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Retired Assistant Commissioner of Police and former Chairman of the Police Service Commission, Paul Slowe believes that the Government needs to put together a Commission of Inquiry to look into the claims of a Police cover-up in a murder investigation, as made by Police Sergeant Dion Bascom. During an appearance on the Mark Benschop show […]
There are currently 2,098 migrant students enrolled in public schools in Guyana, according to the Coordinator of the Ministry of Education’s Disaster Risk Prevention and Migrant Support Unit, Ms. Rampattie Prashad-Bisnauth. Local and international organisations such as UNICEF and the Pan-American Development Fund have been working along with the Government to provide critical care and […]
Attorney Nigel Hughes, who is representing Police Sergeant Dion Bascom, is calling on the Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn to establish the Protected Disclosures Commission and the requisite regulations in keeping with the Protected Disclosures Act 2018. Last weekend, Sgt. Bascom made a series of public disclosures on social media in relation to the […]
The Governments of Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago have committed to confront the challenge that is hampering bilateral trade between the two nations but also to address issues of food security and energy security in the context of the wider Caribbean region. In addition, the two sides have also discussed Tourism and youth development. Discussions […]
Amid growing concerns over the bundling of contracts within the Petroleum Sector, the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Private Sector Commission (PSC) have agreed to push for the unbundling of contracts in the interest of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). “…both sides [have] agreed to continue pushing for the unbundling of contracts and […]
Police investigators this morning arrested four hijackers and freed a taxi driver after a daring chase through the city that ended in an armed confrontation and two of the suspects being injured. A Police statement indicated that around 2:59 this morning, Police ranks received information of a robbery along Lamaha Street. Patrols were alerted and […]
The Guyana Police Force continued its push back this evening against the claims made by Police Sergeant Dion Bascom about corruption in the Police Force and the alleged cover-up of the investigations into the murder of biker Ricardo Fagundes. At a press conference at the Police Commissioner’s office, Acting Police Commissioner Clifton Hicken said the […]
Attorney Nigel Hughes who is representing the interests of the Police Sergeant who has made damning claims of a Police cover-up of a major murder investigation believes that the Police Commissioner’s dismissal of his client’s claims in the absence of an investigation proves that the Police Force is incapable of conducting a probe into the […]
Two days since Attorney-at-Law, Nigel Hughes dispatched a letter to President Irfaan Ali requesting witness protection for Police Sergeant Dion Bascom, President Ali today said he is yet to see that letter. Sergeant Bascom last week made a series of public disclosures on social media in relation to the alleged improper conduct of the lead […]
President Irfaan Ali this morning appealed to the European Union to find ways within the shortest possible time to begin the issuance of Schengen visas in Guyana. Currently, Guyanese who wish to visit Schengen countries in Europe are forced to travel to either Suriname or Trinidad for their visa appointment. The President said that situation […]
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