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In a closely guarded visit to Guyana that lasted a few hours on Thursday, the Director of the US Central Intelligence Agency, William J. Burns met with President Irfaan Ali and top Guyana Security Officials. The visit to Guyana was secretive, as there were no announcements of the visit before the CIA Director arrived, and […]
Leader of the Opposition, Aubrey Norton has announced that the Opposition has informed the United Nations (UN) about the “misinformation and untruths” that were told to the UN Human Rights Committee by the Guyana Government, as the country underwent its periodic review on human rights this week. At a press conference on Thursday, Mr. Norton […]
A 20-year-old security guard attached to the Cerberus Security company is in custody following the shooting death of a 19-year-old handyman attached to a Lusignan Auto Sales company on Thursday. The dead handyman has been identified as Jared Jaganand. According to a Police statement, the security guard was on duty at the auto dealership, while […]
Chief Education Officer (CEO), Saddam Hussain admitted under oath today that he has no records of “negotiations” taking place between the Ministry of Education and the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) as he took the witness box for a second day in the case brought against the Government, over its alleged failure to engage the Union […]
An irritated Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo this afternoon declared that the Guyana Government wants to see the names of the persons or organizations that made submissions to the United Nations Human Rights Committee in the name of transparency. The Government has been firing off at the UN Human Rights Committee after its members raised concern […]
A father and son from Linden, were arrested on Wednesday afternoon in the Providence community on the East Bank of Demerara after they were nabbed with just over 24 pounds of cocaine. The Customs Anti Narcotics Unit today announced the arrest of 55-year- Adrian Carew and his 27-year-old son, Cavel Carew. CANU said it was […]
The issue of the prolonged absence of a substantive Chancellor and Chief Justice, made it to the floor of the United Nations Human Rights Committee on Wednesday as Guyana was under its periodic review. Vice President of the Committee Mr. José Manuel Santos Pais , stated that by not confirming judges, it exposes the judiciary to […]
Just one year into its term in office, the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) has reported that it has received a total of 80 complaints of ethnic and racial discrimination with five of those complaints requiring the attention of the Guyana Police Force. The announcement came today from the Chairman of the ERC, Shaikh Moeenul Hack. […]
Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, is not happy with the line of questioning that the Government has been facing in its appearance before the United Nations Human Rights Committee. Speaking during his weekly programme “Issues in the News”, Mr. Nandlall said some of the questions are bordering on propaganda, while others […]
A 17-year-old boy from Patentia on the West Bank of Demerara was attacked and stabbed to death, allegedly by two other teens over an old grievance among them. Police have identified the dead teen as Aaron Bess. The two teenage suspects are from the same Patentia community. One of them, a 17-year-old, has already been […]
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