Linden pensioner found dead

Linden pensioner found dead

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of 69-year-old Ronald Gregory whose body was discovered on the eastern bank of the Demerara River within the vicinity of Courts Guyana on Wednesday afternoon. Police Headquarters reported that Gregory of Oronoque Street, Retrieve, Mackenzie Linden, was found at around 17:48hrs. “Police in the division say that…

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High Court throws out AG’s request to discontinue Paul Slowe’s PSC case

High Court throws out AG’s request to discontinue Paul Slowe’s PSC case

High Court Judge Gino Persaud this afternoon dismissed an application by Attorney General Anil Nandlall for the case filed by the former Police Service Commission against the President’s decision to suspend the Commission members to be thrown out. The Attorney-General wanted the substantive case dismissed since the life of the Police Service Commission which filed…

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The Russia-Ukraine crisis and the Monroe Doctrine in the Caribbean and Latin America

The Russia-Ukraine crisis and the Monroe Doctrine in the Caribbean and Latin America

IF anyone harboured any doubts about just how much the Caribbean is entwined in the current Russia-Ukraine entanglement, this past weekend’s global news round-ups ought to lay all to rest. As the US, UK and European Union (EU) continue to ramp-up economic sanctions against Russia, the private assets of Russian billionaires friendly with President Vladimir…

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Rupununi Rodeo back on!

Rupununi Rodeo back on!

Despite a two-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Rupununi Rodeo, one of the biggest public entertainment events in Guyana, has returned. Earlier in January, the Rodeo Committee had announced that the event would miss 2022 due to the surge in COVID-19 infections. The Committee was not granted approval for the hosting of the…

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