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A Former Chief Magistrate of Guyana, K.A. Juman-Yassin, believes time and tax payers dollars are being wasted with the ongoing Commission of Inquiry into the Camp Street Prison unrest. The CoI was ordered by President David Granger and set up within a matter of following the March 3 disturbances which left 17 inmates dead. Mr. Juman-Yassin, […]
Fired Managing Director of the state-owned, Guyana Oil Company (Guyoil), Badrie Persaud has responded to the findings of the forensic audit which was used to terminate his services earlier in March 2016. Persaud said the claims of irregularities at Guyoil which were included in the audit report, are merely lies and distortions. And he has defended […]
A man who is currently being investigated for two incidents of alleged rape in the Berbice area was on Tuesday shot to the foot after he assaulted two unarmed constables during attempts to detain him. According to a police statement, at about 19:55 hrs ranks of a mobile police patrol at East Canefield, Canje, Berbice, […]
The government is moving to have a Special Response Team in place to deal with prison unrests. The move comes in wake of the recent prison riot which left 17 inmates dead. According to Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan, the unit would have the capacity to handle all cases of misconduct that may arise […]
All charges have been dropped against the two Police Constables who were fingered in the alleged assault and baton sodomy of a detainee at Timerhi over two years ago. Police Constables, Devin Singh and Roselle Tilbury-Douglas were jointly charged for the assault of Colwyn Harding during his arrest back in 2013. The charges against Singh and […]
The Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) has announced the introduction of a new system designed to provide a hassle free experience for arriving passengers. The system was implemented on March 12, 2016 and to date the Airport Corporation is reporting positive feedback. This new system comes even as the airport expansion project continues apace. The […]
Police investigators are probing the gunning down of a Coast Guard rank, who has been identified as 22-year-old, Kevon Payne. He was shot dead execution style Tuesday evening, just outside his Sussex street, Charlestown home. The incident occurred just after 9:00pm. According to reports, Payne was standing at the entrance to his yard when two […]
(MOTP) President David Granger, today, met with Mr. Hamley Case and Ms. Clarissa Riehl who have been appointed to head Guyana’s diplomatic missions in the United Kingdom (UK) and Canada respectively. Ms. Riehl who departs Guyana for Canada on Friday, April 1, said that the Head of State has given clear guidelines of what he […]
President David Granger has rescinded the appointment of businessman and contractor, Brian Tiwari, as a Ministerial Advisor on Business Development. The announcement came in the form of a terse one line statement from the Ministry of the Presidency on Tuesday afternoon. “The appointment of Mr. Brian Tiwari as Ministerial Advisor on Business Development has been […]
Public hearings for the Commission of Inquiry into the deadly Camp Street Prison have been put on hold as the Commissioners await an extension to the life of the Commission. Commission Counsel, Excellence Dazzle, could not confirm the likely resumption of the hearings. She indicated around noon on Tuesday that the Commission had not yet received […]
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