The Guyana Prison Service’s ‘Christmas Family Bonding’ visits will commence on December 04, 2023, at all prison locations. The activity is aimed at further strengthening family relationships and at the same time allowing inmates to reunite with their families for a brief time, the Prison Service stated. Family members will…
Chief Justice (ag) Roxane George awarded Attorney Tamieka Clarke $700,000 in damages after she was wrongfully detained by the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) on October 28, last year while she was advising her client. Attorney General Anil Nandlall SC, during his “Issues in the News” programme aired on Tuesday night,…
A total of 210 water tanks have been delivered to far flung communities in Region Ten (Upper Demerara- Upper Berbice) following a visit by President Irfaan Ali. According to a press release from the Department of Public Information (DPI), some 100 water tanks were delivered to be distributed to Old…
Experts New York’s Northwell Health recently collaborated with Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) to perform groundbreaking surgeries for six patients battling complex abdominal wall hernias. A press release from the hospital said the team from the Northwell Health, featured Dr. Gainosuke Sugiyama, Dr. Sebastian Shterental and Dr. Samer Sbayi. They…
A prison search at the New Amsterdam Prison in Berbice in the early hours of Wednesday unearthed the following items: ** Five (5) Cellphones ** Ten (10) Lighters ** Two (2) improvised weapons ** Three cellular phone batteries ** 137 grams of suspected narcotics (Cannabis) The search was conducted within…
Fitzroy Aulder, the 44-year-old driver who struck down and killed Woman Constable 25953 Annette Abel last Thursday was Tuesday charged and remanded to prison. Aulder was charged with Motor Manslaughter when he appeared at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court, East Coast Demerara before Magistrate Liverpool. He pleaded not guilty to the…
Police are investigating the alleged murder of Chooromanie Tulsie, a 38-year-old Accountant of Lot 26 Unity Mahaica, East Coast Demerara. Police headquarters said the woman’s body was found at around 08:00 hrs Wednesday in the lower flat of her house. The body was on the ground with a piece of…
Tagenarine Chanderpaul and Kavem Hodge missed out on centuries but did enough to give West Indies ‘A’ a 27-run lead on the second day of their Four-Day match in South Africa. Chanderpaul struck a patient 78 (12x4s) from 150 balls while Hodge made 73 (9x4s) from 151 balls, which acted…
Guyana’s Court of Appeal will Monday deliver its ruling on the appeal filed against Chief Justice Roxane George’s ruling throwing out Elections Petition 88 of 2020 that deals with the recount of the 2020 General and Regional Elections. This is according to Attorney General Anil Nandlall who spoke on Tuesday…
As Guyana awaits a decision from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Venezuela’s upcoming referendum about the Essequibo region, Attorney General Anil Nandlall SC has assured Guyanese that the court can enforce its rulings. The Attorney General addressed the ongoing controversy and Venezuela’s planned referendum during his “Issues in…
