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Guyana marked Social Cohesion Day today with Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo reflecting on Guyana’s history and the work that lies ahead to ensure true social cohesion. Speaking at a special ceremony organised by the Social Cohesion Department to mark the day, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo made reference to the December 21 no-confidence motion against the […]
Recently appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Karen Cummings is in Grenada on her first official assignment abroad. The Minister is currently representing Guyana at the Twenty-Second Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) of CARICOM. According to a statement from the Foreign Affairs Ministry, the two day meeting has brought together […]
Police investigators are probing the shooting death of a 20-year-old man. The young man, Patrick Fraser, was shot late last night while hanging out in the yard of an abandoned house in Bagotstown. He was rushed to the Diamond Hospital where he died. The dead man was the grandson of the owner of the C […]
President David Granger has expressed his sadness at the death of Magda Lois Muriel Pollard, AA, CCH, former Principal of the Carnegie School of Home Economics and Women’s Affairs Officer at the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat. In a statement, the President said Magda Pollard was born in 1931 at Buxton, East Coast Demerara and she […]
The issue of GECOM’s preparedness to host elections within three months following the passage of a no-confidence motion came up for questioning before the Caribbean Court of Justice today, as the Court heard oral arguments in the appeal of the no-confidence cases. The Attorney representing the Guyana Elections Commission, Senior Counsel Stanley Marcus, was grilled […]
If Fly Jamaica decides to return to the friendly skies, the airline will have to seek new operating certification. The Jamaican Civil Aviation Authority has suspended the operating certificate for the Guyanese owned airline. The Head of Jamaica’s Civil Aviation Authority, Nari Singh was quoted by Jamaica’s RJR News as saying that the action was […]
The son of former Prime Minister, Samuel Hinds, found himself in Court again today, this time facing several charges related to allegedly pointing a gun at Police officers and driving under the influence of alcohol. 38-year-old Samuel Hinds Jr. appeared in Court this morning before Magistrate Clive Nurse and pleaded not guilty to the charges. […]
The Guyana Police Force has launched an investigation into the death of a 25-year-old Police Lance Corporal. The Policeman, Carlos Alleyne, died at the Georgetown Hospital over the weekend after an alleged beating by a Police sergeant. The beating incident reportedly took place at the Police Constabulary headquarters. According to reports, the young Policeman was […]
Three serving members of the Guyana Police Force found themselves before the Court today facing serious charges. One of the the three Policemen, Kerwin Mingo, was charged with the alleged rape of a Brazilian woman in the interior region. He denied the allegation and was granted bail in the sum of $150,000. Mingo and the […]
In light of an audit report that found several improprieties at the Special Organised Crime Unit of the Guyana Police Force, President David Granger today indicated that the Unit will continue to function, but the Government will be ensuring that public confidence is restored in the unit. Speaking on the sidelines of an event at […]
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