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Hours after his arrest at the Brickdam Police station on Monday evening, Minister of Local Government Nigel Dharamlall was released on $1 Million station bail. He is expected to return to the Police today for questioning on the rape and sexual assault allegations made against him by a 16-year-old school girl. Dharamlall turned up at […]
A second suspect in the murder of Guyana Defence Force Coast Guard Officer, Lieutenant (CG) Rondell Douglas, was charged and remanded to jail today. Appearing before Acting Chief Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus, 37-year-old murder accused Randy Wright was not required to enter a plea to the indictable murder charge. He was remanded to jail until the […]
While the dust from last Monday’s Local Government Elections is settling, President Irfaan Ali is assuring communities and townships that his party lost that they will experience similar development like the areas his party emerged victorious. He explained that his party went into the local polls with a plan of action and that plan will […]
Appalled and disgusted at the allegations of sexual assault and grooming of a child leveled against the Minister of Local Government, the Amerindian People’s Association today called on President Irfaan Ali to ensure that an independent investigation is conducted into the serious allegations against Minister Nigel Dharamlall. The APA said the government is duty-bound to […]
-by Svetlana Marshall- An attempt by the Opposition to invalidate the passage of the Natural Resource Fund Bill over the absence of the Mace in the National Assembly failed on Monday, with High Court Judge, Navindra Singh ruling that the presence, absence or use of the Mace in the National Assembly is not provided for […]
Police investigators are probing a Saturday night accident that has left a 25-year-old motorcyclist dead. The dead motorcyclist has been identified as Oliver Collins. The young man from Friendship on the East Coast Demerara, was riding his motorcycle along the Friendship embankment road when he was hit down by a car that crossed over into […]
Minister of Local Government, Nigel Dharamlall has proceeded on administrative leave to allow an investigation into the serious allegations of rape and sexual assault leveled against him by a 16-year-old school girl. In a statement on Sunday, President Irfaan Ali said the Minister requested that he be granted leave to allow for the investigation, and […]
Opposition Member of Parliament Amanza Walton-Desir, has issued a call for President Irfaan Ali to act on the serious allegations of sexual misconduct made against his Minister of Local Government by a 16-year-old schoolgirl. While the Minister remains silent on the claims amid calls for him to step down and be fully investigated, the President […]
Declaring that “no one is above the law”, Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr. Vindhya Persaud this morning announced that the Child Care and Protection Agency has launched an investigation into the serious sexual assault allegations that have been leveled against a Government Minister by a 16-year-old school girl. In a post on […]
In its latest report on Trafficking in Persons, the US State Department has indicated that Guyana has met the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking in persons. However, the report also noted that there is significant room for improvement. The report has listed 12 prioritized recommendations that Guyana should take on board to aid […]
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