Last Updated on Sunday, 25 June 2023, 16:06 by Denis Chabrol Two agents of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) are to be fired for their alleged theft of several pieces of diamond from a Surinamese man who was allegedly caught with an illegal firearm in his possession, CANU Head James Singh said. “We are preparing their exit from the unit ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 25 June 2023, 14:31 by Denis Chabrol Guyana’s Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Shalimar Hack on Saturday recommended the scrapping of jury trials for murder accused in the interior regions, and offences such as money laundering, trafficking in persons and cybercrime because of the technical nature of the evidence. She called on the Guyana government to ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 25 June 2023, 11:15 by Denis Chabrol Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Judge, Jacob Wit on Saturday expressed concern about the protracted delay in accused persons on bail and on remand awaiting trial, prompting him to recommend the establishment of a pre-trial Chamber in Guyana to address the worrying trend. “Regionally, the delays are such that ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 25 June 2023, 9:00 by Denis Chabrol Two agents of Guyana’s Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) have been arrested by police after one of them allegedly excreted two diamonds that were stolen from a Surinamese man who was allegedly detained for alleged illegal possession of a firearm, police said. Investigators said CANU agent Jamine Goddard excreted the ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 24 June 2023, 15:45 by Denis Chabrol A section of Guyana’s private sector on Saturday bluntly told a Caribbean Community (CARICOM) expert that there are no risks to humans, plants and animals if Trinidad and Tobago stops blocking the transshipment of honey to other regional and international markets. Vice Chairman of the Guyana Manufacturing and Services ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 24 June 2023, 9:33 by Denis Chabrol The President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Justice Adrian Saunders has contracted COVID-19, a judge announced on Saturday in Guyana. Justice Saunders missed attending a breakfast presentation on the “CCJ’s Original Jurisdiction- an Introduction” under the auspices of the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association. CCJ judge, Winston ...

Last Updated on Friday, 23 June 2023, 13:13 by Denis Chabrol President Irfaan Ali on Thursday announced that public school teachers are to have a minimum salary dating back to 2020, and teachers living quarters across Guyana would be upgraded at a cost of GY$11 billion. “We are considering now, looking from when we came into office from 202o to ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 22 June 2023, 18:50 by Denis Chabrol The opposition People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR)-led A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and women’s rights organisation, Red Thread, on Thursday continued to vent their frustration at government’s response to the damning alleged rape of a 16-year old schoolgirl by Local Government Minister Nigel Dharamlall. With the teen still ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 22 June 2023, 14:44 by Denis Chabrol Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday announced that government has given the green-light to open negotiations with an American businessman to buy the Marriott Hotel for US$90 million. During the first round of bidding, Ramy El-Batrawi, founder of the investment group X, LLC , had bid for US$65 million ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 21 June 2023, 19:29 by Denis Chabrol Police appeared to have wrapped up their investigations into Local Government Minister, Nigel Dharamlall’s alleged rape of a 16-year old girl and was poised to seek legal advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), even as that law enforcement agency fended off claims that it breached procedures in ...