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The Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Justice (Ret’d) Claudette Singh has agreed to rescind the appointment of Aneal Giddings as the Commission’s Operations Director with effect from tomorrow, February 8, 2023. Elections Commissioner Vincent Alexander made the disclosure this afternoon, shortly after he exited a meeting of the Commission. “At today’s meeting the […]
The Labour Department is investigating another workplace accident that occurred in the city today. This morning, 43-year-old construction worker Leon Turpin was badly burnt at his worksite after receiving several electrical shocks about his body. Reports suggest that the man was moving a metal pole when it came into contact with a live wire at […]
A 26-year-old Police Constable is facing manslaughter charges over the shooting deaths of a fellow policeman and a fisherman. Police Constable Shane James recently appeared at the Mahaicony Magistrates Court on the 25th January, where he was slapped with two manslaughter charges over the deaths of Policeman Dwayne McPherson and fisherman Kishan Budburgh. The Guyana […]
Attorney-at-Law Nigel Hughes is expected to cross-examine six witnesses who implicated former Deputy Chief Elections Officer (DCEO) Roxanne Myers during their testimonies before Elections Commission of Inquiry (COI). The Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Justice Claudette Singh, Elections Commissioner, Sase Gunraj, GECOM’s IT Manager Aneal Giddings, Assistant Commissioner of Police Edgar Thomas, Assistant […]
Acting Commissioner of Police, Clifton Hicken, has issued a warning to members of the public that there will be consequences to be faced by those who block roads and disrupt the flow of traffic. In a statement in wake of recent incidents at Buxton and Hopetown, the acting Top Cop reminded that the blocking of […]
Assistant Commissioner of Police and current Head of the Presidential Guard Unit, Edgar Thomas appeared on the Elections COI witness stand for a third time today as the public hearings resumed. The Assistant Police Commissioner presented his call log for the period covering the early stages of the 2020 Elections including March 5 when pandemonium […]
In wake of Acting Chief Justice Roxane George’s admonition, the International Decade for People of African Descent Assembly – Guyana (IDPADA-G) today dispatched a letter to the Attorney General Anil Nandlall with the hope of resolving the ongoing dispute over funding for the organisation. At a press conference this morning, Chairman of IDPADA-G’s Coordinating Council, […]
The Woodlands Hospital is now offering stem cell therapy for cancer and all diseases. On Saturday, the privately owned hospital launched its stem cell treatment clinic at its Carmichael Street location in Georgetown. President Irfaan Ali who delivered the feature address, threw his government’s support behind the stem-cell treatment clinic and other forms of scientific […]
Convicted Guyanese drug trafficker, Barry Dataram, is finding out that the arms of US justice are long and its memory does not grow wary. The 45-year-old who was arrested on arrival at New York’s JFK Airport on the 26th January is facing multiple drug trafficking charges that date back to two decades ago. According to […]
Residents of Hopetown on the West Coast of Berbice set fire to a car late yesterday afternoon after it slammed into two residents of the community, resulting in their hospitalisations. The residents said the driver of the car was speeding through the community when he lost control of the car and hit down two residents […]
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