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The Court of Appeal has reduced the life sentence for a 23-year-old man convicted of manslaughter to 12 years. In 2017, Deosarran Bisnauth called “Strokes Mouth,” was sentenced to life in prison by Justice Navindra Singh after he was found guilty of manslaughter for the 2013 killing of Robert Mangal at Enmore. Bisnauth, who was […]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has written to the Finance Secretary seeking to have 10 outstanding advances written off. The ten advances are linked to one person, now deceased Ambassador Odeen Ishmael, and total just over Two Million dollars. These advances would have been used for travel and such purposes. The issue of advances were […]
In a decision that went on for more than 90 minutes, Chief Justice Roxanne George dismissed one of the election petition cases filed by supporters of the APNU+AFC while allowing the other case to move forward. In dismissing the election petition case #99 which was filed by Monica Thomas and Brennan Nurse, Chief Justice George […]
Senior Counsel Llewelyn John, who passed away on Saturday, is being remembered as a Senior Attorney who served with distinction and impact. John who was 95-years-old was still active in the legal profession at the time of his death. He served the profession for more than half a century. In a statement, the Guyana Bar […]
The Opposition APNU+AFC has written to the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission expressing some concern about the Commission moving ahead with preparations for local elections without a new registration period. During a press conference today, Mr. Harmon said the Elections Commission appears to be heading to another Claims and Objections period without the proper […]
Three men from Berbice were today charged and remanded to jail for the murders of teen cousins, Isaiah and Joel Henry in the Cotton Tree Backdam, West Coast Berbice. The three, 34-year-old Anil Sancharra, 30-year-old Vinod Gopaul and 34-year-old, Akash Singh appeared before Magistrate Peter Hugh this afternoon and were not required to enter a […]
The Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony has amended the National COVID-19 regulations to allow indoor dining. In the gazetted amended order, restaurants will now be allowed to accommodate indoor dining, but at 40% of the capacity of the restaurant. Additionally, tables and chairs should be placed six-feet apart and no more than four persons […]
The Director of Public Prosecutions has advised the Guyana Police Force to go ahead with murder charges against three West Coast Berbice men for the murder of Joel and Isaiah Henry. The three men who are expected to face charges as early as tomorrow have been identified as Anil Sanchara, Vinod Gopaul and Akash Singh. […]
While not divulging details of the plan, President Irfaan Ali announced today that his government will be moving to construct 1000 new homes in the Region Ten area. The President and a number of senior government Ministers traveled to Linden today for a cabinet outreach. During a meeting with community leaders, President Ali said the […]
The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) has ordered the destruction of more than 4,500 imported light switches, which were found to be inadequately labelled and lacked the required certification mark. The items were destroyed yesterday in the presence of GNBS’ inspectors. According to the GNBS, the items were imported by a City Importer back […]
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