Book examining the Queer community in the Anglophone Caribbean launched

By Svetlana Marshall The Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) celebrated its 21st Anniversary today with the launch of the book, ‘Defiant Bodies: Making Queer Community in the Anglophone Caribbean’. The book was written by Trinidad and Tobago Academic and Community Activist, Dr Nikoli Attai.  It captures the complex nature of queerness across different spaces […]

Mother pleads for Police to issue wanted bulletins for men responsible for shooting of her 6-year-old son

One week after six-year-old Jeremiah Gustave was shot to the head, while two gunmen fired at each other, the young boy remains hospitalised and unresponsive in a critical state. His mother, Keisha Gustave, is furious with the Guyana Police Force for not publishing wanted bulletins for the two gunmen, although they were identified by numerous […]

Home Affairs Minister hammers Police Force over Corruption, Questionable Accounting Practices and Senior Officers who can be bought

Home Affairs Minister, Robeson Benn believes the time for patting the Guyana Police Force on its back is over. At a Police Anniversary Symposium this morning, the Home Affairs Minister said there appears to be significant accountability challenges in the Force, particularly in the area of procurement, which seems to be a “cash a cow” […]

US Embassy says Natural Resources Minister not questioned nor detained during “meeting” with US authorities

As questions continue to swirl over Natural Resources Minister, Vickram Bharrat, being met by US Federal agents during his arrival in New York last Thursday, the US Embassy has indicated that the Minister met with the US authorities, but was not questioned nor detained. The Embassy has also stated that the Government of Guyana has […]

Ministerial Task Force on Trafficking in Persons hosts awareness session with Law Enforcement Officers on new legislation

The Government, through the Ministerial Task Force on Trafficking in Persons, is moving to effectively implement the new Combating of Trafficking in Persons Act, which lays the foundation for the implementation of a number of new measures to protect the rights of individuals and prevent and combat trafficking of persons within or across the borders […]