Politics

US$400,000 worth of IT equipment and software handed over to Judiciary, DPP Chambers and Police Force

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Guyana handed over US$400,000 worth of IT equipment and software to the local Judiciary, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Guyana Police Force today. The Guyana Fire Service, the Guyana Prison Service, the Guyana Forensic Science Laboratory and the Ministry of Home Affairs are also […]

Operations resume at Uitvlugt sugar estate after industrial action

The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) this afternoon announced that workers at its Uitvlugt Estate who were on strike, have since returned to their jobs and have ended the industrial action. GuySuCo said the estate is now back to normal operations following engagements between management of the company and the workers. According to GuySuCo, discussions were […]

Mohameds extradition case adjourned to February 5; Magistrate warns Prosecution against further disclosures

Principle Magistrate Judy Latchman has warned the Prosecution in the Mohameds extradition hearing that the case before the Court is not a game of chess. She issued the warning this morning as she barred the Prosecution team from making any further disclosures in the Extradition Case against businessmen Nazar and Azruddin Mohamed after today. The […]

PNCR calls for consultation with national stakeholders before any agreement to accept third country deportees and refugees

Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) and APNU Chairman, Aubrey Norton today said the Irfaan Ali Administration must halt all discussions with the US about Guyana accepting third country deportees and refugees until national stakeholders are consulted and a migration policy is in place along with requisite systems to support such a movement. […]

Mohameds extradition hearing gets underway as Magistrate shuts down Defence team’s request for pause

Attempts by the Attorneys for the businessmen, Nazar and Azruddin Mohamed, to have the Magistrate Court pause its extradition proceedings failed this morning with the Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman ordering the Prosecution to call the first witness. The Mohameds are fighting an extradition request by the US to face money laundering, tax evasion and other […]

Former President warns of grave implications for countries like Guyana when superpowers flout international law

By Svetlana Marshall Warning that continued violation of international laws by superpowers like the United States of America can have major implications for sovereign states like Guyana, former President of Guyana Donald Ramotar, today lashed out at US over its capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife during a military operation in Venezuela […]