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The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) intends to amend its constitution to abolish delegate voting and instead allow a system of one member-one vote, party General Secretary Oscar Clarke said Tuesday. He said that would be one of the key recommendations to be tabled by the Constitutional Reform Committee at the PNCR’s 18th Biennial Congress to be held from July ...

The High Court on Tuesday freed a 19-year old man, who was charged with the murder of his lessons classmate, on the basis of no-case submissions but the Prosecution immediately appealed the case. Justice Diana Insanally then granted Samuel Cornelius GUY$300,000 bail pending the commencement of the appeal. Cornelius is accused of stabbing to death Anfernee Bowman in February 27, ...

A rice farmer of Strath Campbell, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara was stabbed to death in his yard by a man, who shared a visiting relationship with his sister,  after the two men argued about the need to urgently access the toilet. The dead man has been identified as 52-year old Alvy Richmond of Lot 10 Strath Campell. His assailant, Travis ...

An ex fireman was Monday convicted and jailed for feloniously wounding one of his colleagues more than one year ago. Twenty-four year old Dellon Harris of 91 Best Road, West Coast Demerara was found guilty and sentenced to 48 months by City Magistrate, Faith Mc Gust. Ten witnesses testified in the case against him for wounding Cedrick Bradshaw on January ...

The Transparency Institute of Guyana Inc (TIGI) says it is moving closer to becoming a national chapter of the Germany-headquartered global corruption watchdog, Transparency International (TI). President of TIGI, Anand Goolsarran said in a statement that his organisation could graduate from a National Chapter in Formation (NCiF) to a full-fledged affiliate in another two years. “While the Directors of TIGI ...

As the countdown the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) heads into its congress this weekend, a party committee from Linden believes that moves are afoot to cut back the number of eligible delegates. Spokesman for the PNCR’s Region 10 committee, Leslie Gonsalves said talks were underway to prevent his region from losing about 30 of the more than 90 delegates. ...

Several officers attached to the New Amsterdam Prison are to be demoted and a new system put in place to dispose of weapons found in the possession of prisoners following a prison unrest two months ago that resulted in the severe chopping of four prisoners. The report by the Board of Inquiry into the May 23, 2014 was presented to ...

A Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) employee has been stabbed to death and his pregnant wife taken into custody. Dead is 38-year old Kurtis Mc Kinnon of Plantain Walk, West Bank Demerara. Residents said the two had an argument and she slit his throat late Sunday night at their residence. Investigators have recovered the murder weapon. His 37-year old wife was ...

The two gays, who were stabbed to death early Sunday morning, were not the intended victims but were attacked by a man who was angry that his  long-time gay lover had jilted him. Fatally stabbed are Jason Samuels of Lamaha Street, Alberttown and 24-year old Carlyle Sinclair of Vergenoegen, East Bank Essequibo.  Samuels’ body was found near Leopold and High ...

Two gays were stabbed to death early Sunday morning in Georgetown- incidents that have been already attributed to Finance Minister, Juan Edghill’s utterance on homosexuality. Dead are Justin John Samuels of Lamaha Street and 24-year old Carlyle Sinclair of Vergenoegen, East Bank Essequibo. Sinclair’s body was found High and Leopold Streets and Samuels’ on Lombard Street. Several gay sex workers ...