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Judge puts hold on Magistrates’ Court proceedings against Ashni Singh and Winston Brassington as High Court examines charges

Criminal proceedings in the Magistrate’s Court against former Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh and former Head of the NICIL, Winston Brassington have been halted, with a stay granted by the High Court on Monday. Justice Franklin Holder granted the stay on the Magistrates’ Court process, but it will only remain in effect until the substantial fixed […]

Exxon’s concession will remain intact in the interest of national security -Trotman

Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman today defended the Government’s move to delay the release of oil blocks given to ExxonMobil in its concession offshore Guyana. Trotman told the Parliamentary Sectoral Committee on Natural Resources that the Government decided to keep that concession granted to Exxon in 1999 intact in the interest of national security. According to […]

Fisherman stabbed to death by colleague for “smoking cocaine”

Angry that his fishing colleague would not stop smoking cocaine in his presence, a 45-year-old fisherman of Rose Hall, grabbed a knife and repeatedly stabbed the colleague to the chest. The dead fisherman has been identified as 38-year-old, Davanand Jailall of Agriculture Road, East Coast Demerara. The name of his assailant has not been released. […]

Guyana sees decline in murders but robberies are on the rise

The Guyana Police Force today released statistics related to crime and criminality in the country. The stats cover the first quarter of the year, from the month of January to April. According to the Police, there was a 26% decrease in cases of murder. The country recorded twenty-six murders in the first four months of […]

High Court to give ruling next week on validity of charges filed against Singh and Brassington

Justice Franklin Holder has set May 21st as the date when he will hand down his decision in the challenge being pursued by two former  People’s Progressive Party/Civic government officials that the misconduct in public office charges against them are not proper. Former Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh and former head of the National Industrial and Commercial […]