Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 20:59 by GxMedia A woman early Friday morning stabbed her common-law husband to death at their home near the Kwakwani airstrip, police said. The man has been identified as 40-year old Anthony Perreira also known as Quinn. Police said he was stabbed to his chest. Investigators said his wife has been arrested. A ...
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GDF attracts more youths
Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 20:59 by GxMedia The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) on Thursday announced that its first recruitment cycle for 2014, has been met by a significant response from Guyanese youth from all across the country. One hundred persons submitted applications to be trained as Officers on the Standard Officers Course (SOC) number 47, while another ...
Read More »Guyana-born US resident’s home seized for under US$1,000
Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 20:59 by GxMedia Calvin James, 61, had his home seized by city officials in Syracuse after he fell $936 short on an $11,000 tax tab, the Syracuse Post-Standard reports. A Syracuse man is fighting to get his home back from the city after he paid nearly $10,000 in back taxes over a six-month ...
Read More »Taxi driver on car-sale fraud charge
Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 20:59 by GxMedia A taxi driver accused of falsely claiming that he could sell a car and obtained GUY$1.1 million dollars from another man was Thursday freed on GUY$350,000 bail. City Magistrate Fabayo Azore granted 40-year old Satyanand Persaud his pre-trial liberty after he pleaded not guilty to the offence of with intent ...
Read More »Debra Backer resigns from Parliament
Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 20:59 by GxMedia A Partnership for National Unity’s (APNU) front bencher and Shadow Minister of Foreign Affairs, Debra Backer has resigned as a parliamentarian due to ill health, well-placed sources said. With Backer resigning, constitutionally it now means that the Speaker of the National Assembly would have to declare the seat vacant. She ...
Read More »Carpenter convicted for stealing electrical items
Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 20:59 by GxMedia A carpenter who stole a quantity of electrical items valued GUY$740,000 was Friday jailed for 12 months although he denied committing the offence. City Magistrate Fabayo Azore imposed the sentence on Mark Mangal, a husband and father of two, for break and enter and larceny. Police accused him of committing ...
Read More »Low performance in Math, Science taking toll on construction sector
Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 20:59 by GxMedia High cost overruns, delays and poor quality construction work are the result of few qualified and competent engineers and other personnel in the construction sector due to declining interest in Mathematics and Sciences, a senior official of the Ministry of Public Works said Thursday. Chief Works Officer, Geoffrey Vaughn’s assessment ...
Read More »Suspected Brazilian bandits nabbed in Lethem
Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 20:59 by GxMedia Three Brazilians, who allegedly attempted to rob a business place in Lethem, have been arrested \, police said. Deputy Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud said one .38 revolver and six matching rounds were found in possession of one of the Portuguese-speaking nationals. Usually reliable sources said the men attempted to rob ...
Read More »Govt parl. committee members winding down consideration of anti-money laundering bill
Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 20:59 by GxMedia Attorney General Anil Nandlall says government representatives in the parliamentary select committee were winding down consideration of the financial crimes bill in the absence of opposition representatives who walked out of the meeting Tuesday night. Nandlall told Demerara Waves Online News (www.demwaves.com) that while opposition members of the committee were ...
Read More »President obliged to assent Bills, only court decides constitutionality- Senior Counsel
Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 20:59 by GxMedia Senior Counsel Brynmor Pollard on Wednesday said the President was obliged to assent to Bills passed by the National Assembly and it is only the Court could decide if they were unconstitutional. Speaking with reporters, Pollard argued that the Attorney General was not the custodian of Guyana’s Constitution but the ...
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