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Three weeks after he was sentenced to life in prison for the gunning down of his reputed wife, disgraced ex-GDF Officer, Orwain Sandy has moved to the Court of Appeal in an effort to seek a reduced sentence. Sandy was charged and committed to stand trial for the murder of Reona Payne, but when his […]
The Guyana Police on Tuesday night announced the arrests of two pensioners, ages 72 and 76 along with their granddaughter and her reputed husband after a number of weapons were found at their Springlands, Corentyne home. The police seized a 9mm pistol along with a magazine with four live rounds, a 12-gage shotgun, a 9mm […]
The Returning Officer for Region Four, Clairmont Mingo, was arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department of the Guyana Police Force this afternoon as the Force launches a wide ranging probe into the allegations of fraud in the 2020 elections. Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum confirmed Mr. Mingo’s arrest, but would offer no other detail. The arrest […]
With the number of coronavirus cases in Guyana still climbing steadily, the University of Guyana has announced that it will remain in “safe mode” for the first semester in the new academic year, which will now start in October. In a letter to students and staff, the University stated that due to the pandemic, the […]
It may not have been the birthday gift he was expecting, but the PPP Civic Government today terminated the contract of the Chief Executive Officer of the Central Housing and Planning Authority, Lelon Saul, as he celebrated his 52nd birthday. Saul joined the Central Housing and Planning Authority in 2017 after working for a number […]
Former Minister of Public Service, Tabitha Sarabo-Halley has fired back at the new Minister of Public Service, Sonia Parag over her statement that under the previous government, scholarships were “skewed to one demographic and geographic in Guyana”. Ms. Sarabo-Halley in a statement this morning said Ms. Parag may need to familarise herself more with the […]
The number of covid-19 cases in the country continues to climb with 74 new cases being recorded yesterday from a total of 330 completed tests. The majority of the new cases are from Region Four which recorded 47 new cases, that’s more than half of the number of new cases recorded yesterday. The total number […]
While refusing to offer clarifications and details, the recently appointed Minister of Public Service Sonia Parag today claimed that the former APNU+AFC, Government ran a “heavily flawed” scholarship program, that only catered for “one demographic”. Pressed by reporters about what she meant by “one demographic”, Parag shied away from answering the question and instead said […]
Former Minister of Citizenship, Winston Felix has broken his silence on the granting of citizenship to one of the suspects in the alleged ponzi scheme that is now part of a major multi agency probe. Mr. Felix in a statement today, said the Attorney General Anil Nandlall is guilty of spreading misinformation with his recent […]
Days after the Guyana Police Force indicated that the Director of Public Prosecution has taken over the private criminal charges against the Chief Election Officer, it appears as though the DPP has not yet made that move. When the Chief Election Officer, Keith Lowenfield appeared in Court this morning for the continuation of the matter, […]
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