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Daily Archives: Saturday, 1 July 2023, 16:28

Prosecutors Code dictates Dharamlall should be charged based on “Public interest”- GHRA

Last Updated on Saturday, 1 July 2023, 15:18 by Denis Chabrol -Code also considers health of victim, withdrawal from case Guyana’s Code for Prosecutors provides sufficient basis for Local Government Minister Nigel Dharamlall  to be charged with the rape of a 16-year old girl although the complainant has formally asked to withdraw the complaint, the Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) ...

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Caribbean Indigenous peoples to ask CDB for help with language preservation

Last Updated on Saturday, 1 July 2023, 12:49 by Denis Chabrol The Caribbean Organisation of Indigenous Peoples (COIP) plans to ask the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) to fund a project to preserve and promote the use of Indigenous languages, according to COIP Chairman Chief Ricardo Bharath-Hernandez. He said the proposal could be formulated and submitted to the Barbados-headquartered regional bank ...

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“Sharp” reduction in fish price, as Guyana asks CARICOM to buy more

Last Updated on Saturday, 1 July 2023, 7:47 by Denis Chabrol Fisherfolk in Guyana are complaining about unprofitable operations because of plummeting fish prices for several months now, a situation that has triggered a request by Guyana’s Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha for sister Caribbean Community (CARICOM) nations to buy more of the protein source from his country. Chairman of the ...

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Girl says no one forced her to withdraw rape complaint against Dharamlall- police

Last Updated on Saturday, 1 July 2023, 2:55 by Denis Chabrol The 16-year old girl, who in recent weeks accused Local Government Minister Nigel Dharamlall of raping her last December, on Thursday told her parents that she was dropping the complaint against the politician, police said. The Guyana Police Force said that development could be verified. “Since yesterday (Friday) the ...

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