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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, […]
In a unanimous decision this afternoon, the Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal that was filed by the Mohameds in one of their extradition matters, which claimed bias by the Home Affairs Minister over the issuance of the Authority to Proceed with the extradition matter. The Court found that the Minister was carrying out one […]
Avalon Gold Exploration Inc, the company which has been exploring under the Omai Prospecting License for the past five years, has announced that it estimates that there is some 6.5 million ounces of gold at the former Omai Gold Mines site in Region 7. In a release today, the company said its exploration and development […]
President Irfaan Ali has issued a call for wider collaboration between the Government, Civil society and the Religious community to tackle the issue of criminality in Guyana, especially among young persons. The President delivered an address at the opening of the Annual Senior Officers’ Conference of the Guyana Prison Service, and said Guyana and the […]
Sections of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ “incoming correspondence” books were admitted into evidence as the Mohameds Extradition hearing continued today before Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman. The two books – Office of the Permanent Secretary Incoming Correspondence, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Incoming Correspondence – came into focus as Defence Attorney, Roysdale Forde questioned […]
President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce, Kathy Smith, has been appointed as the new Chairperson of the Board of Industrial Training, which falls under the Ministry of Labour. Ms. Smith has become the first woman in the Board’s 115-year history to serve as Chairperson. According to a statement from the Labour Ministry, Smith brings […]
The Guyana Prison Service is seeing a drop in the number of repeat offenders, according to Director of Prisons, Nicklon Elliott. He told the opening of the Guyana Prison Officers’ Conference that Guyana recorded the lowest number of repeat offenders in the entire Caribbean last year. He believes various skill development programmes done in the […]
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