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The 2026 Law Year opened this morning with a special sitting of the Full Bench of the Supreme Court with the Acting Chancellor of the Judiciary, Justice Roxane George recommitting the Judiciary to a service of excellence in keeping with its Strategic Plan. A recent International Framework of Court Excellence (IFCE) Self-Assessment Survey conducted by […]
Police investigators were called to a gruesome scene at the KK Villa Guest House on Lime Street in Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown this morning following the discovery of the bodies of 36-year-old security guard, Cyril Saul and housekeeper, 31-year-old Loretta Cyrus. A Police statement explained that the two were former lovers who worked together at the same […]
Attorney General Anil Nandlall wants the Courts to return to in-person hearing with greater regularity, stating that while virtual hearings have been helpful and have helped the Judiciary, he does not believe it should substitute in-person hearings. Speaking during the opening of the 2026 law year today, the Attorney General said while virtual hearings can […]
President of the Guyana Bar Association, Kamal Ramkarran has called for the urgent review of rules and laws guiding the work of the Guyana Court of Appeal. He said those rules, which have been in existence for over fifty years, are hurting the functioning of the Appeal’s Court. Speaking at the opening of the 2026 […]
The Bureau of Statistics released its long awaited preliminary report of the 2022 national census this afternoon, hours after the report was presented to the President. The report found that Guyana’s population saw growth of just over 17.6% in 2022, when compared to the previous census which was conducted in 2012. The country’s population stood […]
Of the 506 complaints received by the Competition and Consumers Affairs Commission last year, 156 were related to the auto industry, which includes sales, repairs and parts. In a statement today, the Consumers Affairs Commission indicated that complaints against the auto industry totaled more than $312 million in value. Reflecting on its 2025 work, the […]
High Court Judge Fidela Corbin-Lincoln, has ordered the Department of Public Information (DPI) and the Attorney General to pay $10 Million to Chairman of International Decade for People of African Descent Assembly-Guyana IDPADA-G, Vincent Alexander, for statements made by Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo and published by DPI back in 2022. Mr. Jagdeo was not held liable, […]
Banks DIH Limited has commissioned a new $13.7 Billion bottling plant at its Thirst Park location, which will boost production capacity. At the commissioning of the plant on Sunday, Chairman and Managing Director of Banks DIH, Clifford Reis, said the new bottling plant has been in the making for years, as the company felt the […]
The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) has revealed that it seized over 500 pounds of cocaine valued $235.9M and more than 1500 pounds of marijuana valued at $197 million last year. In addition, CANU said it seized 674 grammes of Ecstasy, 83 grammes of Methamphetamine and 9.16 grammes of Cannabis products. According to a publication by […]
Diplomatic Representatives of the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and the European Union, have all issued a call for elections to be held for a Leader of the Opposition in Guyana. Although the 13th Parliament was convened in early November with the swearing in of all members following last September’s elections, the Speaker of […]
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