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A Security Guard, who was recently arrested and questioned about the murder of a Berbice waitress was today charged and remanded to jail for the woman’s murder. 38-year-old, Odit Thom aka Persaud, made his first appearance at the Fort Wellington Magistrates’ Court before Magistrate Rhandel Weaver and was remanded to jail. The Magistrate also ordered […]
One of three men, who stood earlier this year before Principal Magistrate, Judy Latchman and were slapped with charges of robbing a Chinese businessman, was yesterday sentenced to 56 months in prison. The charges were dismissed against the other two. It was alleged that Andrew Vieira along with Winston Mackenzie and Fayaud Amid robbed businessman, […]
The opposition People’s Progressive Party was on Thursday called out as being willfully blind to the government’s vision by State Minister Joseph Harmon, who used his presentation in the ongoing budget debates to defend the government’s green state agenda. Harmon said the government had spent the last four days clarifying his vision but notwithstanding its efforts, the […]
Opposition Member of Parliament, Priya Manickchand on Thursday opened day four of the Budget Debates and immediately proceeded to describe the government’s 2018 fiscal plan as a “deh deh and checkbox budget.” She surmised that the document was robotic in laying out a programme and plan for the development of Guyana and believes the budget is bare […]
After three days of being bombarded by the Parliamentary opposition to fix procurement lapses in the public health system, the government on Wednesday said it has plans to do just that. Public Health Minister Volda Lawrence announced a reassessment of providers of medical supplies to the Georgetown Public Hospital which will likely see the discontinuation […]
Thirty-six year old taxi driver, Anansuarudin Khan, was today found guilty and sentenced to two years in jail for sexually assaulting a 7-year-old girl. The verdict and sentence was handed down by Magistrate Judy Latchman. It was just a few months ago that the man was charged after the young child related to relatives that […]
After several arrests and almost a month of investigations, a taxi driver was today charged for the murder of 23-Year-old high school teacher, Kescia Branche. Taxi driver Matthew Monroe made his first appearance in Court this afternoon and was not required to enter a plea to the indictable charge of murder. Dressed in black pants and […]
The National Assembly was told on Wednesday of a turnaround in the mining and wider extractive industry, a change that is characterized by greater transparency and accountability, according to Minister Simona Broomes. The Minister within the Minister of Natural Resources, delivered her presentation in the ongoing budget debates and said there is now a clear vision for […]
Army Generals along with Defense and Public Security Leaders from across the Caribbean Region and beyond are currently meeting in Guyana for the annual high-level Caribbean Nations Security Conference (CANSEC). The Conference, now in its 16th year, will seek to examine threats to the region’s stability, share information about operations and strategies, and define avenues for […]
(BBC) The European Union has published its first blacklist of tax havens, naming 17 territories including Saint Lucia, Barbados and South Korea. A “watchlist” of 47 countries promising to change their tax rules to meet EU standards has also been issued. The “grey list” includes several with UK links, including Hong Kong, Jersey, Bermuda and the […]
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