Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr Vindhya Persaud strongly condemned those who use children as leverage during conflicts with their partners, describing such actions as “unacceptable, inexcusable and inhumane.” Minister Persaud was referring to the two recent instances where two young children were video recorded being abused by…
PNCR’s residency requirement case thrown out
Acting Chief Justice Roxane George on Thursday ruled that there is no residency requirement for Guyanese citizens to be registered and ultimately to vote in the general elections. As such, the application was dismissed. The case centered on the National Registration (Amendment) Act of 2022 and was filed by the…
Homestead Programme: First 25 houses set for July completion at Yarrowkabra
Construction of the first 25 low-income homes under the government’s Homestead Programme is set to be completed by 22 July at Yarrowkabra, along the Soesdyke-Linden Highway. Minister of Housing and Water Collin Croal provided the update during a site inspection on Wednesday. He was accompanied by the Minister within the…
Homestead Programme: First 25 houses set for July completion at Yarrowkabra
Construction of the first 25 low-income homes under the government’s Homestead Programme is set to be completed by 22 July at Yarrowkabra, along the Soesdyke-Linden Highway. Minister of Housing and Water Collin Croal provided the update during a site inspection on Wednesday. He was accompanied by the Minister within the…
CWI aiming for day-night Test between West Indies and Australia at Sabina Park
Cricket West Indies (CWI) officials are hopeful that Sabina Park in Jamaica will be able to host its first day-night Test when Australia visit for the third match of their series in July. Tickets for the series went on sale earlier this week and the third Test is listed as…
Enmore man jailed for two years after wounding labourer
Krishna Beharrylall, a 22-year-old labourer of Enmore, East Coast Demerara, was sentenced to two years imprisonment after wounding a 27-year-old labourer who is also from Enmore. Police Headquarters reported that Beharrylall wounded the labourer on March 29. He was arrested on March 30 and appeared before Magistrate O. Schmidt on…
Enmore man jailed for two years after wounding labourer
Krishna Beharrylall, a 22-year-old labourer of Enmore, East Coast Demerara, was sentenced to two years imprisonment after wounding a 27-year-old labourer who is also from Enmore. Police Headquarters reported that Beharrylall wounded the labourer on March 29. He was arrested on March 30 and appeared before Magistrate O. Schmidt on…
Enmore man jailed for two years after wounding labourer
Krishna Beharrylall, a 22-year-old labourer of Enmore, East Coast Demerara, was sentenced to two years imprisonment after wounding a 27-year-old labourer who is also from Enmore. Police Headquarters reported that Beharrylall wounded the labourer on March 29. He was arrested on March 30 and appeared before Magistrate O. Schmidt on…
Man remanded to prison after obtaining nearly $2M fraudulently
Kelvin John, a 22-year-old unemployed man of Snake Creek, Region One, was remanded to prison on Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to obtaining nearly $2 million by false pretence. Police Headquarters reported that John was arrested on March 28 and was later charged with Obtaining Money by False Pretence. He…
Guyana gov’t ‘closely engaged’ with US on new import tariffs – Ashni Singh
The Government of Guyana is engaging the United States administration on new “reciprocal tariffs” announced on Wednesday by President Donald Trump. The US President said he would impose a 10% baseline tariff on all imports to the U.S. and higher duties on dozens of other countries, according to Reuters. Guyana…
