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The Director of Public Prosecutions has discontinued the private criminal charges instituted against Health Minister Volda Lawrence and Social Cohesion Minister, Dr. George Norton. The decision by the DPP which was announced this afternoon comes one day before the two were expected to appear in Court to have the charges read to them. They will […]
Keeping true to a promise made by the Opposition Leader, PPP Member of Parliament Anil Nandlall was back at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court this morning to file more private criminal charges against current government Ministers for alleged misconduct in office. This time, Nandlall with Bishop Juan Edghill of the PPP at his side, filed charges […]
Police investigators have arrested a young driver who was found to be drunk when he slammed into a cyclist, killing the man instantly. According to a Police statement, “the alcohol level of a private motor car driver who was involved in a fatal accident at Pouderoyen, West Coast Demerara, was found to be exceedingly above […]
With well over 60 cases in hand, the State Assets Recovery Agency intends to commence civil proceedings in the Court by the third quarter of this year. The announcement came as SARA kick-started its campaign against corruption titled “Corruption is everybody’s business” with a March through the streets of Georgetown Friday Afternoon. SARA’s Head, Dr. Clive Thomas […]
Although they have been getting assurances from the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Commission itself, workers of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission downed tools and walked off the job today over the high levels of mercury in their compound. The GGMC is housed in the same compound with the Guyana Gold Board and […]
The investigative skills of just over 25 local law enforcement agents have been improved following a two-week training programme on investigating fraud, bribery, and corruption. At the culmination of the training on Friday, Crime Chief Paul Williams encouraged the 26 participants to challenge their superiors who may be bent on doing investigative work the conventional way. […]
A Lethem miner was today remanded to prison after he was charged for the murder of a Brazilian national, who was chopped to death during a confrontation over a woman. Thirty-three-year-old, Brian Green appeared before the Chief Magistrate, Ann McLennan and was not required to plea to the charge. He was immediately remanded to prison […]
Police outnumbered protesters who braved the midday sun today to picket outside City Hall in a bid to block the return of paid parking in the city under a renegotiated contract with Smart City Solutions. A handful of protesters from the Movement Against Parking Meters, numbering no more than ten, held placards and demanded that […]
Hours after the PPP through two of its Members of Parliament filed charges against two government minister for alleged misconduct in office, the Minister of State has fired back at the PPP and says the move is not more than an attempt by the PPP to draw attention away from the malfeasance charges that have […]
The calm of Thursday morning was shattered in the East Coast community of Mahaica this morning when a twenty-three year old woman was stabbed to death by her husband. The man reportedly ingested a poisonous substance just after the murder. He was taken to a hospital in the area and is in a critical condition. […]
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