Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 November 2024, 23:57 by Writer Efforts are intensifying to settle certain types of criminal court cases amicably, offer perpetrators an opportunity to cease reoffending and instead contribute to healing, officials associated with the Restorative Justice programme said Wednesday. Restorative Justice practitioners are being trained and deployed countrywide to assist magistrates in arriving at decisions based ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 November 2024, 15:44 by Writer Executive and Central Committee member of the ruling People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Anil Nandlall on Wednesday downplayed the likelihood of any fallout from accusations by Melissa “Melly Mel” Atwell that he allegedly shared confidential information with her about a number of high-ranking officials and matters. Maintaining that he does not ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 November 2024, 11:18 by Writer Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh on Tuesday appealed to commercial banks to comply with a Bank of Guyana directive to use the simplified due diligence (SDD) requirement for opening bank accounts that would attract monthly deposits of GY$500,000 or less. “It would appear to me that this simplified guideline is ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 November 2024, 11:06 by Writer Four High Court judges were Tuesday confirmed in their positions of puisne judges, Attorney General Anil Nandlall announced. He said on his weekly Facebook Live engagement, “Issues In The News” that President Irfaan Ali, acting on the recommendation of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), confirmed the appointments of Justices Damon ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 November 2024, 9:01 by Writer Governor of the Bank of Guyana, Dr Gobind Ganga on Tuesday virtually ruled out allowing the routine opening of US dollar accounts at commercial banks here by anyone, saying that could put the country’s foreign reserves at risk. Told that the Jamaica Central Bank on Monday hailed the fact that ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 26 November 2024, 20:29 by Writer The Suriname-Guyana Chamber of Commerce (SGCC) is about to submit a feasibility study to both countries to take over the management and operations of the Canawaima Ferry Service and offer more daily trips across the Corentyne River, SGCC Chairman Dr Vishnu Doerga said Tuesday. While there are four to six ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 26 November 2024, 20:01 by Writer The way is now clear for airlines to ply the Guyana-Bahamas route, with the signing of an open skies Air Services Agreement between the two countries, the Public Works Ministry said Tuesday. Under the agreement, which was signed on Monday, the aim is to also promote travel with other countries. ...

Last Updated on Monday, 25 November 2024, 20:36 by Denis Chabrol Ordinary Guyanese, including people involved in various types of businesses, will soon be able to access high-quality government data that would assist them to make decisions or create new tools for planning and development following Monday’s parliamentary approval of the Open Data Bill. Government said the Open Data law ...

Last Updated on Monday, 25 November 2024, 20:05 by Writer A Venezuelan woman was Monday arraigned on three charges of Trafficking In Persons and one count of withholding identification documents, and granted a total of GY$1 million bail. Investigators said the charges stemmed from a probe into the alleged Trafficking in Persons committed against four females between 1st May 2024 ...

Last Updated on Monday, 25 November 2024, 20:01 by Writer Reproduced from Starnieuws Every Surinamese will receive a share in royalties of US$750 with an interest of 7% per year, President Chan Santokhi announced on Monday at a reception. The positive impact of the final decision of Total Energies has had an enormous positive impact. “We must now translate that ...