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The Government of Guyana remains silent on the controversy that has erupted at the top of the local Judiciary with Justice Yonette Cummings returning from leave to continue her role as Acting Chancellor, and Justice Roxane George, who was acting as Chancellor while Cummings was on leave, finding herself without a Chamber as Justice Navindra […]
Former President of Guyana, Donald Ramotar, is among ten former Caricom Heads of State who have signed on to joint statement imploring that the region remains a zone of peace. The statement notes that the current situation in the region, referring to the build up of U.S military assets, demands that all existing channels for […]
Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform and outgoing Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton, believes that based on a correspondence that was sent to him by the Government, now that Justice Yonette Cummings is back from leave, she has resumed the position of Acting Chancellor and Justice Roxane George who was acting as Chancellor, should be […]
A 35-year-old Police Lance Corporal was shot dead this morning by a businessman at Vreed-en-Hoop after a row erupted at the businessman’s shop over the sale of a phone. The dead Policeman has been identified as Richard Marvin Hayes, who was attached to the Impact Base at the Brickdam Police Station. He lived at Vreed-en-Hoop […]
President Irfaan Ali has announced that the 13th Parliament will be convened on Monday, 3rd November, which is exactly four months after the dissolution of the 12 Parliament on July 4 to prepare make way for National Elections which took place on the 1st September. The Opposition political parties, especially the WIN party, have expressed […]
Controversy has now engulfed the local judiciary as Justice Yonette Cummings has returned from two months of vacation leave and has resumed her post as Acting Chancellor. However, while Justice Cummings has returned to her Chambers, Justice Roxane George who was appointed Acting Chancellor in early August, has found herself operating out of the Conference […]
Dissatisfied with the state of the Beterverwagting Primary School and the Regional Special Needs Centre amid a pigeon infestation, parents of children attending the two schools shut both schools down today in protest. They claim that enough is not being done to address the problem. The two schools have been battling the pigeon infestation for […]
Alliance For Change Executive Member and Former APNU+AFC Member of Parliament, Devin Sears, was remanded to jail this morning after pleading not guilty to drug trafficking in a 650-pound marijuana bust case. His co-accused, 69-year-old Albert Sandy, was sentenced to 4 years in jail after he entered a guilty plea in the same case. The […]
Acting Chancellor of the Judiciary, Justice Yonette Cummings returned to work this week after more than two months off on vacation leave. With the return of the Acting Chancellor to the bench, Justice Roxane George has reverted to her role as Acting Chief Justice after performing the functions of Acting Chancellor in the absence of […]
A 29-year-old contractor from Plaisance on the East Coast of Demerara lost his life tragically on Wednesday afternoon after being attacked by a swarm of bees while working on a road contract at Triumph. Contractor Winston Semple suffered multiple stings about his body and collapsed at the scene. He was rushed to the Enmore Hospital, […]
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