out of Regions 7,8 and 9 is now prohibited unless there is authorization […]
The private criminal charges filed against the Chief Election Officer are still in place but the Court is now awaiting a decision of the Director of Public Prosecutions about whether the charges will continue. Attorney Nigel Hughes who is representing the interest of the Chief Election Officer had written to the DPP requesting that the […]
Eighteen new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in the past 24 hours but at the same time 104 new recoveries were also recorded. The total number of recoveries now stands at 306 while there are still 104 active cases. Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Shamdeo Persaud explained today that the recoveries are based on the new […]
Two serving members of the Guyana Police Force were today charged for murder and remanded to jail over the shooting death of Festival City resident, Cecil Sampat. The 39-year-old man was one of two persons badly injured when the Police opened fire on a car that they were in during a chase. The two men […]
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