Last Updated on Sunday, 2 July 2023, 13:16 by Denis Chabrol A 29-year old man, who allegedly kicked and lashed his 48-year old partner to death early Sunday morning at their Uitvlugt, West Coast Demerara residence, has fled the scene and is yet to be arrested, police said. The woman has been identified as Bibi Naseefa Baksh of Uitvlugt, West ...
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Venezuelan man stabbed to death during attempted theft of wife’s purse
Last Updated on Sunday, 2 July 2023, 13:18 by Denis Chabrol A Venezuelan man was stabbed to death early Sunday morning outside a bar at Grove, East Bank Demerara after he intervened in an attempt to steal his wife’s purse, police said. The prime suspect, who fled the scene on foot is said to be also a Venezuelan. The victim, ...
Read More »OPINION: Complainant retreat: a society gravely wounded, standards buried
Last Updated on Saturday, 1 July 2023, 16:28 by Denis Chabrol By GHK Lall I was always of the belief deep down that this matter involving Minister Nigel Dharamlall was going to come to a halt before the completion of what has been a turbulent journey. It is a little glimpse of how far I have grown into paying attention ...
Read More »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) ...
Read More »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 ...
Read More »“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 ...
Read More »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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