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Speaker of the National Assembly Raphael Trotman has crafted a measure to clear the way for the National Assembly to consider amendments to the budget in light of the High Court’s ruling that only the executive could do so. In a written opinion read out in the Hosue before the start of Wednesday’s sitting the Speaker said that the court ...

A pork-knocker, who attempted to ‘mine’ his way to riches by robbing a female gold miner and her relative in the city, was Wednesday jailed for six years. City Magistrate, Ann Mc Lennan sentenced 18-year old Harish “Terry” Gokul to three years each on two counts of robberies he committed on Jean Melville and Carlotta Melville at Alberttown, Georgetown on ...

The body of kidnapped East Coast Demerara (ECD) businessman Rajendra Singh has been found. Sources confirmed that that the body was discovered in Le Repentir Cemetery Wednesday morning and it was later confirmed by the police in a press release. “During this morning, Wednesday April 09, 2014, the body of Rajendra Singh, of Hope West, Enmore, ECD, was found in ...

The Customs Anti Narcotic Unit (CANU) has issued a wanted bulletin for a man in connection with Sunday’s cocaine in pastry bust at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA). He has been identified as Raul Anthony Chin and anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact CANU at 227-3507. Chin’s particulars are as follows: Name : Raul Anthony Chin ...

AFC Leader Khemraj Ramjattan says billions of revenue dollars are not represented in the $220B national budget thereby denying the House a true picture of the state of the country’s finances. Speaking on the last day of the budget debate Tuesday Ramjattan said the government had withheld more than $30B from the estimates. “We are told that we largely have ...

A 17-year old girl from Hubu Hill , Mabaruma was brutally stabbed about her body early Tuesday morning by her aunt at the North West District community. Critically injured is Lynette Morgow who was stabbed several times about her abdomen and chest by her aunt during a drinking spree close to their home around 2 O’clock Tuesdsy morning. Reports are ...

Outspoken Alliance For Change (AFC) executive member, Sasenarine Singh has resigned from that party, citing “personal reasons” but he appeared to still endorse it. Singh told AFC General Secretary, David Patterson in the resignation letter dated April 8 that he would re-enter politics after remigrating. Singh gave no indication that he would rejoin the governing Peoples Progressive Party (PPP) because he ...

An employee of Barama Company Limited was Tuesday jailed for two years for falsely pretending that he was authorised to collect GUY$92,000 from a cambio dealer. City Magistrate, Ann Mc Lennan imposed the jail term on Oswin Lewis after he pleaded guilty to committing the offence on March 17. With intent to defraud, he obtained the money from Marvin Watts ...

Minister of Education Priya Manickchand is calling for greater parental involvement to prepare children for school life. She made the call during Monday’s budget debate where she stated that a recent research involving children entering the nursery level revealed less than heartening findings. “We found that the things children should know at three, six (three years, six months) like basic ...

A policeman was Tuesday arraigned for allegedly wounding a man when his service revolver discharged a round. Lance Corporal, Atlyn Brown, who is attached to the Brickdam Impact Base, was granted GUY$250,000 bail after he pleaded not guilty to the charge.  He is accused of feloniously wounding Maurice Porter on October 18, 2013 at Craig Street, Campbelville, Georgetown with intent ...