June 10, 2016
MAGISTRATES serving in all districts of Guyana commenced on Friday a three-day seminar geared at strengthening the criminal justice system.The training, supported by the High Commission of Canada in
June 10, 2016
By Telesha Ramnarine THE Guyanese people are being ‘tricked’ into believing that they will pay a mere $125 to park for an hour in the city, when in
June 10, 2016
IN pursuit of one of its key anti-piracy initiatives, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) has formalised arrangements through assistance from the government for a floating base, the M.B Tamakay,
June 10, 2016
The mighty Essequibo has been the heart of an age-old unsubstantiated claim on Guyana’s sovereign territory by Venezuela, which spans over 170 years, beginning in the year 1840
June 10, 2016
By Shauna Jemmott FABULOUS Homes International, in collaboration with Alleyne and Company, is gearing to make tenants into homeowners by providing affordable homes through ‘Project 500’.Chief Executive Officer of
June 10, 2016
THERE is a worrying trend of negligence and recklessness being replicated among medium- and small-scale mining operations, the Natural Resources Ministry said after receiving the final report of the
June 10, 2016
TEENAGERS Kevin Washington and Dennecia Halley, were found not guilty on Friday afternoon after Justice Navindra Singh directed the 12-member jury to return a formal not-guilty verdict, citing insufficient
June 10, 2016
THE Venezuelan government, through its embassy in Georgetown, has denied claims that military officers from the Spanish-speaking country opened fire on officials of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission
May 15, 2014
FINANCE MINISTER, Dr. Ashni Singh, has said that the Bureau of Statistics is the sole custodian of the database generated from the 2012 Census, as obtained with previous such
May 15, 2014
A MINER of Lot 19 Bel Air Village, Greater Georgetown, was remanded to prison by Magistrate Judy Latchman yesterday on firearm and ammunition charges.Ewart George, 22, pleaded not guilty
May 15, 2014
A MAN of Lot 49 Company Road, Buxton, East Coast Demerara, was refused bail on an armed robbery charge yesterday by Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry. Marlon Providence, 19, pleaded
May 15, 2014
MURDER accused, Desiree Jeffers who is facing trial for the murder of her ex-policeman lover, Igris Bobb Blackman, began her defence yesterday with an unsworn statement that she got
May 14, 2014
THE 26th meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) opened yesterday at the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Headquarters, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown. Chair of the Council, Montserrat’s Minister
May 14, 2014
PULL QUOTE: ‘King’s holding of the office of Town Clerk is “without lawful authority whatsoever’ ACTING Town Clerk, Carol Sooba, yesterday filed a Motion in the High Court, which
May 14, 2014
GUYANA Elections Commission (GECOM), Public Relations Officer, Vishnu Persaud, confirmed yesterday that funds for activities directly related to local government elections, which are budgeted for under “Programme Two” of
May 14, 2014
AS Guyana marks International Day of Families today, First Lady, Madame Deolatchmee Ramotar, has called on families countrywide, whether single-parent, nuclear or extended, to give careful thought to this
May 14, 2014
THE Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has advised the police not to charge Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh with any offence following the accident in which
May 14, 2014
EIGHTEEN-YEAR-OLD first year student of Essequibo Technical Institute (ETI), at Anna Regina, committed suicide by hanging himself with a piece of rope from a jamoon tree aback of Henrietta