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Hotel owner and businessman, Shervington Lovell aka “Big Head” has been arrested in Jamaica for suspected drug trafficking and he could also face other charges. The authorities are also looking at his possible involvement in cases of money laundering locally and internationally. Drug Enforcement officials in Guyana have confirmed the arrest to News Source. Two […]
Veteran trade unionist and former Board Member at the Guyana Power and Light Company, Carvil Duncan was all smiles today as he was freed of a $27 million fraud conspiracy charge. Magistrate Fabayo Azore today ruled that the Prosecution had failed to make out a strong enough case against Duncan. Mr. Duncan was charged back […]
Opposition Leader and former President, Bharrat Jagdeo, has declared that he does not believe copyright legislation should be introduced at this time. Mr. Jagdeo’s statement came today at his weekly press conference and one week after President David Granger told the National Assembly that the Government plans to introduce copyright legislation in the new year. […]
One month after the body of Sherwin Apple aka “Yellow”, was found on the Kitty foreshore, the Guyana Police Force is hunting a person of interest in the murder case. Crime Chief Lyndon Alves today told reporters that the case is still an active one and a person of interest has been identified and is […]
Police Commissioner Leslie James today declared that corruption must become something of the past in the Guyana Police Force, and he has been explaining that to ranks across the country during his divisional visits. The Police Commissioner told reporters today that his Force is looking to greatly reduce corrupt activities involving its ranks, but while […]
Recently appointed Police Commissioner Leslie James has set a timeline for the reform of the Guyana Police Force. At his first press conference since taking office, Mr. James told reporters this midday that the Force is moving ahead with its reform plan and citizens will notice that reform before the end of the first quarter […]
The People’s Progressive Party, through its Executive Secretary, is taking its case against the appointment of the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission all the way to the Caribbean Court of Justice. The party through Attorney Anil Nandlall has officially filed his notice of motion, indicating the move to the Caribbean Court of Justice. The […]
53-year-old, Deon Aaron was today found guilty of raping a 3-year-old child, two years ago. A twelve member jury returned the guilty verdict this afternoon at the High Court after deliberating for just over two hours. The man was convicted of raping the toddler between the 1st March and the 20th October 2016 at their […]
Two weeks after reaching an agreement on increased salaries and benefits for the nation’s teachers, the Education Ministry and the Guyana Teachers Union signed off on the agreement this afternoon. As stated previously, the agreement will see teachers getting a 12% increase on their salaries for 2016 and an 8% increase for 2018. They had […]
The Alliance For Change today said it had no plans to use the Courts to challenge anything that it might have concerns about with the local government elections because that would be a tactic to question local democracy and delay the elections. AFC Region Four District Chairman, Michael Leonard, told a media conference today that […]
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