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Surinamese police have confirmed that one of three robbers who they killed is Guyanese Rodwell Wiggins. However, Guyanese police could not immediately speak adequately on the incident because, according to one senior officer, information has not reached his desk yet. The officer believed that other departments of the Guyana Police Force may be in contact with their Guyanese counterparts. Wiggins up ...

The Guyana government on Monday assured that the country’s judiciary is free from political control and influence, while at the same favours the three arms of the State operating for their mutual benefit. Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo told the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Magistrates and Judges Association Conference that Guyana’s judiciary enjoys legal  financial and institutional independence, probably the ...

by Abigail Semple Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo on Monday openly lobbied Commonwealth members of the Judiciary on the Guyana-Venezuela border controversy. “I have raised this matter with you, our distinguished visitors, because you represent a wide spread of Commonwealth jurisdictions and for our cause, we seek your solidarity and support.  It is a matter that touches the international rule of ...

President David Granger on Monday called for an end to conflict within and between states because they can result in mass movement of refugees and migrants. “Conflicts between states, if left unattended or unresolved, can escalate into regional and even global crises, which can threaten the existence of larger numbers of persons in wider areas, even beyond their country’s borders,” he ...

By Ivan Cairo PARAMARIBO, Suriname- After a failed robbery attempt Saturday night in the north of the Surinamese capital of Paramaribo, police here say they have shot and killed three of the suspected robbers including one Guyanese. A fourth suspect who was also shot sustained non-life-threatening injuries was arrested. The suspects are said to be two Jamaicans, one Guyanese and one ...

Guyana still appears a long way off from putting in place the Public Procurement Commission, although the National Assembly has given the green-light for the names of the commissioners to be sent to President David Granger for his approval. It is now more than one month since the House approved the names of the would-be commissioners who have been agreed to ...

Guyanese authorities say the illegal aircraft that was found  at Yupukari, Rupununi Region last week had been frequenting the area and that communication equipment found aboard is being analysed. “During a search of the aircraft, several pieces of communication equipment were discovered. These have been secured to be further examined for any potential leads,” the Ministry of the Presidency said ...

Guyana’s Ombudsman, Retired Justice Winston Moore died Friday, plunging the legal fraternity into mourning. His death after a prolonged illness came two years after he was appointed in January 2014. President David Granger, in a message of condolence, states that “the Cooperative Republic of Guyana mourns the passing of the Honourable Justice Winston Lennox Mc Lennon Moore, Ombudsman of Guyana, who passed ...

An MMC Security Guard shot and killed one of his colleagues at the security guard’s service’s headquarters at Happy Acres, East Coast Demerara. The incident occurred at about 8 O’clock Saturday morning. The victim has been identified as 36-year old Vibert Verwayne of 710 Block 8, Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo. Police investigators said the incident stemmed from an altercation over the assailant’s ...

Guyana’s Ministry of Natural Resources on Friday said “intensified” efforts would be made to remove a mining raft, popularly called a draga, that has been blocking the main channel of the Mazaruni River, resulting in difficulties in transporting people and vital food and mining supplies. The ministry did not name the mining company, Crown Mining, but said the “responsible mining operator” ...