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The former member of the Guyana Police Force, Milton Kewley, who was yesterday found guilty of raping a 13-year-old boy was today sentenced to life in prison. The sentence was handed down by Justice Priya Sewnarine-Beharry. In handing down the life sentence, the Judge said she considered the emotional trauma left with the child and […]
Deputy British High Commissioner to Guyana, Ray Davidson, who is also a mental health specialist, has issued a call for more persons to get involved in the fight against suicide. Mr. Davidson was the guest speaker at a brunch on Monday, which was hosted by the Guyana Equality Forum as part of the activities to […]
On the same day that the recently appointed General Manager of the Guyana Chronicle fired the company’s Finance Controller without documenting a reason, he has been forced to rescind that resignation letter. The Finance Controller turned up to work this morning to be greeted with a letter of dismissal signed by General Manager, Sherod Duncan. […]
Guyana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Greenidge confirmed today that a Framework Agreement and Memorandum of Understanding are to be signed between the Governments of Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago. The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry has called on the Government to put off the signing of the bilateral agreement documents until Guyana puts […]
-by Dennis Glasgow- The Guyana/Venezuela border controversy, which is currently before the International Court, is expected to be part of the discussions when Foreign Minister, Carl Greenidge, meets with the UN Secretary General in New York during the annual UN General Assembly later this month. It was the UN Secretary General, who earlier this year […]
Guyana joined the rest of the world today in observing World Suicide prevention Day. In a message, Minister of Public Health, Volda Lawrence, said although the suicide rate in Guyana remains high, it has reduced over the years. She explained that four years ago, Guyana’s suicide rate stood at 44.2 for every 100,000 people. That […]
The Fire Service was called to the scene of a tragic fire in West Ruimveldt late on Sunday night where they discovered the badly burnt, lifeless body of a man, who has been identified as Christopher Bramble. aka “Harry”. Police investigators are treating the case as murder. Neighbours gathered on the scene explained that the […]
A family from Foulis on the East Coast of Demerara has been plunged into mourning after a 44-year-old man stabbed his 21-year-old son to death. The dead youth’s name has been given as Satesh Sookdeo aka Kevin. According to a Police statement, at around 8:35 on Saturday night, the father and his spouse was involved […]
The Guyana Police Force announced on Saturday evening that it has a female hotel manager and six female foreign nationals in custody as it probes a case of suspected trafficking in persons. Few details have been provided but the seven were taken into custody for questioning on Saturday night following a joint search of the […]
One day after the nation’s teachers called off their nationwide strike action, their union, the Guyana Teacher’s Union is preparing for arbitration. At a press conference this afternoon, GTU President Mark Lyte indicated that the union will be looking outside of Guyana for someone to lead the arbitration process. He also stressed the importance of […]
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