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Police at Fyrish on the Corentyne Coast are investigating the brutal murder of 57-year-old Patricia Samaroo who was shot to the head on Friday night during an invasion at her Corentyne home by two men. The dead woman’s sister Annetta Samaroo was injured in the same incident. According to a Police report, just after 11 […]
At least one man has been identified as Guyanese in the latest sting operation at New York’s JFK Airport that targeted baggage handlers who stole credit cards, cheques and money orders from bags and mails being loaded onto international flights. His name is Michael Williams aka Bigz Mike and he was among five JFK baggage […]
Chancellor of the Judiciary, Justice Carl Singh on Friday expressed concern about the decision of a Georgetown Magistrate to remand a woman to prison on a robbery charge even after the Police Prosecutor pointed out to the court that the woman was mistakenly charged and that they were no longer pursuing a case against her. […]
The Education Ministry expects about 3,000 children more children entering nursery schools, due to the age change to 3 years 3 months. Enrolment for children born on or before June 30 and who are eligible for placement has commenced, and Minister of Education Priya Manickchand is urging parents/guardian to enrol their child/children as soon as possible at the school nearest to […]
City Magistrate Judy Latchman on Thursday granted a driver attached to the Guyana Water Incorporated bail in the sum of $2 Million for causing death by dangerous driving. He is blamed for the death of food vendor Claude McPherson. The GWI driver, Shawn Ramai of Norton Street, Georgetown pleaded not guilty to the charge but […]
The issue of University of Guyana law graduates being granted placement at the Hugh Wooding Law School in Trinidad and Tobago will come up for discussion at the next CARICOM heads of Government meeting which takes place this weekend as Guyana raises worry over a move that would not guarantee Guyanese students being placed at […]
(BBC) Venezuela’s President, Nicolas Maduro, has broken diplomatic relations and frozen economic ties with Panama. The decision comes after the Central American nation requested a meeting at the Organization of American States (OAS) to discuss Venezuela’s crisis. Mr Maduro was speaking to other Latin American heads of state at events to mark the first anniversary of […]
Just as the Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry is getting ready to get down to its work, the Opposition is raising some worry about the links between one of the Commissioners and the Government of Guyana. Chairman of the Peoples National Congress and Deputy Speaker in the National Assembly Basil Williams has sounded the alarm […]
The American, British and Canadian diplomatic missions in Guyana have joined a new call for Guyana to host local government elections this year. In a joint press release, the diplomats have found support from a number of civil society organisations. According to the groups, one year has passed since they first issued a call for […]
The latest International narcotics report compiled by the U.S State Department which examines the problem of drug trafficking globally has found that “the influence of narcotics trafficking is evident in the country’s political and criminal justice systems.” According to the report, drug traffickers are attracted by Guyana’s poorly monitored ports, remote airstrips, intricate river networks, porous […]
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