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Guyana’s Foreign Affairs Minister Carl Greenridge today said “backtrack travelling” is responsible for the absence of official departure records for thousands of foreign nationals who entered the country legally. Mr. Greenidge was responding to concerns raised at the Parliamentary Sectoral Committee on Foreign Affairs, where it was revealed that over 17,000 Cubans and 5000 Haitians […]
37-year-old taxi driver, Sebastian Hamichand, was today charged with allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl. He was granted bail. The man appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman and was not required to enter a plea to the indictable charge. The Court was told that between 1st and 31st December, 2017, he engaged in the sexual penetration of […]
The World Bank today announced that it has approved a US$35 million Development Policy Credit to support Guyana’s efforts to strengthen financial sector development and fiscal management. The move is to better prepare the country to benefit from its newly discovered oil and gas reserves and transform its oil wealth into human capital. Finance Minister […]
Opposition Member of Parliament Juan Edghill has responded to the $200 Million lawsuit filed against him by the Finance Minister for libel and malicious prosecution. Edghill told reporters today that he intends to stand in Court and fight the lawsuit. Minister of Finance Winston Jordan filed the lawsuit last week through his Attorney. The lawsuit […]
Days before the Caribbean Court of Justice issues a final ruling in the constitutional case of Attorney General of Guyana v Cedric Richardson, PPP General Secretary and Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo is assuring his party faithfuls that regardless of how the decision goes, he will still be in charge of the PPP. The decision of […]
A Bartica housewife has found herself facing multiple charges following the discovery of a quantity of marijuana and cocaine in her bedroom, but the woman claims she was just keeping an eye on the illegal items. The 59-year-old woman told investigators that she was given the illegal drugs to keep at her home for someone […]
Acting Prison Director Gladwin Samuels, is once again warning members of the public about efforts to smuggle prohibited items into the prisons. His latest warning comes on the heels of the discovery of prohibited items at the Lusignan Prison and the New Amsterdam Prison. On Saturday afternoon, Prison Officers and Police Officers stationed at the […]
Opposition Member of Parliament, Bishop Juan Edghill, has been slapped with a $200 Million lawsuit by Finance Minister Winston Jordan for libel, false charges and malicious prosecution. The lawsuit was filed by Attorney Roysdale Force on Jordan’s behalf and stems from the private criminal charges that Edghill had filed in the Magistrates’ Court against the […]
President David Granger has proclaimed next Monday June 25 as a National Day of Mourning for the fifteen Guyanese fishermen who were murdered in Surinamese waters by pirates while plying their trade. In the proclamation, all authorities, boards, commissions, public buildings, corporations, agencies, Ministries and citizens are being asked to fly the national flag at […]
A City Magistrate today released a caretaker on $100,000 bail after she was charged with malicious wounding for allegedly burning a 6-year-old child with a clothes iron. The accused, Nicole Rosemay, stood before Magistrate, Leron Daly and pleaded not guilty to the charge when it was read to her in court. The Court heard that […]
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