The United Nations Human Rights Committee has given the Government a positive review over the last two days, despite a query raised by a single member of the committee, which was separately reported in the media, following the narrative of the political opposition. The query did not go unnoticed, particularly…
Two males, both teenagers, were arrested on Tuesday as part of investigations into the robbery with aggravation committed on a 15-year-old girl on Saturday last, at Bel Air, Georgetown. In a statement, Police Headquarters said at about 17:30 hrs, ranks from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Police Division 4A…
See the full statement issued by the Ministry of Finance below: The Joint Ministerial Committee of Suriname and Guyana met on March 19, 2024 in Paramaribo to further elaborate on the financing modalities for the construction of the Corantijn/Corentyne river bridge. This meeting was held as part of the…
The Bartica Magistrate Court, on Thursday, March 14, acquitted Orlando Charles, a businessman and pilot, of all charges related to Trafficking in Persons (TIP) brought against him by the Guyana Police Force. Charles was initially charged with 16 counts of Trafficking in Persons on May 31, 2023. He was represented…
Perensha Pierre, a 9-year-old girl from Barima Nobo, Region One succumbed to injuries she received in an accident on Monday afternoon. The Grade Five pupil of Hosororo Primary School was struck down by a motorcar while crossing the road at Mabaruma Compound at about 15:30 hrs. A relative told the…
Attorney Darren Wade was spared the embarrassment of having his interim Application struck out and withdrew it on Tuesday after the High Court found that requested reliefs were outside its jurisdiction to grant. In the Application, Wade sought, among several reliefs, a Court Order that would force the Ministry of…
International Standard stadium lights were tested on Monday in a bid to transform the McKenzie Sports Club ground in Linden, Region Ten, into a multi-purpose stadium for football and cricket. During the testing trial, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Charles Ramson Jr. revealed that the lights can be controlled…
Pace and Power Gym emerged as the champion gym, while Keyon Britton of Vergenoegen copped the best boxer accolade at the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) monthly schoolboy championship at the Andrew ‘Six Head’ Lewis facility in Albouystown. Pace and Power won seven bouts, three against fighters from rival gyms. They…
The Guyana Police Force FC overpowered Potaro Strikers FC 9-0 in round two of the Women’s League Division One at the Guyana Football Federation National Training Centre in Providence, East Bank Demerara, on Sunday. Tiandi Smith dazzled on the field on March 17, notching four goals in the 30th, 53rd,…
The Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) has reported a significant seizure of drugs worth $509 million for 2024 thus far. The seized drugs include 118kg of cocaine and 1,301kg of cannabis. In 2023, CANU confiscated 75kg of cocaine and 1,288kg of cannabis, amounting to a total street value of $461 million….
