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Georgetown businessman, Davenand Singh, was today sentenced to 14 months in jail over the assault of his 25-year-old daughter. Singh was found guilty of causing actual bodily harm and using threatening language two weeks ago when the trial concluded before City Magistrate, Rhondel Weever. After the sentence was handed down today, the businessman hung his […]
A number of Guyanese women were today exposed to opportunities in the Agriculture Sector as the Women and Gender Equality Commission hosted its first Agriculture Conference at the Regency Hotel. Access to Finance, Market Linkages and Technology, Risk Management and opportunities for partnerships among agricultural organisations in Guyana and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) were among […]
The governing People’s Progressive Party-Civic is training its eyes on the strongholds of the opposition People’s National Congress at the upcoming Local Government Elections. PPP General Secretary, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo today announced that his party was stepping into full campaign mode for the local elections and has its eyes set on taking municipal control […]
The APNU+AFC Opposition today called for the draft Petroleum Sharing Agreements for the deepwater and shallow-water blocks offshore Guyana to be placed before the National Assembly for a thorough review by a Parliamentary Select Committee. The Government recently released the draft contracts while starting 14 days of consultation on the contents of the contracts. Economic […]
With upgrade works continuing at the Lusignan Prison, the authorities at the jail house have started to relocate prisoners to sections of the newly constructed prison block. The full rehabilitation of the prison is expected to be completed within the next few months. When completed, it is expected to ease the overcrowding situation at many […]
Two weeks after he was remanded to jail on a drug trafficking charge, businessman and owner of the Blue Iguana club, Royston Peniston will have to remain behind bars, after an attempt to secure bail from the High Court failed. Peniston through his Attorneys, approached the High Court for bail on the drug trafficking charges. […]
Attorney General Anil Nandlall is not too happy with sections of the recently released US State Department report on Human Rights practices in Guyana. The Attorney General has expressed concern about parts of the report that focused on allegations of corruption in the Guyana Police Force and the Force’s failure to investigate cover-up claims by […]
In what is being seen as another move by the Government to discredit the Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA), Attorney General Anil Nandlall has declared that the association owes the state of Guyana more than $38 million. In a statement on Tuesday, the Attorney General said the human rights body is not legitimate and he […]
The process of appointing a new Deputy Chief Elections Officer (DCEO) appears to be at a standstill once again. The members of the Commission met on Tuesday, but no date was set for the conduct of interviews with the shortlisted applicants. It is now more than 17 months since the Elections Commission, which is chaired […]
A police operation in Wisroc, Linden has left one man dead and another injured. The dead man has been identified as Randy Jerome. Jerome’s associate, Ronaldo Chapman, was reportedly injured during the incident, and is currently receiving treatment at the Linden Hospital Complex under police guard. Region 10 Divisional Commander, Hugh Winter, when contacted by […]
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