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Two men who were charged in October last year with trafficking more than 12 pounds of cocaine were today found guilty and sentenced to three and a half years in jail. A third man who was also charged walked out the Courthouse a free man after he was found not guilty. The two convicts, businessman […]
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo today complained that there have been attempts by persons unknown to gain access to his personal email accounts. At his weekly press conference, Mr. Jagdeo told reporters that he has been informed by google of the attempts to gain access to his emails by persons unknown. “There have been several attempts […]
With the Opposition, People’s Progressive Party, alleging that Haitian nationals might be used to influence Guyana’s elections, President David Granger has described such as a concern as “incredible” and has rubbished the idea. At a press briefing on Thursday, the President said based on all the information provided to Government, the Haitians are not interested […]
The Acting Town Clerk of Georgetown, Sharon Harry-Munroe, has been sent on administrative leave by the Local Government Commission. The decision follows a number of requests by the Commission for documents regarding a number of financial and other issues at the Georgetown City Council and the Town Clerk’s failure to provide the documents. She received […]
Opposition nominated member of the Guyana Elections Commission, Attorney Sase Gunraj, emerged from the meeting between President David Granger and the entire Guyana Elections Commission furious about the meeting. “It was a colossal waste of my time this morning and I think it was a collective waste of the Commissioners’ time this morning”, he told […]
In a meeting that lasted less than 30 minutes, President David Granger on Thursday morning assured the new Chairperson and the Commissioners of the Guyana Elections Commission of the Government’s continued respect for its independence. The President and a government team met with GECOM Chair, Justice Claudette Singh, the Chief Elections Officer and all of […]
President David Granger will this morning meet with the recently appointed Chairman and all of the Commissioners of the Guyana Elections Commission. It will be the first meeting between the President and the full Commission since Justice Claudette Singh took office as the GECOM Chairman last week. The meeting is set to take place at […]
The newest group of US Peace Corps volunteers took their oath to serve today at a simple ceremony at the US Ambassador’s residence. The 29 volunteers will be serving Guyana in the areas of education, the environment and health for the next two years. The US Ambassador to Guyana, Sarah Ann Lynch, welcomed the volunteers […]
Two months after being knocked unconscious by a speeding car, an 18-year-old man has died without regaining consciousness. His parents are now begging for eyewitnesses, including the friends that he was with, to come forward with information about the hit and run accident. The youth, Bariel Hall, was walking in the company of friends after […]
A 21-year-old man was remanded to jail this morning after being charged with the rape of a Venezuelan woman. The accused, Jamal Bunbury, was not required to enter a plea to the indictable charge as he appeared before the Chief Magistrate. It is alleged that on the 3rd of August, Bunbury raped the 26-year-old Venezuelan […]
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