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Almost a year and half since contempt of Court charges were filed against the Directors of the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry Limited, the Chief Magistrate threw out the charges today, saying that the Directors should not have been charged in the first place. The Directors were charged over their alleged refusal to provide […]
The British High Commissioner to Guyana is urging the political leadership of the country to get together and agree to a constitutional way forward, following the no confidence vote. Speaking at a meeting of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce yesterday, High Commissioner Greg Quinn said “it is imperative for the two political sides to meet […]
A Pensioner was today slapped with the charge of distributing nude photos of his reputed wife at the woman’s workplace. 65-year-old, Martial Arts Instructor, Godfrey Taylor, pleaded not guilty to the charge when it was read to him by the Chief Magistrate. The charge stated on the 15th December, 2018 at the Georgetown Public Hospital […]
The Ethnic Relations Commission has completed its report into the complaint by the three opposition nominated members of the Guyana Elections Commission about the hiring practices of the Guyana Elections Commission and the hiring of the Deputy Chief Elections Officer. The Commission found no evidence that supported the Opposition nominated Commissioners’ contention that GECOM was […]
Well known bread vendor and businessman, Clairmont Telesford of Berverwagting, East Coast Demerara was attacked and murdered early Sunday morning just after he closed his business place. A police report has revealed that three masked men, including one who was armed, stormed the man’s premises around 1:30 this morning and held the businessman and his […]
The Government of Guyana is teaming up with the Food for the Poor Organisation to ensure better housing for the families who have been squatting on that plot of land on Lombard Street for decades. Through the collaboration, 20 families, including the six who were recently left homeless after a fire, will be allocated their […]
Minister of State Joe Harmon is in New York meeting with members of the Guyanese community. On Saturday, he told a gathering that the current political situation in Guyana has been engineered by a “wrecking ball” who is out to wreck the country. Harmon referred to the Opposition Leader as that “wrecking ball” and explained […]
BBC- Thousands of people have attended a wake for victims of a school shooting near the Brazilian city of São Paulo. Two former pupils, aged 17 and 25, killed eight people on Wednesday, in an attack police say was planned for more than a year. Family members and friends wept over the open coffins of […]
In an address to the nation on Friday afternoon, President David Granger assured that it remains his desire that credible elections be held in the shortest possible time. The President said he will continue to ensure that his government’s actions are consistent with the Constitution and he is assuring the nation of credible electoral process. […]
Chief Magistrate Ann McClennan this morning threw out the private criminal charges filed against the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission and the three Government nominated Commissioners. The Chief Magistrate said the private charges were frivolous, a waste of the Court’s time and an abuse of the Court. The charges were filed by local engineer […]
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