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Attorney Sanjeev Datadin, who represented the interests of former Member of Parliament Charrandass Persaud in the no-confidence cases, believes the ruling by the Caribbean Court of Justice makes way for a new Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission to be appointed and for the President to dissolve the Parliament. Speaking to reporters moments after the […]
The Caribbean Court of Justice has also ruled that President David Granger’s unilateral appointment of Justice James Patterson as the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission was flawed and not in keeping with the Constitution. The President rejected three lists of six persons each that were recommended to him by the Leader of the Opposition […]
The Caribbean Court of Justice has thrown out the Guyana Court of Appeal ruling on the no-confidence motion against the Guyana Government and has ruled that the motion was properly passed on December 21, 2018. In handing down the judgement, President of the CCJ, Justice Adrian Saunders said the Court has found that 33 is […]
Almost two weeks after one of six youths charged with the murder of a retired Professor opted to plead guilty to manslaughter, two others are following her footsteps. At the High Court on Monday, the two accused, Nikisha Dover and Orin McRae appeared before Justice Navindra Singh and opted to enter a plea of guilty […]
Local telecommunications company, GTT, is partnering with a number of non-governmental organisations to ensure that over 150 men across Guyana benefit from a Prostate Cancer Screening Initiative. The company has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Men’s Health Unit, several Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), Cancer Foundations and several GTT Pinktober sponsors. After signing the MoU, […]
A 39-year-old man who attempted to smuggle a flock of singing finches into the US from Guyana was nabbed by US Customs on Sunday at the JFK Airport in New York. The bird smuggler, Francis Gurahoo has been was charged with trying to smuggle approximately 34 finches from Guyana into the United States, according to […]
It was confusion outside the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court today as gunshots were fired when two prisoners on trial for robbery attempted to escape. The two prisoners, 24-year-old Navin Ali and 20-year-old Seon Ray, were on their way to Court when they jumped from the Police vehicle and made a dash for their freedom. Their freedom […]
by Ravin Singh Despite claims by some that Guyana’s economy is performing poorly, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is reporting that the country’s economic growth has strengthened with real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growing by 4.1 percent for 2018 – two percent more than the previous year. The findings were presented in a concluding statement […]
In wake of the online fraud involving visa debit cards issued by Republic Bank, the Bank of Guyana is moving to work with all commercial banks to reduce the risks customers might face when they decide to do online shopping. Scores of Republic Bank customers have filed complaints against the bank after noticing deductions to […]
An Urban Development Master Plan will be created by an inter-agency task force with the aim of transforming Georgetown and its environs into a 21st century space, ahead of oil production next year. This was announced today at the Regency Hotel where the Central Housing and Planning Authority-led (CHPA) task force was launched. To transform […]
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