Last Updated on Sunday, 17 November 2024, 23:07 by Writer By GHK Lall Many Guyanese believe that Mr. Nigel Hughes, prominent Attorney-at-Law, has a spark that can flare into something positive for this country. He could inspire jaded local voters, move them to think that he represents something different. I continue to think so, but have my conditions. Mr. Hughes ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 17 November 2024, 17:11 by Writer Five persons, including a 16-year-old boy, were Sunday arrested in connection with the stabbing death of a chainsaw operator, Davanan Hosea, of Hill Foot Squatting Area, Linden-Soesdyke Highway, during the pre-dawn hours of Sunday. Police said Hosea received four stab wounds 1½ inches each to the face, left side abdomen, ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 16 November 2024, 19:37 by Writer Venezuela was engaged in a variety of orchestrated cyber operations targeting Guyana, according to Assistant Director of the Guyana Defence Force’s (GDF) National Defence Institute (NDI), Dr. Seon Levius. The NDI said in a statement that in a hard-hitting exposé on Venezuela’s orchestrated cyber operations targeting Guyana, Dr Levius unveiled ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 16 November 2024, 11:31 by Writer By GHK Lall The president was damned if he did, and equally damned if he didn’t. Finesse aside, the long, dark record of the PPP Government with its signature endeavor (infrastructure or public works projects) would denounce anyone associated with it. It is an indication, if not ugly confirmation, of ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 16 November 2024, 11:20 by Writer The non-governmental organisation, Blossom Inc, on Friday told the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights (IACHR) that there are increased cases of Venezuelan migrant women being victims of sexual and gender-based violence mainly in three interior regions of Guyana. Blossom Inc’s Founder, Dr Ayodele Dalgety-Dean told a thematic hearing requested by ...

Last Updated on Friday, 15 November 2024, 20:32 by Writer Two former employees of the Ministry of Health’s Material Management Unit (MMU) Bond were Friday charged with three counts of money laundering that police said was linked to their alleged theft and sale of COVID-19 test kits. Chief Magistrate, Faith McGusty granted GY$100,000 bail to 29-year-old Kerron Webster of 344 ...

Last Updated on Friday, 15 November 2024, 20:23 by Writer The Abary sluice door on Friday virtually collapsed under pressure from spring tide, threatening to flood low-lying areas along the Belamy drain from Abary to Airyhall, West Coast Berbice, the Ministry of Agriculture said. The Ministry, however, added that swift action from the Mahaica, Mahaicony, Abary-Agricultural Development Authority (MMA-ADA) saw ...

Last Updated on Friday, 15 November 2024, 20:18 by Writer The High Court on Friday awarded Chairman of the Alliance For Change (AFC), David Patterson GY$1.2 million in damages for the Guyana Police Force’s (GPF) blocking him from leaving Guyana more than one year ago. Chief Justice, Roxane George-Wiltshire also ordered the State to pay Mr Patterson GY$250,000 in legal ...

Last Updated on Friday, 15 November 2024, 20:16 by Writer Former Alliance For Change (AFC) executive member, Dominic Gaskin is poised to take up an engagement with the Irfaan Ali-led administration that will focus on developing Guyana’s gold jewellery sector, the businessman confirmed on Thursday. “The President has a vision for the jewellery sector, the gold sector, and, as you ...

Last Updated on Friday, 15 November 2024, 20:09 by Writer High Court Judge, Nigel Niles on Wednesday awarded GY$24 million in damages and expenses concerning the police shooting death of Golden Grove, East Coast Demerara villager, Quindon Bacchus. Bacchus, 25, was shot multiple times by a policeman on June 10, 2022, at Haslington, East Coast Demerara. While the State has ...