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Days after one Executive of the Working People’s Alliance (WPA), Tacuma Ogunseye, called on the Party to consider its future within the APNU coalition and Government, another WPA Executive has poured cold water on the possibility of a split. In a surprising turn of events, it is Dr. Rupert Roopnarine who is supporting the WPA’s […]
At least two Commissioners on the Rights of the Child Commission are excited over the prospects of the recently tabled “revolutionary” Juvenile Justice Bill, but they warn that it must do more to address the issues of bail and legal representation for children. The Bill was tabled in Parliament last Thursday and will allow for […]
As Guyana prepares for its oil and gas future, Cabinet ministers will today be engaged by top international experts and gloabal thinkers on natural resource management. The event is being facilitated by Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs through its New Producers Group. Chatham House is an independent policy institute based in London. […]
As the Guyana Police Force sticks to its story about the shooting death of three suspected bandits, the post-mortem examination for two of the men is raising even more questions. On Monday, post-mortem examinations were conducted on the bodies of the three men. According to relatives of two of the men, Kwame Assanah and Dextroy […]
Gathered for a morning of reflection on the occasion of ‘World Social Work Day’, scores Social Workers from across Guyana were encouraged to be proud of their profession and the hard work that they do. The charge came from Mr. Arnold Mickle from the Association of Professional Social Workers. He pointed out that the 45-year-old […]
The US Government through its embassy in Guyana has pledged to continue assisting Guyana in its efforts to take on its security challenges. That assurance came from US Ambassador Perry Holloway on Monday during a presentation of US$20,000 in equipment to the Guyana Police Force. The Ambassador said despite a reported 11% decrease in serious […]
Four suspected pirates were today charged and remanded to prison in front of their weeping family members following a $4.6 M armed robbery. 18-year-old Sanjay Jangbir, 19-year-old Rajendra Parsoran, 22-year-old Vishnu Jangbir and 25-year-old Mahendra Sancharan, all stood before a City Magistrate with a grim look on their faces as they were not required to […]
Guyana is looking to review several pieces of legislation as it seeks to deliver safe, timely and cost-effective drugs and medical products to its citizenry. Along with support from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the World Health Organization (WHO), the Ministry of Public Health hosted a stakeholder consultation on Monday with the main aim […]
As more questions are being raised about the shooting deaths of three suspected bandits on the seawalls last Thursday, the acting Police Commissioner, David Ramnarine is in support of the action of his officers and told reporters this morning that he is convinced their use of deadly force was justified. According to Ramnarine, while the […]
Crime Chief, Assistant Police Commissioner Paul Williams this afternoon told News Source that the Guyana Police Force is still to find any criminal record for Kwame Assanah, who was one of the three men gunned down by Police ranks yesterday on the seawalls during an apparent shoot-out. Assanah was the driver of the black car […]
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