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The salesman, who has been accused of stabbing two men to death in the heart of the city after allegedly coming under attack from them, was today, charged with two counts of manslaughter, and placed on $750,000 bail for each of the offences. The accused, 29-year-old, Angelo Answick, appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court before […]
Relatives of the two Cort brothers – Neil and Kenrick Cort, who are among the more than 30 persons still missing at in the MV Barima ferry tragedy, picketed the Office of the President on Wednesday as they intensified calls for justice, accountability and the salvaging of the sunken vessel. The two brothers, who operated […]
The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) has written to the CARICOM Secretary-General, the current Chairman of CARICOM and the Regional Judicial and Legal Services Commission (RJLSC), calling for an internal investigation into the reports of serious divisions within the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). In a statement on Wednesday, the GTUC said it remains deeply […]
The Housing Ministry will be moving to tackle a number of problems that have been popping up in communities across the country, including new squatter settlements, building materials on the roadways and the obstruction of drains. Minister of Housing, Collin Croal, recently met with Enforcement officers and Rangers from his Ministry and made known his […]
The Georgetown Public Hospital is increasingly seeing patients with head and long bone injuries linked to road accidents, and accidents on construction sites. The problem is now causing a strain on the resources of the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU), according to the Head of the Orthopedics and Surgery Departments at the Georgetown Hospital, Dr […]
By Svetlana Marshall A series of internal records on the MV Barima in the months leading up to the deadly July 18 incident, suggest that the 87-year-old state-owned vessel had a long list of mechanical and electrical defects that were brought to the attention of the authorities. Built in 1939, the vessel capsized in the […]
The Regional Judicial and Legal Services Commission (RJLSC), which is responsible for the appointment of the Judges and staff of the Caribbean Court of Justice, has broken its silence on the controversy surrounding leaked emails of Judges of the Caribbean Court of Justice and some of those Judges expressing concern about leadership of the Court […]
Guyana’s Attorney General, Senior Counsel Anil Nandlall has slammed attacks against President of the Caribbean Court of Justice, Justice Winston Anderson. Appearing on his weekly television programme on Tuesday evening, the Attorney General took aim at a social media post by Region 10 Councillor and WIN party member, Mark Goring. Mr. Nandlall described the post […]
The United States and Guyana have signed a new security arrangement to further expand existing security co-operation between the two nations, with the US announcing that it will provide US$2 million to Guyana for development of specific security arrangements. President Irfaan Ali witnessed the signing between Foreign Affairs Minister, Hugh Todd, and visiting U.S Deputy […]
Nine Guyanese Doctors in the fields of ophthalmology, pathology, nephrology, orthopedics, anesthesia, obstetrics, gynecology, and plastic and general surgery will soon travel to China to undergo three months of clinical and technical training in their areas of specialty. The Doctors – Carla Ageday, Rolan Persaud, Obadele Thorne, Ranvir Gajraj, Randell Collins, Tiffany Fiedtkou-Collins, La Toya […]
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