By News Source Guyana on December 10, 2015
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Police in Mahdia and officers of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission are probing yet another mining pit collapse which resulted in the loss of life. 47-year-old miner, Terrence Lobert of Eccles, East Bank Demerara died today (Thursday) when the mining pit collapsed as he was working in it. The man was buried several feet down […]
By News Source Guyana on December 10, 2015
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(NY Daily News) A Brooklyn jury ordered Delta Airlines to pay $759,000 in damages to a security guard who was arrested after a nefarious baggage handler planted cocaine in his suitcase. “I must give praise and thanks to God!” a beaming Roger Levans said outside Brooklyn Federal Court Thursday, after the jury deliberated only two […]
By News Source Guyana on December 10, 2015
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The coalition government has recommitted itself to honouring the human rights of all citizens, regardless of race, class, gender, sexual orientation, religion, educational achievement, political connection, economic power or social influence. A statement from the Minister of Social Protection, Volda Lawrence said Human Rights should never be confined to the wealthy and famous but must […]
By News Source Guyana on December 10, 2015
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Just over a week after launching a joint service operation to combat terrorist and criminal threats, the Guyana Government is claiming some amount of success. State Minister Joseph Harmon told media operatives on Wednesday that the Joint Services operation which is code-named “Dragnet”, has resulted in a reduction in criminal activity and increased interdiction of […]
By News Source Guyana on December 10, 2015
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The government of Guyana has announced that it has begun moves to take control of a plot of land opposite the GDF headquarters that was leased by the PPP government to embattled Guyanese businessman Ed Ahmad, who is currently awaiting sentencing in the US on fraud charges. Minister of State Joe Harmon presented the lease […]
By News Source Guyana on December 10, 2015
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(MOTP) Minister of Governance, with responsibility for Natural Resources and the Environment, Raphael Trotman, on Wednesday, signed a US$300,000 grant with the Green Climate Fund (GCF) on the side lines of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC), which is currently being held in Paris, France. Minister Trotman and Ousseynou Nakoulima, Director […]
By News Source Guyana on December 9, 2015
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Guyana and the United States have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the operation of a vetted counter-narcotic investigative unit programme. According to a Ministry of Public Security release, the Vetted Unit Program of the Drug Enforcement Administration of the United States provides training, equipping and the necessary assistance to partner countries, so that specialized units in those […]
By News Source Guyana on December 9, 2015
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A few hours after it was announced that Justice Yonette Cummings-Edwards will be appointed to perform the functions of Chief Justice when Justice Ian Chang heads off into retirement, the Appeal Court Judge was still busy getting the day’s work done at her Court of Appeal Chambers. With confidence beaming through her eyes, Justice Cummings-Edwards […]
By News Source Guyana on December 9, 2015
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The Guyana Police Force is seeking information that could lead to the arrests of the two suspected bandits who managed to escape a shoot out between their accomplices and the police. Two gunmen were shot dead this morning, while two others escaped as they came under heavy gunfire from the police during a botched robbery […]
By News Source Guyana on December 9, 2015
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Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo on Wednesday said that while being a female would be a bonus in the appointment of a person to the position of Chief Justice, it should not be the deciding factor. Jagdeo believes seniority and performance of judges should be considered before making such an appointment. “It is always good to […]