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A Father of twelve from Region One, will be spending the next 44 years in prison after he was found guilty and sentenced for the rape of a child. 42-year-old, Errol Desouza stood before Justice Jo-Ann Barlow and chose not to say anything in Court today as the Judge was preparing to hand down the […]
President David Granger will meet with the Chairman and Commissioners of the Guyana Elections Commission on Friday at 11 o’ clock. As a follow up to yesterday’s meeting with the Opposition Leader, the President, through his State Minister, wrote the Elections Commission Chairman and Commissioners, inviting them to the meeting. In a statement yesterday, President […]
After years of talk about a liberalised telecommunications sector, the Government and GTT inched closer to making that a reality today with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for the planned liberalisation of the telecommunications market. In a joint statement, the Government and GTT said that while not binding, the MoU represents a major […]
The President is likely to meet with the full Guyana Elections Commission in the coming days to discuss preparations and needs for the hosting of credible elections. Last week, the President wrote to the Chairman of the Elections Commission, retired Justice James Patterson, inviting him to consultations. Today, Minister of State Joe Harmon said he […]
Moments after he arrived in Guyana after being extradited by Canadian authorities, former Accountant at the Guyana Rice Development Board, Peter Ramcharran found himself facing the Chief Magistrate and being remanded to jail on 39 charges of fraud. With his Attorney Sase Gunraj at his side, Ramcharran, who had run off to Canada during a […]
The meeting between President David Granger and Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo ended this midday with no agreement on an election date. However, the two leaders have agreed to meet again. President Granger will now meet with the Guyana Elections Commission and after that meeting, he will be expected to invite the Opposition Leader to another […]
With the President giving an undertaking to “discuss the issues raised” in the Opposition Leader’s letter to him, the meeting between the two is set for tomorrow morning at the President’s Office. In a statement this evening, Mr. Jagdeo said that while he shares the misgivings of many that nothing positive will come out of […]
Political Advisor to the People’s Progressive Party, Peter Ramsaroop, was today questioned by investigators attached to the Criminal Investigations Department of the Guyana Police Force. Speaking to News Source this afternoon, Mr. Ramsaroop said the questioning surrounded his friendship with former Government Member of Parliament, Charandass Persaud. He said he was questioned for over eight […]
The man who was behind the steering wheel of that route 44 mini-bus that crashed on Sunday claiming the lives of two women, has been charged in connection with the deaths. The driver, Denzil Clarke was remanded to jail today for causing the death of two women by his dangerous driving. The accused appeared before […]
For the second week, Opposition nominated members of the Guyana Elections Commission, walked out of a meeting of the Commission over elections preparations. The three Commissioners, Bibi Shadick, Robeson Benn and Sase Gunraj, left the meeting early as they preferred the issue of discussion, to be more about preparations for elections. Commissioner Robeson Benn said […]
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