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President David Granger has defended his decision to nominate Justice Yonette Cummings-Edwards as the new Judge to perform the functions of Chief Justice, describing her as the most suitable for the position. In a statement from his office, the President said “We looked at the judges particularly, the judges in the Appeal Court and we […]
President David Granger and Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo have agreed that Justice of Appeal, Yonette Cummings-Edwards will be the Judge to perform the duties of Chief Justice as the Acting Chief Justice, Ian Chang heads off into retirement. President Granger met with the Opposition Leader this morning at the Ministry of the Presidency and proposed […]
Local telecommunications giants, GTT today announced the confirmation of Justin Nedd as the Chief Executive Officer of the company. Mr. Nedd was formerly the company’s Chief Financial Officer and has been acting in the Interim CEO capacity since June of this year, following the resignation of RK Sharma. In a statement, the GTT board said “Justin […]
Two gunmen were shot dead early this morning in the South Ruimveldt area after a more than one hour stand off with police officers. Gunshots rang out in the Congress Driver area just after 4 o’ clock this morning forcing residents to scamper for cover. The gunshots continued for more than an hour as police […]
One of the political parties that make up Guyana’s coalition government is calling on the Nicolas Maduro regime in Venezuela to reverse the trade embargo that it has imposed against Guyana. Venezuela stopped its Petro Caribe rice for oil deal with Guyana as Guyana objected to its border claims. Guyana’s Alliance for Change (AFC) made the […]
The opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) which has been accused of several corrupt practices while in government, in a statement on Tuesday said it is re-committing itself to the fight against corruption. The party claims that it has always been a party that has consistently embraced lean and clean governments and espoused zero tolerance for […]
A 27 -year-old Guyana Defence Force Lance Corporal and three other men were on Tuesday slapped with illegal possession of firearm and ammunition charges, even as police investigators are hoping that the arrest would lead them to crack other robbery related cases. None of the accused accepted knowledge of the illegal weapons and ammunition and […]
The Guyana Police Force on Tuesday issued wanted bulletin for two murder accused who escaped from the Mackenzie Police Station. The two men who have been identified as 30-year-old Stafrei Alexander and 25-year-old Robin Thomas were recently charged with the murder of Linden resident, Shevon Gordon. They were in the mining town to make a […]
More than a decade after being appointed as acting Chief Justice of Guyana, Justice Ian Chang will be proceeding on his retirement leave on December 15. The acting Chief Justice will be on leave before his official retirement begins on February 27, 2016. The government has commenced the hunt for a new High Court Judge […]
(NY Post) A former Yankee Stadium security guard who was wrongfully busted for cocaine possession at Kennedy Airport in 2010 is suing Delta Airlines, claiming that they allowed his luggage to be tampered with en route from Guyana. Five years after the incident, the case kicked off Monday with opening statements in Brooklyn federal court. […]
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