By News Source Guyana on June 20, 2023
Crime, News, Politics
The National Toshaos Council, which represents the interests of indigenous communities across the country, has issued a call for an independent and impartial investigation into the “deeply distressing allegations of rape” made by a young indigenous girl against Minister of Local Government Nigel Dharamlall. Mr. Dharamlall, who has since been arrested on the rape allegations […]
By News Source Guyana on June 20, 2023
Crime, News, Politics
Hours after his arrest at the Brickdam Police station on Monday evening, Minister of Local Government Nigel Dharamlall was released on $1 Million station bail. He is expected to return to the Police today for questioning on the rape and sexual assault allegations made against him by a 16-year-old school girl. Dharamlall turned up at […]
By News Source Guyana on June 19, 2023
News, Politics
After bashing the PNC-led A Partnership For National Unity (APNU), for more than thirty five minutes this afternoon on the 94.1FM Afternoon Lockdown programme, PPP General Secretary, Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo extended an olive branch to his political opponents in the PNC/R, saying that the PPP believes that more development can come to citizens if […]
By News Source Guyana on June 19, 2023
Crime, News, Politics
While the dust from last Monday’s Local Government Elections is settling, President Irfaan Ali is assuring communities and townships that his party lost that they will experience similar development like the areas his party emerged victorious. He explained that his party went into the local polls with a plan of action and that plan will […]
By News Source Guyana on June 19, 2023
Crime, News, Politics
Appalled and disgusted at the allegations of sexual assault and grooming of a child leveled against the Minister of Local Government, the Amerindian People’s Association today called on President Irfaan Ali to ensure that an independent investigation is conducted into the serious allegations against Minister Nigel Dharamlall. The APA said the government is duty-bound to […]
By News Source Guyana on June 19, 2023
Crime, News, Politics
Minister of Local Government, Nigel Dharamlall has proceeded on administrative leave to allow an investigation into the serious allegations of rape and sexual assault leveled against him by a 16-year-old school girl. In a statement on Sunday, President Irfaan Ali said the Minister requested that he be granted leave to allow for the investigation, and […]
By News Source Guyana on June 17, 2023
Crime, News, Politics
Opposition Member of Parliament Amanza Walton-Desir, has issued a call for President Irfaan Ali to act on the serious allegations of sexual misconduct made against his Minister of Local Government by a 16-year-old schoolgirl. While the Minister remains silent on the claims amid calls for him to step down and be fully investigated, the President […]
By News Source Guyana on June 17, 2023
Crime, News, Politics
Declaring that “no one is above the law”, Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr. Vindhya Persaud this morning announced that the Child Care and Protection Agency has launched an investigation into the serious sexual assault allegations that have been leveled against a Government Minister by a 16-year-old school girl. In a post on […]
By News Source Guyana on June 17, 2023
News, Politics
Twenty-five-year-old Guyana Defence Force private, Brian Morrison, was on Friday charged for murder and remanded to jail over the shooting death of his colleague, GDF private Tevon Daymon at the GDF Timehri base. Morrison appeared at the Diamond Magistrates’ Court and was not required to enter a plea to the indictable murder charge. The Court […]
By News Source Guyana on June 16, 2023
Elections, News, Politics
In a Court filing, a senior official of the Esso Exploration company recently revealed that the oil company used an insurance broker in the UK to provide the US$600M insurance policy for the Stabroek Block. The transaction is being flagged by the Insurance Association of Guyana for possible breaches of the Local Content Act of […]