Last Updated on Monday, 4 January 2016, 20:33 by Denis Chabrol Reproduced from Belize Breaking News By Aaron Humes: Supreme Court Justice Sonia Young has declined to grant leave to Jack Charles to file for judicial review of a decision by BAHA to decline to allow him to import the three containers full of Guyanese rice sitting at the Big ...
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Police Force accuses Service Commission of misleading public about persons eligible for promotion
The Guyana Police Force Monday afternoon accused the Police Service Commission (PSC) of misleading the public about the eligibility of several members of the force for promotion. In a statement, the force said a list of the persons recommended have been checked and no one is ineligible for promotions. The PSC’s informing the Police Commissioner, Seelall Persaud that ...
Read More »North West District men arraigned on murder charges
Last Updated on Monday, 4 January 2016, 16:44 by Denis Chabrol Two men from the North West District (NWD) of Guyana were Monday arraigned for separate murders that were linked to arguments. In one of the cases, 23-year old Leonard Fredericks of Heaven Hill, Matthews Ridge was arraigned for allegedly murdering Peter James at Hell Hill, also in Matthews Ridge. ...
Read More »City Council takes control of vacant lots; owners must pay for clean-up
Last Updated on Monday, 4 January 2016, 16:14 by Denis Chabrol The Georgetown City Council on Monday said it was moving to take control of unattended vacant lots in the City that have been allowed to become an environmental hazard and that owners would have to pay for the clean-up exercise. “The Council has commenced to cleaning those lands and ...
Read More »Vending on Merriman’s Mall suspended
Last Updated on Monday, 4 January 2016, 15:55 by Denis Chabrol The Georgetown City Council Monday announced that vending on the Merriman’s Mall between Orange Walk and Cummings Street has been suspended for one week to allow vendors to clean up the area. “The Council observed that the area is very untidy. This is inconsistent with the vision to make ...
Read More »Guyana seeking US help with gold smuggling court cases
Last Updated on Monday, 4 January 2016, 15:40 by Denis Chabrol Guyana has asked the United States for assistance to help convict a man for allegedly smuggling large quantities of gold to New York. Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo businessman, Christopher Baldeo is accused of smuggling almost US$69,142 worth of gold to the United States between February 6 and 7, 2015. ...
Read More »GDF intelligence officer wasn’t instructed to chase subjects- sources
Last Updated on Monday, 4 January 2016, 14:42 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) intelligence officer, who was killed in a road accident last week Wednesday, was staking out the wrong people at the wrong house and at no time was he instructed to engage in a high-speed chase, according to well-placed sources. Sources said he was never ...
Read More »PPP accuses Gov’t of misusing security forces for political purposes
Last Updated on Monday, 4 January 2016, 12:58 by Denis Chabrol General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Clement Rohee says that the APNU+AFC administration owes the country an explanation into the apparent misuse of Guyana’s security forces for political reasons. This is after a Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Intelligence Officer Robert Pyle was recently involved in a fatal ...
Read More »“Unbecoming and very political” – Rohee responds to Top Cop’s criticism
Last Updated on Monday, 4 January 2016, 12:50 by Denis Chabrol Former Home Affairs Minister and Leader of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Clement Rohee has dismissed statements by Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud regarding his tenure as Home Affairs Minister as “political” and “unbecoming.” Rohee at a press conference last Monday had stated that promotions should be placed on ...
Read More »Health care workers who treated swine flu victim vaccinated
Last Updated on Monday, 4 January 2016, 10:16 by Denis Chabrol All the health care workers at Balwant Singh Hospital, where Guyana’s first swine flu victim sought medical attention, have been vaccinated and are being monitored for the potentially deadly disease, Public Health Minister Dr. George Norton said Monday. “They were tracked and all identified, for those who remained in ...
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