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A 27-year-old man, who was caught on camera brutally stabbing his wife at Kuru Kururu last Wednesday, has been remanded to prison for attempted murder. The accused, Nevin Stoll, was not required to enter a plea to the indictable charge when he appeared at the Diamond Magistrates’ Court this morning. He is accused of attempting […]
President Irfaan Ali has announced an across the board 10% retroactive salary increase for public servants. He made the announcement this morning while addressing Senior Police Officers at their Christmas Breakfast event. The President said a two-year agreement, covering 2024 and 2025, has been struck with the Guyana Public Service Union. Under the […]
The Guyana Police Force today denied reports that Deputy Superintendent Phiona Harris was transferred from her post at the Cheddi Jagan Airport over the wife of embattled Assistant Commissioner of Police Calvin Brutus, leaving the country following an order of the Court. Mr. Brutus and his wife along with others are facing multiple fraud and […]
With General Elections set for next year, the Working People’s Alliance (WPA) believes it is imperative for President Irfaan Ali and the Leader of the Opposition, Aubrey Norton to engage in dialogue with the aim of finding solutions to many challenges confronting the Guyana Elections Commission. The Opposition and the Elections Commission are at odds […]
The Government of Guyana is hoping that its efforts to weed out corruption will happen at a faster-pace, according to Minister of Governance, Gail Teixeira. At the opening of an Anti-Money Laundering and Corruption Expo this morning, Minister Teixeira acknowledged that more cases of corruption could occur even as the Government improves its anti-corruption efforts. […]
A claim by Opposition representative on the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) Investment Committee, Terrence Campbell, that its board is a rubber stamp and white elephant, has sparked concerns, with the Alliance For Change demanding answers as it sees Mr. Campbell’s revelations as troubling. In a letter to the press last week, Campbell revealed that he […]
A New and United Guyana, confirmed today that while it will be meeting with other political parties, it will not be forming any coalition with the PPP, the PNC or the AFC. The political party in a statement earlier today denied reports that it had planned coalition talks with the AFC. The party said there […]
Guyana has submitted its final written brief on the border case to the International Court of Justice as the Court continues to hear the matter that was filed by Guyana against Venezuela. The brief was submitted to the Court’s Registrar by Guyana’s Ambassador in Brussels, Sasenarine Singh. The case was filed in March 2018 following […]
Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty will rule on the 30th December, on whether or not the elections fraud case should start afresh, now that she has taken over the matter from City Magistrate Leron Daly, who fell ill shortly after the criminal trial commenced in July. The trial into the alleged attempt to commit fraud […]
Leader of the Alliance For Change, Nigel Hughes today fired back at Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo, who earlier this week accused the Opposition of leading a campaign to discredit the Guyana Elections Commission to set the stage to dispute next year’s General and Regional Elections. At a press conference today, Mr. Hughes said the Guyana […]
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