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President David Granger has announced that his government intends to find and implement long-term solutions to the problems facing the Guyana Prison system. Yesterday, the president along with the Minister of public Security and the Minister of State visited the facilities at the Mazaruni prison. Mr. Granger said the problems facing the prison service must […]
Six of the Candidates seeking to represent citizens of the capital on the Georgetown City Council at the upcoming Local Government Elections, shared some of their plans and ideas as they faced off for the first Georgetown Debate at the Theatre Guild on Saturday evening. The event was organised by Attorney Nigel Hughes and his […]
The Private Sector Commission (PSC) and the Diplomats representing the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada parted ways on Friday on the issue of Guyana’s ranking on the Corruption Perception Index. The PSC rejected Guyana’s undesirable classification over the years and claimed that the methodology used by the international corruption monitoring body, Transparency International, […]
Thirty-nine year old Guyanese national, Neville Hillary Phagu has been charged and remanded to prison in connection with an over 250 pound cocaine bust in Barbados last week. The Guyanese man who reportedly lives in Barbados was jointly charged along with Barbadian national, Harrington Callender. The two appeared in Barbados’ District A Magistrates court where the […]
Guyana’s leading trade fair and exhibition will take place from the 12th to the 15th May to coincide with 50th Independence celebrations. The event is being organised by the Ministry of Business and intends to showcase Guyana’s development over the years in the manufacturing and services sector. At the Friday evening launching of the event, […]
The American, British and Canadian diplomats in Guyana and the Private Sector Commission (PSC) have come together in a united move to urge Guyanese to ensure they place a high premium on the upcoming local government elections, billed for March 18, 2016. At a joint press conference on Friday, officials of the PSC and the Western […]
Retired Judge, James Patterson, Human Rights Expert, Merle Mendonca and former Director of the Guyana Prison Service, Dale Erskine have been named to serve on the Commission of Inquiry into the unrest at the Georgetown, Camp Street prison which resulted in the fiery deaths of 17 inmates. Justice Patterson will serve as the Chairman of […]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday named a total of six new appointees to head overseas Guyanese missions, including Canada and the United Kingdom. Longstanding People’s National Congress (PNC) Member and former Deputy Speaker, Attorney, Clarissa Riehl has been named as the High Commissioner to Canada while Mr. Hamley Case has been named as the […]
With his voice almost gone and a tired and frustrated look on his face, the Officer in Charge of the Georgetown Prison, Superintendent Kelvin Pilgrim offered an apology for the unrest at the Camp Street jail over the past three days, which resulted in the deaths of 17 prisoners. At an afternoon press conference at […]
After a one hour meeting with a group of prisoners from the Camp Street jail, Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan and Minister of State, Joe Harmon said they are confident that the prisoners will end their protests as the government works to address their concerns. The two ministers went down to the Camp Street […]
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