Last Updated on Thursday, 2 September 2021, 8:51 by Denis Chabrol A woman, who was accused of threatening to kill a man, allegedly pelted a cup at Police Constable when he and a colleague they went to investigate the report at Williamsburg, Corentyne, police said. Constable Travis Cort was identified as the lawman who was injured in the incident at ...
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GDF Lance Corporal, partner gunned down
Last Updated on Thursday, 2 September 2021, 8:44 by Denis Chabrol Guyana Defence Force Lance Corporal 26-year old Daniel Fraser and his partner were shot and killed last night in Sophia by a lone gunman, police said. The woman, who died in the incident that occurred at about 11:30 Wednesday night, has been identified as 23-year old Shanicka Forde, an ...
Read More »GTU sounds strike call but Education Minister relying on teachers’ commitment to students
Last Updated on Wednesday, 1 September 2021, 13:01 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) on Wednesday called on all teachers to go on strike from next Monday if any unvaccinated teacher is turned away from school, but Minister of Education Priya Manickchand remained optimistic that many schools would be manned by teachers who have taken a jab against ...
Read More »Trade unions ask High Court to quash latest COVID-19 vaccination measures
Last Updated on Tuesday, 31 August 2021, 17:08 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana Teachers’ Union, Guyana Public Service Union and their umbrella Guyana Trades Union Congress on Tuesday asked the High Court to quash government’s vaccination policy that they say amount to coercion to take the jab against the viral disease. Also named as applicants are GPSU Vice President Dawn ...
Read More »Rupununi youth ordered to provide community service, pay fine for marijuana possession
Last Updated on Tuesday, 31 August 2021, 15:23 by Denis Chabrol An 18-year old man from St. Ignatius, Rupununi has been ordered to provide community service and pay a GY$15,000 fine after he was convicted for being in possession of two grammes of marijuana, police said. Cyril Miguel age 18 years was arrested on Monday and was charged on Tuesday ...
Read More »Venezuelan goldminer held with shotguns in North West District- police
Last Updated on Tuesday, 31 August 2021, 15:07 by Denis Chabrol A 56-year old Venezuelan man has been arrested for allegedly being in illegal possession of two shotguns on the Black Banana access trail in the North West District he Guyana Police Force said Elvis Bartolo Pacheco, who is a miner at Baramita, North West District, was held on Monday ...
Read More »PNCR’s Mervyn Williams recovering from COVID-19
Last Updated on Tuesday, 31 August 2021, 14:47 by Denis Chabrol Former People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) parliamentarian, Mervyn Williams is “improving” after being stricken for several days by the coronavirus (COVID-19), well-placed sources said Tuesday. The sources declined to provide details but assured that “he is improving” and that his breathing was still being supported. It has been more ...
Read More »Private sector being integrated into Guyana’s anti-corruption fight; enforcement depends on solid evidence
Last Updated on Monday, 30 August 2021, 17:08 by Denis Chabrol Guyana’s private sector is being integrated into the fight against corruption, but the enforcement of international conventions and domestic laws will depend on solid evidence and strong prosecution, officials said Monday. Minister of Governance, Gail Teixeira told the opening of an anti-corruption workshop being held by her ministry in ...
Read More »High Court might strike out President as respondent in Police Service Commission case
Last Updated on Monday, 30 August 2021, 16:12 by Denis Chabrol High Court Judge, Gino Persaud on Monday hinted that he might strike out President Irfaan Ali as a respondent in a case brought by the Police Service Commission (PSC) in a case that challenges the Guyanese leader’s suspension of that body. “There is no private act in the performance ...
Read More »Guyana, France, Suriname sign cooperation agreement; Guyana mum on details
Last Updated on Monday, 30 August 2021, 14:53 by Denis Chabrol Guyana, France and Suriname have agreed to improve cross-border security and combat climate change, but so far the Guyana government has been mum on the accord. Guyana’s Prime Minister Mark Phillips attended the Strategic Dialogue in Cayenne, French Guiana from August 25 to 27, 2021, and signed the cooperation ...
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