Crime
Prosecutors Code dictates Dharamlall should be charged based on “Public interest”- GHRA
-Code also considers health of victim, withdrawal from case Director of Public Prosecutions, Shalimar Hack. Guyana's Code for Prosecutors provides...
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BREAKING: Rape complainant asks to withdraw complaint against Dharamlall
Nigel Dharamlall The 16-year old, who accused Local Government Minister Nigel Dharamlall of raping her last December, on Friday asked...
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DPP asks police to further probe rape allegation against Dharamlall
Nigel Dharamlall. The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) on Wednesday asked police to further investigate the 16-year old girl's rape...
Read moreDetailsTrinidad-model plea deal legislation seeks to ease Guyana’s backlog of criminal cases, reduce prison population
Guyana is borrowing Trinidad and Tobago's plea bargaining legislation, aimed at facilitating discussions between prosecutors and offenders to ease the...
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Child Care & Protection Agency says rape complainant never denied private lawyer; receiving counselling
The Childcare and Protection Agency (CPA) on Monday denied that the 16-year old girl, who has complained that Local Government...
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Hughes defends decision to represent Dharamlall in rape allegation
Attorney-at-Law Nigel Hughes chatting with People's National Congress Reform supporter Lurlene Nestor outside his office. Well-known Guyanese lawyer Nigel Hughes...
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Guyana Defence Force’s air corps, coast guard in major upgrade
Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, Brigadier Omar Khan (5th from left) and National Security Advisor Captain Gerry...
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CANU agents in alleged diamond theft to be fired
Annick Hossanah. Two agents of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) are to be fired for their alleged theft of several...
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Abolish jury trials for interior murder cases, new offences- DPP, CCJ judge, others
Director of Public Prosecutions, Shalimar Hack. Guyana's Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Shalimar Hack on Saturday recommended the scrapping of...
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CCJ judge says prolonged case delays are “unacceptable”; recommends system to fast-track cases
Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) judge, Jacob Wit. Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Judge, Jacob Wit on Saturday expressed concern...
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