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The Traffic Department of the Guyana Police Force has dragged a number of errant road users before the Courts for various traffic offenses after those offences werre caught on camera. On Wednesday, a number of drivers appeared before the Courts to answer charges of dangerous driving. The Police Force noted that dangerous driving cases continue […]
Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, the United States, Bolivia, Costa Rica and Paraguay have come out in support of Panama’s sovereignty, amid what they have described as “increased economic pressures” from China against the Latin American country. China reportedly detained 70 Panamanian-flagged ships in March in retaliation to a Court ruling that saw a Hong Kong-based […]
Minister of Education, Sonia Parag has expressed confidence that the more than 15,500 students currently writing the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) Examinations will perform well, as she believes the investments made in the Education sector will pay off. Minister Parag visited the Diamond-Grove Primary School on the East Bank of Demerara this morning as […]
Attorney General Anil Nandlall is encouraging motorists to file lawsuits against Traffic Ranks who solicit bribe payments to avoid being locked up for ticketed offenses. The Attorney General said the authorities are well aware that despite measures being put in place, some Traffic officers are still soliciting bribes from motorists under the pretext that they […]
A 25-year-old man, who was wrongfully arrested, detained, imprisoned and maliciously prosecuted by the Guyana Police Force back in 2023 when he was 22-years-old, has been awarded $8 Million by the High Court. The youth, Terrence Sandy, filed a lawsuit against the Guyana Police Force in 2024 over the 2023 incident. Last Friday, Justice Sherdel […]
Hours after President Irfaan Ali dispatched an official letter of protest to the CARICOM Chairman, expressing concern over the Venezuelan President engaging CARICOM Leaders while wearing a brooch with Guyana’s Essequibo as part of the Venezuelan map, CARICOM responded and signaled its ongoing support for Guyana’s territorial integrity. In a statement last evening, CARICOM said […]
The Occupational Safety and Health Symposium opened this morning with Prime Minister Mark Phillips underscoring the importance of safeguarding the mental health and wellbeing of workers, even as companies aim for higher productivity. Addressing OSH officers, government, private sector and workers’ representatives at the Arthur Chung Conference Center, the Prime Minister said the Occupational Health […]
Minister of Labour and Manpower Planning, Keoma Griffith today sounded an alarm as the country has recorded a total of 13 workplace deaths since the start of the year. While delivering an address at an Occupational Safety and Health Symposium at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre this morning, the Labour Minister said while there has […]
A heated exchange between People’s Progress Party/Civic (PPP/C) Tabulation Officer Bibi Aneishaw-Mohamed – a witness in the Elections Fraud Case – and Defence Attorney Nigel Hughes, resulted in the case being adjourned earlier than expected this morning. At the time of the incident, Hughes was cross-examining the key witness in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, grilling […]
President Irfaan Ali has written to the Chairman of CARICOM, St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister, Dr. Terrence Drew, expressing concerns over the display of a brooch with Guyana’s Essequibo region being part of Venezuela, worn by Acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez, while meeting with Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley on Monday. This is the […]
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