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After being behind bars for three years on a murder charge, 26-year-old Jamal Forde walked out of the High Court a free man today. The South Ruimveldt resident was freed of the charge following a no-case submission put forward by his attorneys, Ronald Burch-Smith and Keoma Griffith. Forde was on trial before a 12-member jury […]
The recently formed political party, Change Guyana has taken the political opposition to task over its campaign promise to reopen the three closed sugar estates, saying such a move is totally impossible. Presidential candidate for Change Guyana, Robert Badal, today said he is firm in his position that any plan to reopen closed sugar estates […]
With the objective of encouraging more reading, the world’s largest floating book store has sailed into Guyana. The Logos Hope ship was officially welcomed back to Guyana last evening at a simple ceremony. Director of the Logos Hope, Pil-Hun Park, stated that they are once again delighted to be in Guyana. He said as the […]
The mother of a student of the Tagore Memorial Secondary School who had her religious attire pulled off her head during a bullying incident at her school wants the issue of bullying in schools to be properly addressed. The mother, Rosanna Mohamed feels that the entire school system in Guyana should be revamped and policies […]
Sugar workers gathered at various locations across the country this morning in protest to demand an increase in their wages and salaries. A group led by the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) staged one of the protests outside the Ministry of the Presidency this morning. The union’s President Komal Chand said the protest […]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs this afternoon confirmed a major shake-up that will see the Director-General being reassigned and a number of Ambassadors being brought back home. In a statement, the Foreign Affairs Ministry said the position of Director General will now be replaced by the position of Permanent Secretary as exists in other Ministries. […]
The opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) has made a commitment to implement campaign finance reform in order to fight corruption, if elected to office. This revelation was made on Friday by the party’s General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo who said the issue forms part of the party’s official manifesto 2020- 2025. Political financing laws usually provide […]
Acting Chief Justice Roxanne George Wiltshire today delayed a decision in the case taken to the Court over government’s takeover of the operations of the Berbice river bridge. The Judge had scheduled this morning for her decision but told the Attorneys in the matter that she was delaying her decision as she requested additional documents […]
A prison officer attached to the Lusignan Prison might soon find himself among the same prisoners he was hired to watch. The Director of Prisons, Gladwin Samuels, this morning announced that a young prison officer was arrested at 6:45 this morning with 70 grams of marijuana hidden in his underwear. The man who has been […]
On the last day of Guyana observing road safety week, five more persons were added to the list of road deaths in two separate accidents. On Saturday night, an accident at Nismes on the West Bank of Demerara involving a mini-bus and a car claimed the lives of four persons including a 12-year-old girl. The […]
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