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A 15-year-old girl, who is accused of setting the Mahdia School dormitory on fire, killing 19 children was today charged with murder, and remanded to the Juvenile Holding Centre. The teenage girl appeared virtually at the Mahdia Magistrates’ Court this morning. She is being represented by Attorneys Dexter Todd, Dexter Smartt, Jevon Cox and Tanya […]
33-year-old Neon Howard, who the Police have indicated was an accomplice in the escape of notorious death row inmate, Royden Williams aka Smallie, was shot dead by members of the Joint Services after he was already under arrest, but allegedly made an attempt to escape. In a statement this evening, the Guyana Police Force said […]
With Guyana still not having campaign financing legislation in place more than two years after it was recommended by the EU Elections Observer Mission, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has indicated that while the government and his People’s Progressive Party remain committed to having such legislation in place, he is concerned about financiers of his party […]
As Guyana ushered in its 57 Independence anniversary, President Irfaan Ali reflected on the strength of the nation through difficult circumstances, as he made reference to the Mahdia dorm fire tragedy, which claimed the lives of 19 children. The President announced that a Commission of Inquiry into the incident and the circumstances that led to […]
With many of the residents of Mahdia and surrounding communities and the students themselves trying to come to grips with the tragedy at the Mahdia School Dormitory that left 19 children dead, the Ministry of Health has indicated that a number of mental health experts remain on the ground offering counseling and assistance to those […]
Indigenous Leader and Opposition Member of Parliament, Dawn Hastings-Williams today revealed that the Ministry of Education had been warned against locking children in dorms following the deadly Waramadong dorm fire in 2008, which claimed the lives of three children. In an interview, MP Hastings-Williams said 15 years later, the country is faced with another […]
With Guyana’s tourism sector set for a take off with several international partnerships already secured, President Irfaan Ali has warned that that take-off could be hampered if the safety of tourists is not guaranteed. Addressing the recent awards ceremony of the Tourism Hospital Association of Guyana, the President said, safety cannot be seen as accidental […]
Only two of the eight priority recommendations made by the European Union (EU) Elections Observer Mission (EOM) following the 2020 Elections, have been fully implemented. There has been no movement on the issues of campaign financing and the use of state media, an Election Follow-up Mission has found. During a press conference held at the […]
Noticing an increase in the number of third-party preparers for US visa applications, the US Embassy in Georgetown is warning about fake appointment letters being issued by some of those private visa application preparers. The Embassy has also expressed concern about some of the exorbitant fees being charged by some of the preparers for their […]
Having completed its investigations into the fire at the Mahdia School Dormitory that claimed the lives of 19 children, the Guyana Police Force has written to the Director of Public Prosecutions seeking advice on possible criminal charges. The Police Force in a statement tonight announced that a female student who was housed in the same […]
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