Opposition Leader and former President, Bharrat Jagdeo, has confirmed that Court Marshalls have served him with Court documents related to his seaside property and the efforts by the State Asset Recovery Agency to recover the property. News Source understands that he was served by Marshalls of the High Court last Thursday at the Office of…
Door still open
…Govt, Opposition to meet again on election matters …President insists will not interfere with GECOM’s work THE door of remains open for negotiation as President David Granger and Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo are expected to meet again to continue deliberations on the holding of new General and Regional elections following a high-level
President to meet with GECOM Friday
President David Granger has invited the Chairman and Commissioners of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on Friday at 11 in the morning. The President’s invitation to Justice James Patterson and the Commissioners was swiftly dispatched following a meeting Wednesday between the President and the Opposition Leader. At the meeting, the Opposition Leader refused to discuss…
Government and GTT sign MoU for Liberalisation of telecommunications market; GTT welcomes move
After years of talk about a liberalised telecommunications sector, the Government and GTT inched closer to making that a reality today with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for the planned liberalisation of the telecommunications market. In a joint statement, the Government and GTT said that while not binding, the MoU represents a major…
Meeting to go ahead
…President, opposition leader set to meet on election matters today THE meeting between President David Granger and Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo is on schedule for today at the Ministry of the Presidency, where the two will discuss matters relating to the holding of new General and Regional Elections. In a letter dated February 25, 2019,
3 years jail for trio found guilty of armed robbery
Three men were sentenced to three years imprisonment each for robbing three female passengers and the driver of a Route 42 minibus at Middle Street, McDoom, East Bank Demerara in 2017. Anthony Damion, Eon Trotman and Kevin Abrams were found guilty of the four charges and were sentenced to three years on each count by…
Route 44 bus driver remanded to jail over death of two women in Sunday crash
The man who was behind the steering wheel of that route 44 mini-bus that crashed on Sunday claiming the lives of two women, has been charged in connection with the deaths. The driver, Denzil Clarke was remanded to jail today for causing the death of two women by his dangerous driving. The accused appeared before…
‘This is not a crisis’
…Min. Harmon says political stalemate an opportunity to put Guyana first THE opposition and its allies are of the opinion that the current political situation would result in a constitutional crisis, but Minister of State Joseph Harmon said it presents an opportunity for political leaders to work together. According to the narratives peddled by Opposition
Linden gym destroyed by fire receives help from ‘Too Sharp’ Allen
The Pocket Rocket Boxing Gym, which was destroyed by fire last week, could be back up running sooner than expected, following the intervention of Guyana latest world boxing champion, Lennox ‘Too Sharp’ Allen. Through the National Sports Commission, a quantity of boxing gear was donated to the gym, housed at the Linden Johnson Community Centre,…
Two Policemen and two others charged in bird smuggling racket at CJIA
Two serving members of the Guyana Police along with two other men were charged today in connection with bird smuggling. The four were granted bail in the sum of $100,000 each after facing a charge of smuggling birds through the Cheddi Jagan Airport. The Court was told that all four accused are without the requiste…
