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Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum is denying the involvement of police investigators in any attempt to politically persecute citizens. Mr. Blanhum on Wednesday, threw cold water on the accusations which have arisen following the police’s move to investigate the murder of one political activist and the assault of at least two others. Two of the cases […]
Proposals for raising the age of criminal responsibility from 10-years-old and establishing separate remand homes for boys and girls have come to the fore as Guyana considers a new Juvenile Justice Bill. With the help of the UNICEF Office in Guyana, the Ministry of Public Security hosted the first of three public consultation sessions on […]
Dynamic International Airways has joined the celebrations for Guyana’s golden jubilee with the unveiling of the logo for the national celebration as well as the New York celebration on its aircraft. The U.S registered airline currently operates a number of weekly flights between New York and Georgetown. It has been in the market for the […]
Former Presidential Information Liaison under the PPP, Kwame McCoy was on Wednesday slapped with three charges for actions meted out against Political Activist Mark Benchcop back in March 2011. McCoy appeared at the Providence Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Lerone Daly and was granted bail in the sum of $275,000. He was granted $200,000 bail for […]
The East Bank Essequibo woman, Bibi Safoora Salim, who allegedly used her Facebook page to issue a death threat against the President was granted bail in the sum of $200,000 in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday as she appeared in court to face charges related to the social media post. The 52-year-old woman appeared before […]
The People’s Progressive Party (PPP), which had one of its leaders describe local journalists as vultures, banned reporters and withhold government ads from the private newspapers during its time in office, is now expressing concern about censorship of the media in Guyana. In a Monday morning statement, the PPP said, persons of various political hues […]
As the government seeks to reduce the overcrowding at the Georgetown Prison on Camp Street, more prison blocks are to be built at the Mazaruni Prison to accommodate more inmates even as several have been moved to the Essequibo facility already. The Camp Street Prison was built to accommodate 600 prisoners but that population has […]
The 30-year-old ex-boyfriend of the Sophia woman who was found murdered in a Cummings Lodge trench has been charged for the woman’s murder. The man, Clevaughn Hamilton, called ‘Quarters,’ appeared at the Sparendaam Magistrates’ Court on Friday and was not required to plea to the indictable charge that he murdered 24-year-old Simone Hackett and dumped […]
Guyana is set to benefit from £53.2 million in grant resources from the United Kingdom under its newly established United Kingdom Caribbean Infrastructure Fund (UKCIF). Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan along with Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson and Minister of Communities, Ronald Bulkan, last week met with British High Commissioner Greg Quinn and representatives […]
Former Housing Minister under the PPP Government Irfaan Ali has lashed out at the Chairman of the Central Housing and Planning Authority, Hamilton Green following Green’s announcement that in excess of $100 million will have to be spent on fixing government houses with defects that were built during Ali’s time in office. The houses lined up […]
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