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Backlogged High Court and Court of Appeal cases significantly reduced
Chancellor of the Judiciary, Justice Yonette Cummings-Edwards The number of backlogged cases in the High Court and Court of...
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Two charged with murder of America Street money-changer
Two men were Tuesday charged with the murder of America Street money-changer Shawn "Fabulous" Nurse. Those charged are 24-year...
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Pastor jailed for 40 years for having sex with girl under 16 years old
JAILED: Andrew Hannibal A 46-year old pastor has been sentenced to 40 years imprisonment for having sex with a girl...
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Granger to appoint his nominees for Chancellor, Chief Justice, despite Jagdeo’s rejection
Chief Justice of Belize, Guyanese Kenneth Benjamin. He is also a citizen of Antigua and Barbuda where he once served...
Read moreDetailsJagdeo blocks Granger’s nominees for Chancellor, Chief Justice
Chief Justice of Belize, Guyanese Kenneth Benjamin. He is also a citizen of Antigua and Barbuda where he once served...
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ICJ’s decision on Guyana-Venezuela border controversy will be “binding”- Sir Shridath Ramphal
ExxonMobil's Senior Director for the Americas, International Government Relations and Guyana's top legal adviser in the border controversy with Venezuela,...
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Venezuela obliged to respect World Court ruling on border controversy- Greenidge
Foreign Affairs Minister Carl Greenidge Even as Guyana's top advisors and legal team on Sunday already "mapped out the broad...
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Canadian gold mining company willing to provide letter for World Court hearing on Guyana-Venezuela border controversy
President and Chief Executive Officer of Guyana Goldfields, Scott Caldwell. A major Canadian gold mining company on Sunday said it...
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Defense lawyer seeks acquittal for Suriname’s President Bouterse in 1982 killings
By Ivan Cairo Desi Bouterse PARAMARIBO, Suriname; In the high-profile trial against Suriname’s former army leader Desi Bouterse, his lawyer...
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GRA sticking to principles for assessing GTT’s tax debt; govt free to negotiate settlement
Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), Godfrey Statia. In background is Finance Minister, Winston Jordan. As the liberalisation...
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