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Senior Counsel Brynmor Pollard on Wednesday said the President was obliged to assent to Bills passed by the National Assembly and it is only the Court could decide if they were unconstitutional. Speaking with reporters, Pollard argued that the Attorney General was not the custodian of Guyana’s Constitution but the Court which must decide on constitutionality. He said even if ...

Former South American beauty queen, Carolan Lynch’s second Preliminary Inquiry to determine whether there is enough evidence for her to stand trial in the High Court for the alleged murder of her husband would begin in another two months. Lynch is accused of murdering 44-year old Farouk Razac, a wealthy businessman, on May 7,2007 at their Bel Air Park home. ...

A truck driver, who is the caretaker of a house owned by a United States-based Guyanese, was Wednesday arraigned on a charge of narcotics trafficking. 53-year old Errol Keilar of 47 Norton Street, Wortmanville, Georgetown pleaded not guilty to being in possession of 176 grammes of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking when he appeared before City Magistrate Ann Mc ...

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) on Wednesday announced its endorsement of a proposed electronic ballot voting and counting system in local government and national elections. “The use of such a system could enhance the accuracy of vote counts and speed up the delivery of election results,” said the PSC in a statement on the outcome of a meeting with Canadian ...

The two Guyanese candidates for the post of Chief Elections Officer are said to be the front-runners for the top administrative post at the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), according to well-placed sources. They are Acting CEO Calvin Benn and Assistant CEO Keith Lowenfield- wo sources say have chalked up signficant local electoral experience over the past 10 years. Multiple sources ...

Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Private Abiola Jacobs was Wednesday arraigned for the murder of Agricoola resident Donna Taylor last month-end. Jacobs,22, was not required to plea to the capital offence when she appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. The prosecution asked for two weeks to complete the investigations into the incident that occurred on January ...

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) on Tuesday decided to seek a meeting with A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) to ascertain why that opposition party no longer wants it to observe all sittings of the parliamentary select committee set up to examine proposed amendments to the Anti Money Laundering and Countering of Financing Terrorism (AML/CFT) Act. “We want to meet ...

The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) on Tuesdayu appealed to all businesses involved in food preparation to install and consistently clean grease traps.  “The company continues to experience numerous reports of overflowing sewerage which has resulted from sewer pipes becoming clogged due to coagulated fats and oils used for food preparation by restaurants and hotels,” GWI said in a statement. GWI ...

Four men were Tuesday arraigned on several charges in connection with an armed robbery they allegedly committed at South Amelia’s Ward, Linden. They were not required to plea , and Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry remanded them to prison until February 11 when they will appear in the Christianburg Magistrates’ Court. Thirty-two year old Ruel Williams of 657 Industrial Area, McKenzie; ...

A Partnership for National Unity’s (APNU) candidate, Aubrey Norton on Tuesday blamed a small unnamed clique of Peoples National Congress Reform (PNCR) members for undermining and ostracising him from the centre of that party’s leadership. His comments came against the background that Medical Doctor Karen Cummings was being considered to replace ailing Debra Backer who is expected to resign as ...