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After a week of controversy surrounding his reported destruction of his personal diary and two notebooks containing critical information regarding his handling of the Mohameds’ extradition case, Head of the Special Branch Unit of the Guyana Police Force, Senior Superintendent Prem Narine, today told the Court that the books “shredded” and “burnt” earlier in January […]
A couple is among three persons who are dead following a cutlass slashing incident in the Baramita, North West District. The three dead persons have been identified as 40-year-old Joy John, her husband 38-year-old Amar Thomas and 62-year-old Tony Williams. The incident occurred on Saturday morning. A Police statement said all three persons worked as […]
Former President Donald Ramotar said he believes Guyana’s third-country deportee agreement with the United States should be made public. Mr. Ramotar has rejected the arrangement as an attempt to “re-colonize” Latin American and Caribbean countries. Appearing on the SOURCES talk show on Sunday, the former President said Guyana and other countries within Latin America and […]
Two weeks before the planned roll out of the Guyana Development Bank, President Irfaan Ali is assuring that the Bank will not be in competition with local commercial banks, but it is geared to provide supplemental funding to entrepreneurs. During a recorded discussion on Sunday with senior business representatives, the President said the application process […]
Making it clear that the ultimate decision at this stage of the extradition proceedings against businessmen, Nazar and Azruddin Mohamed will be made by her and no one else, Chief Magistrate Judy Latchman today declined to see the content of a press statement issued by the Guyana Police Force, which according to the Defence, has […]
Three days after he was deported from the United States to Guyana, Kanand Ojha was remanded to prison for the murder of gay sex worker, Noel Luther back in July 2015. Ojha was remanded to prison this morning when he appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court before Chief Magistrate Judy Latchman. His case will come […]
High Court Judge, Gino Persaud, was blocked from boarding a Miami bound American Airlines flight from Guyana on Saturday morning after he was informed by airline representatives that his name has been flagged in the system and his US visa was under review. Justice Persaud was informed that he should visit the American Embassy in […]
Describing the delay in the release of grades for Criminal Law I and Criminal Law II for the 2024/2025 academic year as “completely unacceptable, the Chancellor of the University of Guyana, Sir Ronald Sanders, has ordered that urgent action be taken to address the delay and for a full review to be done to avoid […]
Guyana’s Ambassador to Switzerland and former Government Minister, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy has been ordered by the Court to pay $5 million plus $250,000 in costs to veteran journalist, Enrico Woolford, after the Court found that he defamed Woolford in a Guyana Times column back in 2020. In the ruling, High Court Judge Peter Hugh, dismissed […]
Former President of Guyana Donald Ramotar has accused the United States of pressuring Guyana and other countries across Latin America and the Caribbean to end their medical cooperation agreements with Cuba, saying the situation has weakened Guyana’s relationship with Havana. He said he would like to see the agreement restored. In March, Guyana’s Minister of […]
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