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Monthly Archives: March 2016

Third person charged with murder of city businessman

Last Updated on Thursday, 10 March 2016, 16:30 by Denis Chabrol A third person was Thursday arraigned for the murder of the owner of the Regent Multiplex Mall in mid-2015 on the West Coast Demerara. Kurt Erskine of 285 Section ‘C’ Golden Grove, East Coast Demerara was not required to plea to the indictable charge after it was read to ...

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PPP denies abusing State resources

Last Updated on Thursday, 10 March 2016, 15:59 by Denis Chabrol The People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) on Thursday denied abusing state resources for electioneering purposes, even as it leveled a similar charge against the 10-month old coalition administration ahead of next week’s Local Government Elections. “I could say one thing that when we were in government- and I was ...

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Chris Ram concerned about Camp Street CoI proceedings

Last Updated on Thursday, 10 March 2016, 15:28 by President of the Guyana Bar Association (GBA) Chris Ram has raised some concerns about the manner in which the Commission of Inquiry into the Camp Street riots is proceeding. Ram raised the concerns after the first day of hearings for the CoI during which two inmates from the prison gave their ...

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Time to ban voting without ID cards, passports- PPPC

Last Updated on Thursday, 10 March 2016, 15:08 by Denis Chabrol The People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) on Thursday vowed to push for voting without cards and passports to be outlawed, amid concerns that hundreds of security forces personnel voted without national identification cards. PPP General Secretary, Clement Rohee told a news conference that the party was found it increasingly ...

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Camp Street CoI: “The devil was busy that day” – Prisoner

Last Updated on Thursday, 10 March 2016, 13:52 by Murder accused Errol Kesney (Williams) on Thursday gave his testimony to the Commissioners of the Commission of Inquiry into the Camp Street unrest where he detailed what occurred from his point of view. 32-year-old Kesney told the Commissioners that on Friday March 3, as the prisoners were making their way out ...

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Camp Street CoI: Prisoners “felt a way” after contraband was seized

Last Updated on Thursday, 10 March 2016, 11:40 by   Dwayne Lewis, the first person to give testimony at the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the Camp Street riots says that prisoners felt a way after they were relieved of illicit items in the Camp Street jail. Lewis told Commissioners at the Inquiry that two large buckets containing contraband were ...

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6 canisters of tear gas thrown into burning prison block – CoI hears

Last Updated on Thursday, 10 March 2016, 11:36 by As the first day of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the Camp Street Prison riot commenced on Thursday, one prisoner recounted that six cans of tear gas were lobbed into the building when the fire has started. Dwayne Lewis, a prisoner accused of manslaughter, told the Commissioners that the canisters ...

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Suspected 19-Y-O bandit killed in Goedverwagting

Last Updated on Thursday, 10 March 2016, 10:12 by The body of suspected bandit was on Wednesday evening removed from the Railway Embankment, Goedverwagting, East Coast Demerara. The body was identified as 19-year-old Sherwin Lynch of Sparendaam Housing Scheme. Police in a release on Thursday stated that the man was stabbed to death. Police say that the body was found ...

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ACDA promotes local fishing industry to boost coastal village economies

Last Updated on Thursday, 10 March 2016, 7:21 by Denis Chabrol In a bid to revive coastal village economies, cultural organization, African Culture and Development Association (ACDA) is taking the lead in reviving and creating several industries that will boost economic village activities. The dormant billion -dollar artisanal fishing industry is being touted as the first area of interest even as the agency works ...

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City businessman shot while attempting to intervene in robbery

Last Updated on Wednesday, 9 March 2016, 17:33 by Denis Chabrol A businessman was shot by bandits Wednesday afternoon when he attempted to intervene in a robbery nearby his business premises on High Street, Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown. Police said the  owner of G.A. Imports saw a robbery in progress and went inside for his licensed firearm. On returning, one of the bandits ...

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