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Guyana’s 7th Youth Parliament opened this morning at the Public Buildings where 86 students from across the country will be trained in parliamentary etiquette and decorum, the functions of the Parliament and its members, and public speaking among other areas. The opening ceremony coincided with International Youth Day, which is being observed under the theme […]
Angry with his treatment in the Guyana Police Force and his recent arrest by CANU as part of a drug probe, Police Detective Sergeant Dion Bascom has alleged that a major Police cover-up might have hampered the investigations into the murder of popular biker, Ricardo Fagundes aka “Paper Shorts”. Fagundes was gunned down outside Palm […]
Senior Counsel Roysdale Forde has indicated that he will be appealing today’s ruling by the Chief Justice on the President’s unilateral appointment of Clifton Hicken as the Acting Commissioner of Police. In a statement, Mr. Forde said the ruling that President Irfaan Ali did not violate the Constitution when he unilaterally appointed Mr. Hicken to […]
Three days after the stabbing death of Sophia resident, 22-year-old Vanessa Anderson, two of her neighbours who are sisters were charged and remanded for the crime. Appearing in Court today were 29-year-old Tiffine Graves and 21-year-old Jamacy Jason. The two sisters were not required to enter a plea to the indictable murder charge which stated […]
Eight men from the Berbice area were arrested for smuggling during two operations by the enforcement unit of the Guyana Revenue Authority with support from the Coast Guard and the Police. The first bust took place on Wednesday in the Abary area. In a statement, the Guyana Revenue Authority indicated that during the operation, its […]
Declaring that in the absence of a Leader of the Opposition and a Police Service Commission being in place, the President could not be faulted for exercising his own deliberate judgement, Chief Justice (ag) Roxane George today ruled that the President’s unilateral appointment of Clifton Hicken as Acting Police Commissioner did not breach the Constitution […]
Canadian Oil and Gas company, CGX Energy, which holds three licenses to operate Guyana has reported an operating loss of US$6.8M for the first six months of 2022. CGX, through its subsidiaries, holds an interest in three Petroleum Prospecting Licences (PPLs) and related Petroleum Agreements (PAs) known as the Corentyne, Berbice and Demerara Blocks in […]
26-year-old Georgetown resident, Akeem Lashley who was among five persons arrested on Monday when a quantity of cocaine was found at a Norton Street house, has pleaded guilty to the drug trafficking charges and has been sentenced to four years in jail. In addition to the four year prison sentence, Lashley has also been fined […]
One day after the Guyana Government and the British High Commission announced that British Airways will begin scheduled flights between Georgetown and London in early 2023, the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry has issued a call for visa requirements for Guyanese wishing to travel to the United Kingdom to be lifted. In a statement […]
As Guyana gears up to host a number of CPL cricket matches as well as the semi-finals and finals of the regional cricket competition, the Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony is reminding that COVID-19 is still present in the country and therefore those making plans to attend the matches, which are expected to be packed […]
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