The Caribbean Court of Justice is being asked by the Attorney General of Guyana to file new evidence in the appeal matters before it dealing with the no-confidence motion against the Guyana Government. The submissions which were made, relate to former Member of Parliament Charrandass Persaud and an alleged video admission that he knew he…
…admits knowing he was unqualified to be MP …CCJ grants AG leave to file new application to adduce fresh evidence THE Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has granted the government permission to present new evidence and submissions to the court which prove that expelled Member of Parliament (MP), Charrandass Persaud, knew that he was
A 21-year-old mother was on Friday remanded to prison for allegedly burning her two-year-old daughter to the buttocks with a spoon after she became annoyed when the toddler pulled on her dress for food and caused her cell phone to fall. Okele Chester appeared before City Magistrate Leron Daly and pleaded not guilty to the…
A 45-year-old man, who carted off $59,000 worth in saltfish and provision from a Stabroek market vendor, was sentenced to six months in jail today after he pleaded guilty to the crime. The man, Shawn Roberts, appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court today and explained that he stole the food items from the vendor to…
…as TOTALTEC launches new round of recruitment programme SOME 120 Guyanese youths will soon be inducted into the local oil and gas sector following another launch of the TOTALTEC Oilfield Services recruitment and training programme. This time around, TOTALTEC is working along with the Guyana Shore Base Inc. (GYSBI) which will see a majority of
Newly appointed Chairman of the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Inc. Rawle Lucas has challenged his fellow board members to work towards ending blackouts during their tenure. “Blackout for me is as old as 42 years and I think it is about time it stops growing…blackouts have to end,” shortly before receiving his instrument of…
A 21-year-old porter has been remanded to jail over the gruesome murder of a man in the interior mining region. The accused, Clinton Allen, appeared in Court today and was not required to enter a plea to the indictable murder charge. Police investigators said he confessed to the murder of Rodwell Joseph at Kamarang Landing…
After making a police report of an assault committed on a minor, Dhanmattie Sumara called ‘Jenny’ of Plantation Warren, East Coast Berbice , has gone missing and relatives believe her husband may be responsible for her disappearance. The 28-year-old woman was last seen during the wee hours of Tuesday morning after she was dragged out
The new Grade Two curriculum for the nation’s primary school learners is currently undergoing a review process and a pilot programme using it will commence in September, the Ministry of Education has stated. On Monday, June 3 and Tuesday, June 4, 2019, the Subject Specific Committee spent time reviewing the first offering of what will…
The Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) has flagged the ban on the import of poultry products from Guyana by Trinidad and Tobago as “ill-advised” and “premature”. Although Guyana does not export poultry and poultry products to the twin-island Republic, the Agriculture Ministry in Trinidad and Tobago late last week announced a ban on the importation…
