Crime

APNU+AFC maintains position that Dharamlall must be removed from Office

The main opposition, A Partnership for National Unity is looking into claims that the 16-year-old school girl who filed a rape and sexual assault complaint against the Local Government Minister is being denied independent legal representation. APNU+AFC Member of Parliament and former Magistrate Geeta Chandan-Edmond said the rights of the child to proper legal counsel […]

Red Thread and APA call for independent legal representation for teen who filed rape complaint against Government Minister

-by Svetlana Marshall- A number of non-governmental groups are making known their demand for a proper investigation to be completed into the allegations of rape against a Government Minister and the need for the 16-year-old who filed the complaint to receive proper legal representation. The Guyana Police Force has denied reports that the teen has […]

Jagdeo assures of “impartial” probe of rape allegations against Government Minister Nigel Dharamlall

Declaring that the People’s Progressive Party Government has no place for child molesters and sexual predators, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo, has broken his silence on the allegations of sexual assault and rape against Minister of Local Government, Nigel Dharamlall. The allegations were made by a 16- year old indigenous girl, and the Police have since […]

Protests against Minister Dharamlall continue as concern mounts over Police investigation of rape allegations

With reports surfacing today that the 16-year-old girl who made the rape and sexual assault allegations against Government Minister Nigel Dharamall, was taken back to the place of the alleged crime while the accused Minister was there, protests continued outside the office of the president with mounting calls for a thorough probe. Opposition Member of […]

Association of Women Lawyers, GPSU and TCI join calls for thorough and full investigation into rape allegations against Minister Dharamlall

With mounting calls for the Minister at the centre of rape allegations to be removed from office and not just proceed on leave, a number of civil society groups are joining the chorus of calls for a fair, thorough and detailed probe of the rape and sexual assault against the Minister of Local Government, Nigel […]

Opposition and other groups step up protest against Dharamlall; Call for his complete removal from office

The main opposition APNU+AFC today stepped up its call for the Minister of Local Government Nigel Dharamlall to be completely removed from office, now that he has been arrested on rape and sexual assault allegations. With other representatives from non-governmental organisations, the APNU+AFC picketed the President’s office this midday, echoing earlier calls for a complete […]

National Toshaos Council calls for independent and impartial probe of rape allegations against Local Govt. Minister

The National Toshaos Council, which represents the interests of indigenous communities across the country, has issued a call for an independent and impartial investigation into the “deeply distressing allegations of rape” made by a young indigenous girl against Minister of Local Government Nigel Dharamlall. Mr. Dharamlall, who has since been arrested on the rape allegations […]

Local Government Minister released on $1 Million station bail following arrest over rape allegations

Hours after his arrest at the Brickdam Police station on Monday evening, Minister of Local Government Nigel Dharamlall was released on $1 Million station bail. He is expected to return to the Police today for questioning on the rape and sexual assault allegations made against him by a 16-year-old school girl. Dharamlall turned up at […]

Second suspect charged and remanded for murder of Coast Guard Officer; Third suspect still on the run

A second suspect in the murder of Guyana Defence Force Coast Guard Officer, Lieutenant (CG) Rondell Douglas, was charged and remanded to jail today. Appearing before Acting Chief Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus, 37-year-old murder accused Randy Wright was not required to enter a plea to the indictable murder charge. He was remanded to jail until the […]