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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 […]
Arguments in the Election Petition appeal case wrapped up today as Attorney for the appellants, Senior Counsel Roysdale Forde told the Court that the Parliament of Guyana is the only institution vested with the power by the Constitution to modify the country’s Electoral Laws. He was making the case against the Recount Order that led […]
The 20-year-old mother of three, who was arrested over the weekend following the stabbing death of her reputed husband, was charged today for manslaughter and granted bail in the sum of $300,000. The young woman, Alliyan Lewis, appeared before the Chief Magistrate this morning, where the manslaughter charge was read to her. She is accused […]
The body of an 88-year-old woman was found this morning wrapped up in an old sheet and dumped in an empty lot in Russell Street, Charlestown. The dead woman has since been identified as Patsy Bovelle. She lived just opposite the empty lot where her body was found. Police investigators spent several hours at the […]
A young mother’s greatest fears have shattered her life and have now become the reality she is facing. Seven-month old Oriyaa Gravesande died yesterday after reportedly suffocating at the Little Learner’s Daycare Centre in Ogle. While fighting back tears in a social media video, the child’s mother Shavanie Gravesande said all was well when she […]
Several residents in Grove on the East Bank of Demerara are counting their losses following a major river defence breach that sent flood waters rushing into their homes last evening. While a cause of the breach is still to be determined, the authorities are looking at the work that was being done by a contractor […]
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