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Chief Justice Navindra Singh today dismissed a number of applications that were filed by Attorney General Anil Nandlall to strike out lawsuits brought by relatives of the children who died in the Mahdia School Dorm fire. The Attorney General wanted the Court to block the Fixed Date Applications on the grounds that there was already […]
Guyana’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and Candidate for the position of Secretary General of the United Nations, Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues- Birkett has outlined her vision for the United Nations, should she be elected to lead one of the world’s most important multinational organisations. During an interactive dialogue this morning with Delegates and Member […]
Opposition Member of Parliament and Leader of the Forward Guyana Movement (FGM), Amanza Walton has stated that while she is not pre-occupied with her exclusion from the Parliamentary Committees, she sees the Government’s objection to her sitting on those committees as nothing more than hypocrisy and its ongoing attempts to neutralize “independent voices”. Despite being […]
Two weeks after pleading guilty to the murder of his girlfriend, Shonnette Dover, Linden resident, Shaquawn “IsWe” Alleyne, was sentenced to 25 years in jail today by Justice Sandil Kissoon. Before sentencing, Alleyne broke down in tears as he stood before the Court and apologized to the family of Shonnette Dover and the Court for […]
The 14th Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management which is set for December 7-12, will challenge the region to take stock of its ability to withstand environmental shocks amid resource constraints, Prime Minister Mark Phillips said as he delivered the keynote address during the launch of the conference on Tuesday at the Pegasus Suites. Themed […]
The Ministry of Local Government with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today launched a nationwide consultation on a Solid Waste Management Strategic Plan. The launch took the form of a workshop at the World Trade Centre, and saw extensive presentations and discussions on the proposed approach and baseline context for the plan. […]
Caribbean Airlines has announced the introduction of daily non-stop flights between Toronto, Canada and Georgetown, Guyana from 1st July. The move comes even as the regional carrier has been pulling flights from a number of routes that it declared were not profitable. In a statement, the Trinidad-based airline explained that the move to provide the […]
More than four months after four crew members of a cargo vessel died tragically in the engine room of the vessel at a city wharf, the investigation into their deaths remains open. Minister of Labour, Keoma Griffith confirmed to News Source that the investigations from the Labour Department are ongoing. He said the investigators are […]
President Irfaan Ali has recommitted to raising the Income Tax Threshold to $200,000 before his term in office comes to end. The President was re-elected to a five year term in office last September. According to the President, with the foundation laid by successive People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Governments, his Administration will continue to foster […]
A number of Venezuelan nationals who entered Guyana illegally and were nabbed during a joint services operation in the Iwokrama Protected Area reserve have been ordered deported after pleading guilty to illegal entry. They were also fined $50,000 by Magistrate Clive Nurse during their Court appearance on Tuesday. The Venezuelans were nabbed on the 13th […]
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