By News Source Guyana on December 18, 2020
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An attempt by the Attorney General for the Court to discontinue hearing the case challenging the deportation of 26 Haitian nationals failed today as the Chief Justice said the matter remains an important one. The Attorney General told the Court that the 26 Haitians were released from custody and are no longer in Guyana. He […]
By News Source Guyana on December 18, 2020
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Opposition Leader Joe Harmon issued a call today for the Auditor General to get up and get busy by investigating the Government’s Coronavirus cash grant relief and its distribution. Mr. Harmon’s call come in wake of widespread complaints from all across the country of hundreds of citizens not getting the cash relief. In some communities, […]
By News Source Guyana on December 18, 2020
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President Irfaan Ali joined members of his cabinet and officials of the Foreign Affairs Ministry this morning to view the ruling by the ICJ on jurisdiction to hear Guyana’s case against Venezuela. President Ali welcomed the ruling by the Court that it has jurisdiction to hear the matter as a great victory for all Guyana. […]
By News Source Guyana on December 18, 2020
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The International Court of Justice this morning ruled that it has jurisdiction to entertain Guyana’s case against Venezuela on the validity of the 1899 Arbitral Award which outlined the land boundary between the two countries. By a majority of 12 to 4, the Court established its jurisdiction in the matter that was taken before it […]
By News Source Guyana on December 18, 2020
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Less than 30 minutes after losing a case against the appointment of Senior Counsel by former President David Granger, Attorney Timothy Jonas joined Attorney General Anil Nandlall and Attorney Jameela Ali to be appointed as Senior Counsel by President Irfaan Ali. The Office of the President announced the appointments back in October but a decision […]
By News Source Guyana on December 17, 2020
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The Ministry of Health is closely monitoring the spread of the coronavirus disease in the Region Ten area as the Upper Demerara/Berbice region continues to see an increase in cases. 21 of the 26 new Coronavirus cases recorded yesterday are from the mining region. A total of 24 new cases were recorded in the region […]
By News Source Guyana on December 17, 2020
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High Court Judge Nareshwar Harnanan this afternoon ruled that the case taken before the Court by Attorney Timothy Jonas challenging the appointments of Senior Counsel by former President David Granger in 2019 has no merit and therefore all of the orders that were sought were refused. Jonas, who has since been appointed a Senior Counsel […]
By News Source Guyana on December 16, 2020
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The Guyana Police Force is reminding drivers that failing to produce a driver’s license when requested to do so, is an offense. The Guyana Police Force and the relatives of murdered Berbice teens Isaiah and Joel Henry got into a war of words today after an altercation last evening during a traffic stop at Sparendaam. […]
By News Source Guyana on December 16, 2020
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The spread of the coronavirus in Guyana is not slowing down. The Ministry of Health announced two additional Coronavirus related deaths on Wednesday as the country surpassed 6000 cases of the virus. There are 666 active cases. The two latest deaths have taken the total number of deaths to 158. The latest fatalities were identified […]
By News Source Guyana on December 16, 2020
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Members of the Guyana Police Force will be receiving the equivalent of two weeks of their monthly salary as an end of year bonus. The announcement was made this morning by President Irfaan Ali as he attended the Police Commissioner’s Breakfast event. The President used the event to encourage senior officers to lead the way […]