Berbice men remanded over 270 lbs marijuana bust

The two Berbice men, Suraj Singh and Mourice Vansluytman who were arrested earlier this week with 277 pounds of marijuana in their possession were charged and remanded to prison today. The two appeared before Magistrate Alex Moore at the No. 51 Magistrates’ Court in Berbice. The both pleaded not guilty to the drug possession charge […]

Hughes, Fields and Stoby Law Firm eyes expansion as it celebrates 50th Anniversary

Anticipating an increase in disputes, litigations and arbitration proceedings, which are likely to stem from Guyana’s budding Oil and Gas Industry, the Hughes, Fields and Stoby (HFS) Law Firm is looking to expand its operations as it celebrates its Golden Jubilee.   In the Oil and Gas Industry, multibillion-dollar projects spanning decades, often times require […]

Elections Commission of Inquiry to begin public hearings in November

The Presidential Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the 2020 General and Regional Elections will commence public hearings in early November, according to the Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall. Speaking to News Source on the side-lines of the recommissioning ceremony of the Mibikuri Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, Mr. Nandlall said under the […]

Political activist Victor Singh slapped with $750 Million lawsuit over Facebook posts

A Canadian based Guyanese businessman, who is a director of local company Ideal Supplies Inc.  has filed a $750 million defamation lawsuit against PPP activist Victor Singh.  The businessman Heralall Nandlall said he is suing Victor Singh for false, defamatory, and libelous statements that were posted in a Facebook group that carries the name “PPPC […]

GECOM Chair writes Home Affairs Ministry and Chief Immigration Officer for verification of claims of voter impersonation

Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), retired Justice Claudette Singh has dispatched several documents containing cases of alleged voter impersonation at the last elections to the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Office of the Commissioner of Police for verification. The APNU+AFC has long argued that while the Elections Commission in an attempt to […]

DPP wants Magistrate to be removed from hearing Dion Bascom case over treatment of Police Legal Advisor

Director of Public Prosecutions Shalimar Ali-Hack has written to Acting Chancellor of the Judiciary, Justice Yonette Cummings requesting that Senior Magistrate Leron Daly be removed from hearing the cyber crime case against Police Sergeant Dion Bascom. In the letter, the DPP said while she recognizes that Magistrate Daly does not appear to have a personal […]