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Daily Archives: Monday, 4 September 2023, 23:18

OPINION: National ‘sweep-up’ in Georgetown ignores the drainage problem

Last Updated on Tuesday, 5 September 2023, 8:09 by Writer The much-vaunted national clean-up turned out to be a disgraceful damp squib for many parts of Georgetown where the citizenry, businessowners and visitors alike cry out for that elusive long-lasting solution to the sanitation and drainage problems. The exercise on September 2, 2023 demonstrated either a cosmetic sweep-up, a failed ...

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Suspects in Lusignan Supermarket robbery charged

Last Updated on Monday, 4 September 2023, 15:57 by Denis Chabrol Two men, who allegedly robbed a supermarket at Lusignan, East Coast Demerara were Monday arraigned on a charge of robbery under arms and were granted bail, police said. The accused are 26-year old Jamal Seymour, a carpenter of Lot 176 Campbell and Sussex Street, Albouystown, Georgetown and 29-year old ...

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Caribbean financial crimes watchdog determining Guyana’s compliance with global standards

Last Updated on Monday, 4 September 2023, 15:41 by Denis Chabrol The Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFTAF) on Monday began a nine-day evaluation of Guyana’s readiness to fight money laundering, and the financing of terrorism, nuclear, chemical or biological weapons. The 4th Round Mutual Evaluation of Guyana’s Anti-money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism/Countering Proliferation Financing (AML/CFT/CPF) regime is part ...

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Guyanese law firm to determine number of wrongful convictions

Last Updated on Monday, 4 September 2023, 14:35 by Denis Chabrol A Guyanese law firm plans to conduct a survey here and in the wider Caribbean to ascertain how many persons have been convicted wrongfully largely due to the absence of forensic science, Attorney-at-Law Dr Dexter Todd said. “We will, as a firm, commit to having that survey so that ...

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OPINION: Where is the Race and Class Analysis of the PPP-State?

Last Updated on Monday, 4 September 2023, 7:11 by Denis Chabrol Dr. Nigel Westmaas It is a remarkable display of duplicity and contortionism to pass judgment on the racial, social, and ideological composition of specific political parties, social organizations, and individuals (along with the strange preoccupation with groups they consider small, irrelevant or dead) in Guyana without subjecting the same ...

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