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Guyanese and other Caribbean Nationals are among a group of “alien criminals” arrested by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers. According to a press release from US Immigration, the officers arrested 25 criminal aliens from Feb. 29 to March 4 during a targeted enforcement action targeting criminal aliens […]
First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, on Friday, urged the youths of Number Sixty-Eight Village, East Berbice-Corentyne (Region Six) to reset their mind-sets and to speak out against social ills such as bullying and domestic abuse to help create a more compassionate society. The First Lady made this appeal in her address at the Roadside Baptist […]
The Guyana National Broadcasting Authority is preparing to begin issuing new licenses to long waiting applicants for radio and television, within the coming weeks. Chairman of the Broadcasting Authority’s board, Leonard Craig, today told the media that he is pushing for the issuance to begin within the next six to eight weeks. He explained that […]
Attorney at Law and President of the Guyana Bar Association, Christopher Ram, this morning applied for “interested party” status in the Prison Unrest Commission of Inquiry. He submitted to the Commission that the events of the night of the tragedy marked the highest number of deaths of incarcerated persons at any one time and is […]
As the Commission of Inquiry into the Camp Street deadly jail unrest wrapped up its first day of hearings, Attorney and President of the Guyana Bar Association, Christopher Ram, complained to reporters that he is concerned with some of the leading questions from the Commissioners. Mr. Ram said some of the questions are being asked in […]
One survivor of the March 3 prison riot is thanking God for saving his life during the ordeal that claimed the lives of 17 other inmates. Murder accused Errol Kesney took the stand at the Commission of Inquiry on Thursday, one week after the disturbances, and repeatedly credited God for his survival. “I see death, […]
The first witness giving evidence before the Commission of Inquiry looking into last week’s deadly Georgetown Prison unrest, testified that no attempts were made by prison officers to open the door to the section where the fire had been started and to put out the fire. However, video recordings expected to be presented to the […]
The presence of cell phones and illicit substances within the Camp Street Prison aided in maintaining order beyond the walls, prisoner Dwayne Lewis told the Commission of Inquiry investigating last week’s riot that resulted in the deaths of 17 prisoners. Lewis who is behind bars on manslaughter charge, said cell phones, marijuana and alcohol brought […]
The Commission of Inquiry into the disturbances that led to the deaths in the Camp Street Prison began public hearings on Thursday and was told by the first witness on the stand that no attempt was made by members of the Guyana Prison Service to attend to the fire and those prisoners who were under […]
The Government of Guyana has decided to grant a waiver in the gun licensing fees for Amerindians who are dependent on the weapons for hunting to fend off animals damaging their farms. Additionally, the government has also decided that it will return those guns that were handed over to the police by amerindians in the […]
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