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The Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) and United Kingdom-based organisation, The Human Dignity Trust (HDT) have teamed up to embark on a process to examine the occurrence of hate crimes in Guyana. Last year, the two organisations commissioned “A Situational Analysis on Hate Crimes in Guyana” which was conducted by Guyanese researcher Pere DeRoy, a social […]
Moments after the Guyana Police Force announced that Assistant Commissioner Clifton Hicken has been appointed to act as Police Commissioner, the Opposition People’s National Congress Reform called the move “illegal”. “The Party, therefore, would like to use this opportunity to remind the government of Article 211 (1) of the Constitution of the Co-operative Republic of […]
In a very short statement, the Guyana Police Force this afternoon announced that Acting Police Commissioner Nigel Hoppie has proceeded on pre-retirement leave and Assistant Commissioner of Police Clifton Hicken who has been performing the functions of Deputy Commissioner will now be performing the functions of Police Commissioner. The move to appoint Hicken to perform […]
With the relaxation of the COVID-19 restrictions, the Ministry of Health has seen a drop in the number of persons seeking vaccines and booster shots. But now with another variant of COVID-19 surfacing in some western countries, the Ministry of Health is worried that the new variant could soon reach local shores and start to […]
Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform, Aubrey Norton wants to see major reforms at the Guyana Elections Commission and believes that it’s time for the current Chairman of the Commission, retired Judge Claudette Singh to go. Speaking at his party’s General Council meeting over the weekend, Mr. Norton said while the Chairman of the […]
Three men including two cousins were arrested by the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit and are facing drug trafficking charges after more than 1500 pounds of marijuana were found in their possession during an operation in the Upper Berbice River. In a statement on Saturday night, CANU announced the arrests of 52-year-old Massiah Durant, 44-year-old Shawn […]
Vice President Bharat on Friday said that the People’s Progressive Party government will not remove the residency requirement from the election laws, noting that the High Court has already pronounced on the matter. As the Opposition continues to hammer on the issue of a new and clean voters list and for some changes to be […]
A female Supernumenary Constable of the Guyana Police Force has filed an official Police complaint against Attorney Nirvan Singh. In the complaint, Woman Supernumenary Constable Shawnette Bollers alleges that on Sunday March 20, 2022, while she was on duty at the residence of the Attorney’s father, retired acting Chancellor Carl Singh, she was attacked by […]
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo who has come under fire in Trinidad and Tobago for saying the country is falling apart economically has defended his comments and told a press conference that there is nothing new about what he said about the neighbouring oil-producing country. During a recent visit to the County of Essequibo, the Vice […]
A 22-year-old Ministry of Health employee who is attached to the Diamond Drug Bond as a Storage Attendant was remanded to jail this morning after he was slapped with five charges related to bribery and illegal possession of weapons. Farm resident, Terrence Williams who is a father of four appeared at the Diamond Magistrates’ Court […]
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