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Chancellor of the Judiciary (ag), Justice Carl Singh has cleared the way for the return of Government Ministers Winston Felix and Keith Scott to the National Assembly as technocrats while the government appeals the ruling by outgoing Chief Justice, Ian Chang. Attorney General Basil Williams filed the appeal on Friday and the Chancellor granted a […]
(Reuters) Jamaica’s opposition narrowly won a general election on Thursday, with its message of deep tax cuts and massive job creation winning over voters weary of years of tough IMF-mandated austerity measures. The Jamaican Labour Party (JLP) led by Andrew Holness had won 33 of the 63 seats with almost all votes counted, according to […]
by Kurt Campbell The role of Community Policing Groups came in to sharp focus at the opening of the Annual Police Officers Conference on Thursday morning. In his first address to the Annual Police Officers’ Conference, President David Granger called on the Guyana Police Force to do more to ensure that citizens’ safety within their […]
President David Granger has described the report of the Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry as deeply flawed and he believes that it has left Guyanese still starved of the truth even after $500 Million was spent on the Commission by the last government. The President’s statement came two weeks after the report was left at […]
As part of an ongoing assistance package from the United Kingdom to the Government for Guyana in strengthening crime fighting efforts, Financial Investigation Expert, Sam Sittlington has been working along with the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) to analyse the scope of its operations. Sittlington has been in Guyana, working along with SOCU for the […]
Former President Donald Ramotar in a lengthy Republic Day note has slammed sections of the media who he claimed manipulated reality to bring down the former People’s Progressive Party government with allegations of corruption. Mr. Ramotar, who could not convince his party to make him Opposition Leader after they were defeated at the elections, reflected […]
A total of $350 million was approved by Members of Parliament (MPs) on Monday to feed prisoners across Guyana during this year. The sum was approved as MPs considered the estimates of expenditure for the Public Security Ministry, inclusive of the Guyana Prison and Fire Service and the Police Force. Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan […]
Speaker of the National Assembly Dr. Barton Scotland has upheld a decision by outgoing Chief Justice Ian Chang, who ruled on Friday that Minister of Citizenship, Winston Felix and Minister within the Ministry of Social Protection, Keith Scott, ought not to sit in the National Assembly as technocrats. The Chief Justice, who was on retirement […]
Newspaper Columnist and Political Activist Freddie Kissoon is not totally satisfied with the arrest and charging of three men who assaulted him six years ago. On Monday, he called on police investigators to do much more to ensure historic justice for other cases involving political violence. “The police need to go beyond me,” said Kissoon […]
Former Presidential Spokesman under the PPP, Kwame McKoy, former Office of the President staffer, Jason Abdulla and self-confessed death squad member, Sean Hinds, were all granted bail in the sum of $100,000 each when they appeared in court this morning and were charged with the unlawful assault of newspaper columnist Freddie Kissoon. The charges stemmed […]
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