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PPP General Secretary and Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo today announced that his party has withdrawn its candidates in the Wakenaam Local Authority area, as Local Government Elections approach. The decision was taken after one of the other political parties contesting elections in the area, pointed out that a number of the names listed on the […]
The High Court in Georgetown is getting ready to hear scores of sexual offence cases in its current session with most of the cases involving children as the alleged victims. One hundred and forty-nine sexual offence cases have been listed for the new Court session. Of those 149 cases, Court documents have revealed that children […]
The Guyana Prison Service has announced that a Prison Officer attached to the New Amsterdam Prison is now in Police custody. He is being investigated for his alleged involvement with smuggling over two pounds of marijuana and thirty nine packs of cigarettes in the prison. According to the prison service, from video evidence obtained, the […]
-by Dennis Glasgow- The Guyana Teacher Union is once again threatening strike action as it maintains a call for the Minister responsible for Labour, Keith Scott, to withdraw the appointment of a Chairman for the Arbitration panel examining the salary dispute. GTU President Mark Lyte called a press conference this midday and expressed the union’s […]
Attorney at Law, Dexter Todd, has been appointed as a Special Prosecutor in the matter involving the shooting death of a Subryanville Man by Hotel Owner, Orwin Bachus. Todd was retained by the family of the dead man and got the DPP’s approval to be the Special Prosecutor in the case. The accused, Orwin Bacchus, […]
With breast cancer being the leading cancer in Guyana, more women are being reminded that early detection could save their lives and as such they are being encouraged to get screened early. Yesterday, First Lady Sandra Granger joined representatives from GTT and the Cancer Foundation to wrap the trees along the Camp Street Avenue in […]
At the High Court today, 31-year-old, David Alexander, was sentenced to life in prison after he pleaded guilty to raping an 8-year-old girl. Alexander, who appeared before Justice JoAnn Barlow opted not to endure a trial and entered the guilty plea to the charge as the Judge started the case. The incident took place on […]
President David Granger has indicated that he remains open to engaging Opposition Leader and Former President, Bharrat Jagdeo, on national issues and will continue to do so. However, he is also of the view that former Presidents should also be prudent in their remarks. In a wide ranging four-page interview carried in the Guyana Review […]
It was a busy September for cocaine pushers from Guyana as four Guyanese nationals were busted at New York’s JFK airport over the course of three days. In all four cases, the persons arrived on flights from Guyana and all had the cocaine in their stomach. US Court documents have revealed that on the 20th […]
The Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU) of the Guyana Police Force is hosting a two day training for Prosecutors, primarily those with responsibility of dealing with money laundering cases. The Unit sees the training as critical to ensuring its effectiveness. The training programme is being facilitated by Security Experts from the Regional Security System from […]
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