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The Joint Statement on yesterday’s high level meeting the Government and the Opposition has been released. The statement reflects some of the issues already explained to the media by the President and the Opposition Leader. According to the statement, the parties “met in an atmosphere of cordiality and iterated their emphatic commitment to work on […]
People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Advisor, Peter Ramsaroop has denied any wrongdoing in relation to his involvement in the escort of former Government Member of Parliament Charrandass Persaud at the Eugene F. Correia ‘Ogle’ International Airport (EFCIA) on Decemebr 21, 2018. On the night in question, Persaud, who is a Canadian citizen, requested the services of […]
Attorney and Newspaper Columnist Christopher Ram, has thrown himself into the no-confidence vote showdown in the Court by filing a Constitutional matter of his own. Mr. Ram, who is also a Chartered Accountant, wants the Court to declare that the No-Confidence motion was properly passed and that the Government should resign and prepare for elections. […]
Nine days after the gruesome New Year’s Day morning murder of a Toshao in the Region Seven area, his son-in-law appeared in Court today to face the murder charge. Appearing before Senior Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs, the accused, Addison Benjamin, was not required to enter a plea to the indictable charge of murder. It was explained […]
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo this afternoon indicated that his party has not changed its position on the passage of the no-confidence vote and still thinks national elections must be held this year in keeping with the Constitution. At an afternoon press conference, Mr. Jagdeo said as far as his party is concerned, the legislature has […]
Flanked by some of their key officials, President David Granger and Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo met for just over an hour this morning to discuss a number of issues related to the no-confidence vote and preparations for elections. The two sides have agreed to issue a joint communique, but in a brief statement released by […]
(GRENADA) Guyanese national, Darshan Ramdhani, who has served as an Acting Judge in the Caribbean region and is a former Solicitor General of Grenada, has been sworn in as Grenada’s New Attorney General. He is the third person to be appointed to the post since the ruling New National Party won the February 2013 general […]
A 49-year-old man, who offered not to waste the Court’s time and enter a plea of guilty for the stabbing death of his 24-year-old son, was sentenced to 14 years in jail today. The convict, Amarnauth Chand, was originally charged with the capital offense of murder, but in the High Court today he opted to […]
Today’s scheduled statutory meeting of the Guyana Elections Commission will not take place as the Chairman of the Commission, Retired Justice James Patterson has informed that his medical leave has been extended. For a statutory meeting to take place, it would have to be convened by the Chairman of the Commission. Mr. Patterson was expected […]
The Eugene F. Correia Airport at Ogle has halted the issuance of protocol passes, which allows accredited diplomats and others to access the airport’s tarmac. The move comes following an order by the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority in wake of several questions and concerns surrounding the escort of former Member of Parliament, Charrandass Persaud to […]
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