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Two nationals of Afghanistan and four nationals of Cuba have arrived in Guyana after being deported from the United States for immigration issues, as part of a new agreement between the Guyana and US Governments for Guyana to accept third-country deportees. The six US deportees arrived on Friday on a special US deportation flight. Their […]
The Government of Guyana announced on Saturday morning that it has concluded a migration cooperation framework with the Government of the United States of America. As part of the framework, Guyana will receive a limited, vetted number of skilled and non-criminal individuals through the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Assisted Voluntary Return Programme, a statement […]
Noticing an increase in young party goers being rushed to the hospital with reports of drug and excessive alcohol use, the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit has issued a warning about the trend in some party circles. In a statement, Director of CANU James Singh, said drugs are not entertainment. “It is deeply concerning to learn […]
High Court Judge Justice Priscilla Chandra-Hanif today refused an application by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) seeking her recusal from the case against four men who are preparing to stand trial for the September 2020 murder of 17-year-old Haresh Singh. The application stemmed from the High Court Judge’s decision to separate […]
A plan by the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) to integrate Linden into the national electricity grid has been rejected by APNU’s Region 10 parliamentary representative, Sharma Solomon. GPL announced last week that Linden would be fully integrated into the national electricity grid by 2029, in keeping with the company’s 2026–2030 Development and Expansion Plan. […]
After decades of efforts and negotiations, Guyana will finally have its own Law school which will provide the option to Guyanese Law students to complete their Council of Legal Certificate studies at home. The new Council of Legal Education law school, which will be the fourth in the region, will be constructed on an 8-acre […]
Chief Magistrate Judy Latchman today ruled that there is no basis for the Court to revoke the bail granted to businessman and Leader of the Opposition Azruddin Mohamed. She made the ruling shortly after the Prosecution in his extradition case reported alleged breaches to his bail conditions over the Police investigation into his presence near […]
39-year-old vagrant, Roy Morgan, has been sentenced to 12 months in jail after pleading guilty simple larceny related to the theft of copper cables from the Bharrat Jagdeo Demerara River Bridge. Morgan was arrested on Wednesday as Police probed the theft of the cables which were used to power the LED lights on the bridge. […]
A cameraman and a driver attached to the Leader of the Opposition, Azruddin Mohamed, remain in Police custody this morning after being arrested late yesterday afternoon on the West Coast of Demerara on suspicion of operating a drone in the Leonora area, where the President has his private home. The Opposition Leader denied that there […]
The extradition committal proceedings against the Leader of the Opposition Azruddin Mohamed and his father, Nazar Mohamed, restarted in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court today after a more than five month hiatus, which was punctuated by a series of legal battles in the High Court right up to the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). At today’s […]
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