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President Irfaan Ali has indicated that while he is not fully informed of all the details surrounding the accusations of improper conduct and indecent proposals by his Minister of Local Government Nigel Dharamlall, he believes that the young woman who has made the allegations, should file a Police complaint so that the claims could be […]
The Executive Committee of the People’s National Congress Reform will meet on Friday to decide on the candidate who will take up the second vacant seat for the APNU+AFC in the National Assembly. The resignation of Nicolette Henry as a Member of Parliament took effect today. A few weeks ago, former Opposition Leader Joe Harmon […]
An elderly East Coast Demerara resident lost his life this morning in a fire that completely gutted his wooden house. The fire was reportedly started by an unattended kerosene stove. The dead man has been identified as 76-year-old old Charles Brown of Church Road, Bachelor’s Adventure, East Coast Demerara. Persons in the area said the […]
Regional Chairman of Region Four, Daniel Seeram was today charged and placed on $20,000 bail for threatening behaviour that was allegedly made against his father-in-law. Mr. Seeram has denied the charge. The Regional Chairman appeared before Magistrate Alisha George in the Sparendaam Magistrates’ Court this morning where the charge was read to him. The Court […]
Three men are in the custody of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit after a quantity of cocaine and a .40 caliber pistol with a magazine was found in a mini-bus during a CANU operation on Wednesday. Acting on a tip-off, CANU agents intercepted the Route 32 minibus at Tuschen on the East Bank of Essequibo. […]
Three seniors are among five persons in the custody of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit who were arrested after they were busted with more than 20 pounds of cocaine and a number of ecstasy pills in a Prashad Nagar House. 60-year-old James Hubert, 62-year-old Lena Narine, 72-year-old Jennifer Butcher, 47-year-old Gregory Faria and 27-year-old Jamal […]
Popular cosmetologist Onika Pompey has found herself before the Court again and this time she is facing charges related to derogatory statements she allegedly made about local singer and former soca monarch, Kwasi Ace Edmondson. The 32-year-old woman appeared before the Chief Magistrate this morning where the charge was read to her. It is alleged […]
The Education Ministry is looking to step up its Operation Recovery initiative which is aimed at locating children who have dropped out of school with the hope of having them return to the classroom. The Ministry of Education intends to partner with a number of civil society groups to facilitate the expansion of the initiative. […]
The Women’s Arm of the Alliance for Change party has written an open letter to President Irfaan Ali calling for an immediate probe of allegations of predatory and improper behaviour of Local Government Minister Nigel Dharamlall. In a social media post, a young woman who lives in the United States released several screen grab images […]
Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nanlall has defended the President’s decision to move ahead with the appointment of Assistant Police Commissioner Clifton Hicken to act as Police Commissioner in the absence of consultation with the Opposition Leader and the Police Service Commission. Appearing on his weekly tv show, Issues in the News, […]
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