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Three days after the Police issued a wanted bulletin for his arrest, Georgetown resident, Maverick DeAbreau turned himself in to the Police to face questioning related to the assault of gay rights activist, Joel Simpson. Simpson was attacked by a group of men three weeks ago as he purchased food in the Bourda market area […]
(BBC) Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said he was “optimistic” as talks between the government and the opposition to resolve the country’s political crisis resumed on Monday. The two sides have been engaged in a bitter power struggle since January and preliminary talks held in May in Oslo petered out without an agreement. Mr Maduro said […]
During the first meeting between representatives for the President and the Opposition Leader this afternoon, the President’s team suggested the names of eight persons to be considered for the Opposition’s list of nominees that will have to be submitted to the President for the GECOM Chairman. The President has nominated recently resigned GECOM Chairman Justice […]
On the same day that the Attorney General moved to the Appeal Court over a judgment that could see the Finance Minister facing jail time for not honouring a Court order to pay over US$2million in a judgment against the state, the President has stepped in and granted the Finance Minister a respite of the […]
Family members of the late Lallbachan Bachan are seeking an inquest to be carried out into the death of the man in the Suddie Police station lock-ups on the night of June 30. The family, through their Attorney Anil Nandlall, has written to the Police Commissioner, the Chairman of the Police Complaints Authority and the […]
Workers of the Guyana Goldfields company met this morning with the Chief Labour Officer and other representatives from the Labour Department. During the meeting at the Aurora mines, the workers raised several complaints from working hours to concerns of severance packages if the company changes its mine operations management. During the meeting, the workers also […]
Having failed to get the Full Court to put a stay on a High Court Judge’s order for the Finance Minister to pay up a judgment against the Government or face jail time, the Attorney General has now taken the matter to the Court of Appeal. The case is related to the awarding of judgment […]
The Ministry of Public Infrastructure is moving ahead with the construction of a tarmac for a market and parking lot in the Diamond community. The contract for the project has been awarded. According to the Ministry, the contract was awarded to Bardon Construction Service for a sum of fifty-seven million, and one hundred and eighty-eight […]
Representatives of President David Granger and Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo are scheduled to meet this afternoon to begin “hammering” out the process for the official submission of nominees for the position of GECOM Chairman. Public Health Minister Volda Lawrence, Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan and Director General of the Ministry of the Presidency Joe Harmon […]
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo through his party’s executive member, Gail Teixeira, has put forward the names of eleven persons who were previously rejected by the President for consideration for the GECOM Chairman’s job. The eleven are retired Major General Joe Singh, retired Major General Normal McLean, retired Judges BS Roy and William Ramlall, Private Sector […]
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