– Outlines legal protections, justice process THE Guyana Association of Women Judges (GAWJ) held a live panel discussion on Thursday to sensitise citizens about the transnational criminal activity of trafficking in persons (TIP) and what role the judiciary plays in justice for survivors. The discussion was GAWJ’s first in a series of activities for World…
Persons living with Hepatitis C can for the first time access free treatment from the Ministry of Health as of next Wednesday. A collaborative effort between the Ministry of Health and the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) has made this possible. Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony during the launching ceremony on Thursday announced…
–survivor tells court during sentencing of rapist COLIN Venture, called “Dane”, was on Wednesday sentenced to 16 years in jail on several counts of rape committed on a 13-year-old girl. Venture, 41, was sentenced by Justice Simone Morris-Ramlall at the Sexual Offences Court of the Demerara High Court. Earlier this month, a jury found Venture…
Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d), Mark Phillips, Thursday met with Guyana Reparations Committee Chairman, Dr Eric Phillips and a visiting African Royal Delegation from South Africa and the Kingdom of Lesotho who is in Guyana for Emancipation celebrations 2022. The delegation indicated that their fundamental goals are to foster cultural exchange, education and development; explore regional…
Part 5: Much Has Been Done, But Is It Enough? GUYANA’S Annual National Toshaos Council (NTC) conference, required by the Amerindian Act, gathers indigenous leaders from over 212 communities located across the nation’s vast interior. It’s an annual platform that allows Amerindian leaders to engage Guyana government officials on developmental issues affecting their communities. It’s…
Contractors from communities of the Buxton/Foulis Neighbourhood Democratic Council will be receiving training to allow them to effectively bid for government contracts. Public Works Minister Juan Edghill made the disclosure during a meeting with small contractors in the NDC at Tipperary Hall, Buxton. The meeting stemmed from a ministerial outreach led by Prime Minister Brigadier…
THE Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA), on Thursday, issued a statement expressing condolence on the death of miners Troy Scott, 44, and Seon Martin, 32, who both died last Friday after the mining pit in they worked in caved in on them. “The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) extends its deepest…
See the full statement from the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association Below: The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) extends its deepest sympathy to the relatives and friends of the two miners who recently died when a section of the open pit where they were working collapsed. The manner and frequency of such…
The mother of murdered school teacher Kescia Branche has written to the Crime Chief seeking information about the reopening of her daughter’s murder case. The High School teacher died in November 2017, days after her battered body was found close to Le Repentir cemetery where she was dumped. She passed away in the hospital while…
Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d), Mark Phillips, on Wednesday, met with several squatters from the Amelia’s Ward-Phase Four, Linden, Region 10 at the Office of the Prime Minister in Georgetown. During the engagement, the citizens whose structures were demolished due to illegal occupation of lands earmarked for infrastructural development raised a number of issues, including monetary…
