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President Irfaan Ali has announced that his embattled Minister of Local Government, Nigel Dharamlall has tendered his resignation as a Minister and a Member of Parliament, and he has accepted the resignation. Dharamlall had been accused of sexually assaulting a teenage schoolgirl. He had denied the allegation. The announcement of Dharamlall’s resignation came hours after […]
Days after the 16-year-old school girl who filed a rape complaint against Minister of Local Government Nigel Dharamlall asked the Police to no longer proceed with the matter, the Director of Public Prosecutions has advised the police that in the absence of the victim’s complaint, there is no legal provision for the Police to continue […]
Less than 35% of the more than 540,000 registered voters went to the polls during the just concluded Local Government Elections – resulting in the country experiencing its lowest voter turnout rate this year of the last three local elections. The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) disclosed that only 188,856 persons or 34.97% of the registered […]
One year after Eccles resident, Andrew Morgan was arrested when CANU found more than 7 pounds of cocaine at his home, he has been found guilty on the drug trafficking charges. The guilty verdict was handed down today by Magistrate Sunil Scarce, however, sentencing will take place after a probation report is received by the […]
The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, plans to continue his push for a robust international security force in Haiti. He made his position known as he addressed the 45th Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM in Trinidad and Tobago. Arriving in the Twin Island Republic from Haiti, the UN […]
Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. Keith Rowley has sounded the alarm over the many challenges facing regional governments and the countries of the region themselves. At the opening of the CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting in Port of Spain, Dr. Rowley said “never before, have small states faced the broad and deep range […]
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and though satisfied with the progress made by the Community over the last 50 years, CARICOM Secretary General, Dr. Carla Barnett, believes the time is now to confront those challenges. The Secretary General made the comments while addressing the opening of the 45th Regular Meeting of […]
A 37-year-old Venezuelan national was stabbed to death on Sunday morning outside a bar, while he partied with his wife. Another Venezuelan is the prime suspect. Police have identified the dead man as Oscar Sanchez, who lived at Eccles on the East Bank of Demerara with his wife, who is also from Venezuela. The Police […]
Declaring that transformation is not about a nice building or a new road, President Irfaan Ali told a gathering of Guyanese in Canada on Saturday that he firmly believes that prosperity can only come to the country if it is united. He explained that with its existing challenges, Guyana cannot afford to be divided, even […]
The Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) is highly convinced that the alleged instruction of “no further action” to the Police, by the 16-year-old indigenous girl, who accused Local Government Minister, Nigel Dharamlall of rape, “is a culmination of improper investigation and systemic emotional abuse by the authorities.” In a statement on Saturday, the APA said the […]
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