President of the Caribbean Court of Justice, Justice Adrian Sauders is not giving an appeal to the notion in Guyana and some other jurisdictions that the Court is biased. The Caribbean Court of Justice was thrown into the local spotlight following the no-confidence motion against the APNU+AFC government in 2018 and the aftermath of the…
THE boyfriend of Shenese Walks, 19, is in police custody after reportedly confessing to causing her death. Walks, a teacher, was discovered with a knife in the left side of her neck in her boyfriend’s Lot 311, Craig Public Road, East Bank Demerara (EBD) home. Her 21-year-old boyfriend was handed over to the police by…
Almost three years after he was savagely beaten and left for dead, a 39-year-old man and his family of Hope West, Enmore, East Coast Demerara (ECD) are now facing death threats. The family is pleading with the relevant authorities for help and for the police to take their reports seriously. Somdatt Singh was attacked and…
President of the Caribbean Court of Justice, Justice Adrian Sauders is not giving an appeal to the notion in Guyana and some other jurisdictions that the Court is biased. The Caribbean Court of Justice was thrown into the local spotlight following the no-confidence motion against the APNU+AFC government in 2018 and the aftermath of the…
AFTER being sworn in as a Member of Parliament (MP) on Wednesday, Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Aubrey Norton, was officially elected as the Leader of the Opposition (LoO) by the APNU+AFC MPs. Former PNCR Chairman, Volda Lawrence, also marked her return to the National Assembly and was sworn in to take…
The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) on Thursday said it is set to formalise an agreement with the Guyana Police Force (GPF) intended to arrest the crime situation in the capital, Georgetown. GCCI’s Executive Management Committee met with the newly appointed Commissioner of Police (ag) Clifton Hicken on Wednesday to explore areas of…
President of the Caribbean Court of Justice, Justice Adrian Sauders is not giving an appeal to the notion in Guyana and some other jurisdictions that the Court is biased. The Caribbean Court of Justice was thrown into the local spotlight following the no-confidence motion against the APNU+AFC government in 2018 and the aftermath of the…
The Standing Orders governing the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has been adjusted, requiring that a quorum for a meeting can only be called if two members of government, two members of the opposition and the chairman are present. A motion in the name of Minster of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance Gail Teixeira, sought to replace…
Two-way merchandise trade between Guyana and Canada amounted to CAD$238.2 million last year, Canada’s Minister of International Trade Mary Ng told the News Room in an exclusive interview on Tuesday. Ng was in Guyana primarily to launch a three-day trade mission with the aim of expanding business relations. She spoke to the News Room from…
The Government and Opposition have approved the names of five persons who will form the new Public Procurement Commission (PPC). Attorney-at-Law and President of the Guyana Bar Association Pauline Chase, Joel Bhagwandin, Rajnarain Singh, Berkeley Wickham and Diana Rajkumar will sit as new Commissioners on the PPC. Three of the nominees came from the Government…
