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The prime suspect in the murder of 14-year-old Ann’s Grove resident, Malika Hamilton, was on Tuesday charged and remanded to prison when he made his first appearance at the Sparendaam Magistrates’ Court. Twenty-nine-year-old Alvin ‘Satan’ Reid who works in the interior as a miner, was not required to plead to the indictable charge when it […]
A Guyanese Human Rights Advocate and one time deportee from the United States, is lobbying the government to develop a structured reintegration programme for Guyanese deportees. According to Donna Snagg, who is a founding member of the Friendly Society, Juncata Juvant (Latin for things joined together are helpful), such a program is desperately needed to […]
-by Kurt Campbell- The opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has again raised concerns over the delay by the Judiciary with respect to the hearing of the Elections Petition filed by the Party, challenging the outcome of the 2015 General and Regional elections. PPP General Secretary Clement Rohee along with other party leaders and members, led […]
A suspect is in custody in the Berbice area as police investigators probe the murder of a 14 year old Corentyne boy. The body of the teen, who has been identified as Akeem Grimmond, was found Monday afternoon in the Corentyne burial ground, which is located a short distance away from his #61 village home. […]
Within minutes of President David Granger recommending the establishment of a five member Authority to report on and implement policies on Indigenous affairs, Former Amerindian Affairs Minister under the PPP, Pauline Sukhai rejected the recommendation and said such a move would be an attempt to usurp the independence of the National Toshaos Council (NTC). Sukhai […]
The 10th annual National Toshaos Conference (NTC) opened on Monday with a strong call from Indigenous Leaders for the conference to address several outstanding land issues, find ways to strengthen the Amerindian Act and increase stipends for Toshaos and Councillors. NTC Chairman Joel Fredricks led the charge and said the time has come to put an end to the […]
President David Granger on Monday announced that Finance Minister, Winston Jordan, will present the government’s 2017 National budget days before the end of 2016. The 2017 national budget will be presented on December 5, 2016 according to the President. He made the announcement on Monday morning while opening the National Toshao Conference at the Arthur […]
A recent assessment carried out by USAID on democracy, human rights and governance in Guyana has recommended significant reforms for the Guyana Police Police, while calling for a more regulated private security sector. Although Guyana has seen an increase in criminal prosecutions and improved successes in crime fighting, the report said there is still need […]
In the Berbice area, a bandit was shot dead by one of his accomplices during a robbery early yesterday morning in the edinburg village. The dead bandit has been identified as Odan Sunil Lallbeharry of east Canje, Berbice. According to reports, Lallbeharry and 4 other bandits barged into the home of a businessman, held him […]
Investigations have been launched by the Police into the shooting death of a 21-year-old Land of Canaan man, Seon Clarke. Clarke was shot dead and his friend was badly beaten by a group of residents from the Pearl community late on Saturday night. According to a Police statement, earlier in the day, the two young […]
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