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President Irfaan Ali this afternoon said he believes that there is no controversy surrounding the seizure of the phone of the Permanent Secretary of the Home Affairs Ministry by US Authorities at the Miami International Airport, and her interrogation by US agents. While admitting that he has not been fully briefed on the issue, the […]
The Elections Commission of Inquiry’s final report into the 2020 General Elections, was handed over to President Irfaan Ali today at the Office of the President. The Commission of Inquiry found that there was a “conscious and deliberate – even brazen –effort to violate sections of the Representation of the People’s Act, which is the […]
While noting that President Irfaan Ali, is not in breach of the Constitution by delaying the appointment of a substantive Chancellor and Chief Justice, Justice Damone Younge declared that the continuous delay has become “untenable” and “unacceptable.” The Judge ordered today that the President and Leader of the Opposition should immediately commence the process to […]
The Ministry of Education has announced that the eve of the closure date for schools will now be known as “Report Card Day”, and teachers will have to complete and distribute the report cards for students on that day. In a memo to Education Officers and Headteachers across the country, Chief Education Officer, Saddam Hussain, […]
A relationship that started less than a year ago came to a bloody and gruesome end this morning when a 31-year-old Sophia woman was stabbed to death by her boyfriend at her home. The dead woman, Lisa Daniels, was stabbed multiple times to her body in her bedroom by her boyfriend, Meshack Benjamin. The Guyana […]
Having been given a second chance at gaining more qualifications to become job ready, more than 1400 persons crossed the stage of the National Cultural Centre today as they graduated from the Government’s “GROW” initiative. At the graduation, President Irfaan Ali urged the hundreds of persons who completed the Get Ready for Opportunities to Work […]
Another workplace accident in the mining town of Linden is under investigation. A 43-year-old labourer from Soesdyke-Linden highway lost his life today at the Mackenzie Sports Club construction site when he slipped off a large timber pile and got hit by another one. The man, Cledwin Richards, was part of a construction team taken to […]
Five years after his brother’s death, a Region One man was today remanded to jail for his own brother’s murder. 33-year-old Gordon Henry, who was arrested last week after being on the run for the past five years, appeared at the Port Kaituma Magistrates’ Court this afternoon where the murder charge was read to him. […]
Police investigators have charged a 26-year-old West Demerara businessman who is accused of carting off millions of dollars worth of construction equipment from various storage bonds on the East Bank of Demerara. The businessman, Devindra Moteeram, was slapped with several ‘break and enter and larceny’ charges. In one case, he is accused of breaking into […]
The Criminal Law (Procedure) Amendment Bill was unanimously passed by the National Assembly on Monday. The updated legislation strips the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) of the power to direct a Magistrate to reopen a case after that case might have been dismissed. The DPP had the powers to direct a Magistrate to have an […]
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