Last Updated on Wednesday, 22 February 2017, 17:42 by Denis Chabrol Guyana’s Court of Appeal on Wednesday, by a 2 to 1 majority, ruled that presidential term limits is unconstitutional. Attorney General  Basil Williams says the State will appeal the decision to the Cariibean Court of Justice within 30 days. Justice B.S. Roy and Chancellor of the Judiciary, Carl Singh ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 22 February 2017, 11:02 by Denis Chabrol Guyana has tapped into a US$8 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to help reduce prison overcrowding and speed up the delivery of justice, the Finance Ministry said in a statement. “It is anticipated that through this project, there will be a significant reduction of high concentrations ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 22 February 2017, 7:09 by Denis Chabrol A man was early Wednesday morning burnt to death at his dwelling at Timehri, East Bank Demerara. He lived in a heavily secured wildlife pen that he had converted into a dwelling. Fire Chief Marlon Gentle, said the man believed to be in his 50s was an alcoholic and ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 21 February 2017, 17:12 by Derwayne Wills Three men were today sentenced by city Magistrate Judy Latchman to stand trial for the murder of Rubis Gas Station accountant, Jason Cort. 29-year-old Stancy Rodney, 25-year-old David Eastman, and 32-year-old Clifton Gibson heard today that a prima facie case had been established against them for the 2015 murder, ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 21 February 2017, 16:32 by Derwayne Wills 27-year-old Ruco McIntyre could have returned home after a simple larceny charge was dismissed against him yesterday, but today he was sentenced to an additional 12 months for attempting to escape the Georgetown Prison two Sundays ago. McIntyre, the father of one, told Chief Justice Ann McLennan today that ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 21 February 2017, 14:53 by Denis Chabrol Guyana Goldfields/AGM Inc. recently introduced a dozen media personnel and nearly twenty officers and ranks of the Guyana police force to the immense possibilities of the application of drone technology to their respective jobs, the company said in a statement. Officially they are referred to as UAVs (Unmanned Aerial ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 21 February 2017, 14:24 by Denis Chabrol Staff at the Guyana Office for Investment (GO-Invest) have now signed a secrecy agreement to help stamp out the sharing of investors’ plans and proposals with others who may later be facilitated to go ahead with those projects, according to Chief Executive Officer Owen Verwey. “All the officers have now ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 21 February 2017, 13:37 by Denis Chabrol Britain says while Guyana appears to be progressing towards commercial oil production, there appears to be no clear indication on how the South American nation will spend some of the revenues. High Commissioner to Guyana, Greg Quinn said Guyanese stakeholders need to discuss how the money should be spent ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 21 February 2017, 12:01 by Derwayne Wills Kevin France, 29 years, of East Ruimveldt Housing Scheme, was this morning charged with attempted murder and two counts of robbery under arms before city Magistrate Leron Daly. The court heard that on October 28, 2016, France unlawfully and maliciously wounded Kwasie Joseph at Water Street with intent to ...

Last Updated on Monday, 20 February 2017, 22:01 by Denis Chabrol A woman, who police say was planning to smuggle a teargas canister into the Georgetown Prison, was Monday charged with being in possession of ammunition. Sparendaam Magistrate Zamina Ali-Seepaul remanded Kellyann Martin of ‘B’ Field, Sophia, Greater Georgetown. The unrepresented woman has to return to court on March 25, ...