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Today’s cross-examination of the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sharon Roopchand, in the ongoing Mohameds’ extradition case, centered around a Diplomatic note that was dispatched by the Government of Guyana to the US Government, seeking assurances that US indicted businessmen, Nazar and Azruddin Mohamed will not be extradited to a third state […]
The opposition, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), has activated a legal team with more than eight lawyers to provide legal assistance to 50 families who were ordered to remove from a disputed land in the village of Friendship on the East Bank of Demerara. Attorney-at-Law and APNU Member of Parliament, Dexter Todd, visited the […]
Over 4,600 farmers benefited from improved technology under the Sustainable Agriculture Development Programme (SADP), which is an initiative that was rolled out by the Ministry of Agriculture in partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). At an exit workshop today, Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, said under the Sustainable Agriculture Development Programme (SADP) farmers across […]
A 64-year-old man, who was a guest of the SleepIn Hotel on Church Street was discovered dead in his room this morning after relatives contacted the hotel and asked that welfare check be done on the man. The man has been identified as Desai Pankaj Dasrath, who worked with a mining company in the interior […]
The President of the Caribbean Court of Justice, Justice Winston Anderson, has proposed the establishment of an International Climate Injuries Compensation (ICIC) Fund, funded by corporate actors, to provide compensation for damage and harm resulting from extraordinary weather events. The CCJ President presented the proposal while speaking at the Inter-American Seminar on Climate Emergency and […]
The Guyana Council of Organizations for Persons with Disabilities (GCOPD) partnered with ExxonMobil Guyana to host an Entrepreneurship Training Workshop for persons who are blind and visually impaired. Held at the National Library on Tuesday, the workshop covered a number of strategic areas, including Planning, Marketing, Customer Service and Financial Management. It also provided an […]
As the extradition hearing for US indicted Businessmen Nazar and Azruddin Mohamed continued today, Permanent Secretary of the Foreign Ministry, Sharon Roopchand disclosed that an incorrect entry was recorded in one of the two incoming Correspondence Books of the Ministry. Sections of the books have been admitted into evidence. The entry indicates that the Government […]
A total of six new Judges and Five Land Court Judges are expected to be appointed soon, having gained the approval of the Judicial Service Commission. News Source understands that at least two current Magistrates are among the new Judges who have received appointment offers after their successful application. The other persons to be appointed […]
Tempers flared today as the Police and Court Marshalls clashed with residents and farmers, as they moved in to clear a disputed area within the village of Friendship on the East Bank of Demerara on the orders of the Court. The land is reportedly owned by Rozel Di Leon Investments, but according to the residents […]
An Attorney for PNC Reform Leader, Aubrey Norton, has written to General Secretary of the WIN party, Member of Parliament, Odessa Primus, threatening legal action if she does not apologise over an alleged defamatory statement she made against Mr. Norton on her Facebook page, and pay $500,000 in compensation. In a letter to Ms. Primus, […]
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