By News Source Guyana on June 19, 2023
Crime, News, Politics
Appalled and disgusted at the allegations of sexual assault and grooming of a child leveled against the Minister of Local Government, the Amerindian People’s Association today called on President Irfaan Ali to ensure that an independent investigation is conducted into the serious allegations against Minister Nigel Dharamlall. The APA said the government is duty-bound to […]
By News Source Guyana on June 19, 2023
Crime, News
-by Svetlana Marshall- An attempt by the Opposition to invalidate the passage of the Natural Resource Fund Bill over the absence of the Mace in the National Assembly failed on Monday, with High Court Judge, Navindra Singh ruling that the presence, absence or use of the Mace in the National Assembly is not provided for […]
By News Source Guyana on June 19, 2023
Crime, News
Police investigators are probing a Saturday night accident that has left a 25-year-old motorcyclist dead. The dead motorcyclist has been identified as Oliver Collins. The young man from Friendship on the East Coast Demerara, was riding his motorcycle along the Friendship embankment road when he was hit down by a car that crossed over into […]
By News Source Guyana on June 19, 2023
Crime, News, Politics
Minister of Local Government, Nigel Dharamlall has proceeded on administrative leave to allow an investigation into the serious allegations of rape and sexual assault leveled against him by a 16-year-old school girl. In a statement on Sunday, President Irfaan Ali said the Minister requested that he be granted leave to allow for the investigation, and […]
By News Source Guyana on June 17, 2023
Crime, News, Politics
Opposition Member of Parliament Amanza Walton-Desir, has issued a call for President Irfaan Ali to act on the serious allegations of sexual misconduct made against his Minister of Local Government by a 16-year-old schoolgirl. While the Minister remains silent on the claims amid calls for him to step down and be fully investigated, the President […]
By News Source Guyana on June 17, 2023
Crime, News, Politics
Declaring that “no one is above the law”, Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr. Vindhya Persaud this morning announced that the Child Care and Protection Agency has launched an investigation into the serious sexual assault allegations that have been leveled against a Government Minister by a 16-year-old school girl. In a post on […]
By News Source Guyana on June 17, 2023
News, Politics
Twenty-five-year-old Guyana Defence Force private, Brian Morrison, was on Friday charged for murder and remanded to jail over the shooting death of his colleague, GDF private Tevon Daymon at the GDF Timehri base. Morrison appeared at the Diamond Magistrates’ Court and was not required to enter a plea to the indictable murder charge. The Court […]
By News Source Guyana on June 16, 2023
Elections, News, Politics
In a Court filing, a senior official of the Esso Exploration company recently revealed that the oil company used an insurance broker in the UK to provide the US$600M insurance policy for the Stabroek Block. The transaction is being flagged by the Insurance Association of Guyana for possible breaches of the Local Content Act of […]
By News Source Guyana on June 16, 2023
Crime, News, Politics
In its latest report on Trafficking in Persons, the US State Department has indicated that Guyana has met the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking in persons. However, the report also noted that there is significant room for improvement. The report has listed 12 prioritized recommendations that Guyana should take on board to aid […]
By News Source Guyana on June 16, 2023
Crime, News
Four teenage boys have been charged for allegedly setting the fire that gutted the Karasabai Girls Dormitory in Region Nine. The four juveniles appeared at the Lethem Magistrates’ Court and were not required to enter a plea to the indictable charges and have been remanded at the Juvenile Holding Centre. Additionally, the Court has ordered […]
