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Fifty of the sixty-two staffers of the government’s One Laptop Per Family programme have received letters of dismissal as funding for the project has dried up and as the new administration is seeking to take the project in a new direction. The fifty staffers who were based at the Queenstown headquarters of the project received […]
Just weeks after deciding to plead guilty to bulk cash smuggling and other related charges, US Federal authorities announced today that they have indicted the Guyanese born, New Jersey based pilot for his role in a Rochester-based drug trafficking operation. The pilot, Khamraj Lall, has been charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine and importation of […]
Former Attorney General of Guyana, Anil Nandlall this afternoon confirmed that one of the men currently in custody in connection with the murder of political activist, Courtney Crum-Ewing was indeed his personal bodyguard, but he claims he hired the man after Crum-Ewing’s death and fired him four days later. In a hastily called press conference […]
The former bodyguard of former Attorney General Anil Nandlall has been arrested as the police widen their probe into the March 10, 2015 murder of political activist, Courtney Crum-Ewing. The former bodyguard has been identified as Rajput Narine. Although he worked as the bodyguard for the former Attorney General, he has been in the employ […]
The opposition People’s Progressive Party late Wednesday evening issued a statement denying its involvement or that of any of its members in the March 10 shooting death of political activist Courtney Crum-Ewing. The PPP’s statement comes in wake of statements by former murder accused and self confessed member of the former death squad Sean Hinds, […]
Self confessed former member of a death squad, Sean Hinds believes the Guyana Police Force may need to look among some of its former and retired officers if it wants to solve the murder of talk show host and political activist Ronald Waddell. Waddell was killed in a hail of gunfire in front of his […]
One day after self confessed death squad member and former murder accused Sean Hinds, distanced himself from the murder of political activist Courtney Crum-Ewing, the Guyana Police Force is indicating that while he is not wanted for the Crum-Ewing murder, he is wanted for questioning in relation to another serious offense. Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum […]
The Government has reached an agreement with the Surinamese beverage company, RUDISA International NV, with regard to the repayment of a judgement of US$7.72M in keeping with a ruling of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). The agreement includes the repayment of a reduced sum. RUDISA’s owner, Rudi Sardjoe met with the President David Granger […]
Following revelations by former murder accused Sean Hinds that he was indeed a member of a death squad under the previous government, the new APNU+AFC Government made it clear today that it will not offer any state protection for the self-confessed death squad member. Minister of State Joseph Harmon told media operatives that Hinds’ recent revelations […]
The Deputy Chief Executive Officer for Administration of the Guyana Power and Light company Ash Deonarine has been sent on leave after it was discovered that he transferred $27 million to his personal account from the Petro Caribe money that had been transferred to the power company. Police investigators have also been called in. One […]
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