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A dejected Attorney General, Senior Counsel Basil Williams today told reporters that the Government of Guyana will abide by the rulings handed down by the Caribbean Court of Justice in the no-confidence and GECOM Chairman cases. Mr. Williams told reporters that the Government had always indicated that it will respect the ruling and it will […]
Opposition Leader and General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Bharrat Jagdeo today said that his party expects that General Elections will be held within the next two to three months. Mr. Jagdeo’s announcement came a few hours after the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) ruled that the government was defeated in a vote […]
In an address to the nation from Bartica in wake of the ruling by the CCJ, President David Granger this afternoon said that Guyana will be heading to the polls, but the country cannot proceed to elections with the current voters list. “It is essential that we hold fair, free and credible elections. We cannot […]
Attorney Sanjeev Datadin, who represented the interests of former Member of Parliament Charrandass Persaud in the no-confidence cases, believes the ruling by the Caribbean Court of Justice makes way for a new Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission to be appointed and for the President to dissolve the Parliament. Speaking to reporters moments after the […]
The Caribbean Court of Justice has also ruled that President David Granger’s unilateral appointment of Justice James Patterson as the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission was flawed and not in keeping with the Constitution. The President rejected three lists of six persons each that were recommended to him by the Leader of the Opposition […]
The Caribbean Court of Justice has thrown out the Guyana Court of Appeal ruling on the no-confidence motion against the Guyana Government and has ruled that the motion was properly passed on December 21, 2018. In handing down the judgement, President of the CCJ, Justice Adrian Saunders said the Court has found that 33 is […]
Almost two weeks after one of six youths charged with the murder of a retired Professor opted to plead guilty to manslaughter, two others are following her footsteps. At the High Court on Monday, the two accused, Nikisha Dover and Orin McRae appeared before Justice Navindra Singh and opted to enter a plea of guilty […]
Local telecommunications company, GTT, is partnering with a number of non-governmental organisations to ensure that over 150 men across Guyana benefit from a Prostate Cancer Screening Initiative. The company has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Men’s Health Unit, several Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), Cancer Foundations and several GTT Pinktober sponsors. After signing the MoU, […]
A 39-year-old man who attempted to smuggle a flock of singing finches into the US from Guyana was nabbed by US Customs on Sunday at the JFK Airport in New York. The bird smuggler, Francis Gurahoo has been was charged with trying to smuggle approximately 34 finches from Guyana into the United States, according to […]
It was confusion outside the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court today as gunshots were fired when two prisoners on trial for robbery attempted to escape. The two prisoners, 24-year-old Navin Ali and 20-year-old Seon Ray, were on their way to Court when they jumped from the Police vehicle and made a dash for their freedom. Their freedom […]
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