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President Irfaan Ali has announced that the 13th Parliament will be convened on Monday, 3rd November, which is exactly four months after the dissolution of the 12 Parliament on July 4 to prepare make way for National Elections which took place on the 1st September. The Opposition political parties, especially the WIN party, have expressed […]
Controversy has now engulfed the local judiciary as Justice Yonette Cummings has returned from two months of vacation leave and has resumed her post as Acting Chancellor. However, while Justice Cummings has returned to her Chambers, Justice Roxane George who was appointed Acting Chancellor in early August, has found herself operating out of the Conference […]
Dissatisfied with the state of the Beterverwagting Primary School and the Regional Special Needs Centre amid a pigeon infestation, parents of children attending the two schools shut both schools down today in protest. They claim that enough is not being done to address the problem. The two schools have been battling the pigeon infestation for […]
Alliance For Change Executive Member and Former APNU+AFC Member of Parliament, Devin Sears, was remanded to jail this morning after pleading not guilty to drug trafficking in a 650-pound marijuana bust case. His co-accused, 69-year-old Albert Sandy, was sentenced to 4 years in jail after he entered a guilty plea in the same case. The […]
Acting Chancellor of the Judiciary, Justice Yonette Cummings returned to work this week after more than two months off on vacation leave. With the return of the Acting Chancellor to the bench, Justice Roxane George has reverted to her role as Acting Chief Justice after performing the functions of Acting Chancellor in the absence of […]
The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) has once again summoned social media personality, Jennifer Ally, to appear before the Commission over racially charged remarks. In a statement today, the ERC said it has noted recent racially charged statements made by Ms. Ally on social media. The Commission noted that she was previously cautioned over similar conduct […]
Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall has criticized Caribbean countries that have not signed on to the Caribbean Court of Justice to be their final court. Barbados, Guyana, Belize, Dominica and St. Lucia have made the CCJ their final Court of Appeal. Other countries have not yet changed their laws to replace […]
The introduction of ankle monitoring bracelets is being considered by the Government as one of the new measures to strengthen interventions against domestic violence. According to Minister of Home Affairs, Oneidge Walrond, new strategies are being considered to ensure greater safety and support for victims of domestic violence. The Minister believes that the ankle monitoring […]
Minister of Home Affairs, Oneidge Walrond, has urged the top brass of the Guyana Police Force to act in the best interest of the public to regain the full confidence of the people. During an interview on 94.1FM, the Minister explained that she recently met with the Commissioner of Police along with his Commanders to […]
Two male students at the New Campbellville Secondary School are under probe after allegedly using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to create a pornographic video of a female teacher and sharing the AI video on social media. The alleged action of the students was reportedly in response to disciplinary action that had been taken against them. The […]
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