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Gocool Boodoo’s contract as Chief Elections Officer (CEO) will not be renewed based on legal advice given to Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Dr. Steve Surujbally. However, the seven-member commission did not meet to decide on Boodoo’s fate either by majority or by consensus because two commissioners associated with the governing Peoples Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) were absent. ...

The son of a government minister on Tuesday surrendered to police and was arrested in connection with allegedly assaulting his ex girlfriend. Robeson Benn Jr. has been accused by 27-year old Vanisha Seenauth of assaulting her during the pre-dawn hours of Sunday at her home in the city. Chief of Criminal Investigations, Deputy Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud said “he came ...

(KAMPLOOPS THIS WEEK).-When Greg Fry started telling friends he was off to South America to spend six months volunteering, most people assumed he’d be building schools. The reality is a little different. “I have an office job, oddly enough,” Fry, a mortgage broker at Invis, told KTW a few days before he hopped a plane out of the country. For ...

Howey In The Hill, Florida, USA–June 24, 2013-The members of Caribbean American Domestic Violence Awareness (CADVA), extend our thoughts and prayers for Miss Vanisha Seenauth as she is attempting to recover physically and emotionally from the attack by her alleged abuser, Robeson Benn Jr. Ms Seenauth reached out to CADVA in 2012 following a confrontation with Mr. Benn Jr. She ...

The government’s chief legal officer on Monday chose discretion instead of valour in addressing accusations of corruption levelled against the ruling PPP/C and the administration by former party stalwart Ralph Ramkarran. The highly respected former Speaker of the National Assembly and PPP executive pulled no punches in a weekend article in which he said the country would soon be known ...

Attorney General Anil Nandlall says the anti-money laundering legislation has vested a lot of power in the Financial Intelligence Unit and other agencies but Guyana lacks the resources to exercise those powers. He made the comments on Monday at a PPP news conference at Freedom House. “Guyana like many countries in the Caribbean does not have much of what it ...

The two BOSAI Mining Company workers who were seriously injured in last week’s accident at Linden are said to be recuperating after undergoing surgery. Fabian Anthony and Marlon Pollydore were admitted to the Mackenzie Hospital after a heavy duty truck ran over a pickup in which they were travelling on Thursday. Three of their colleagues were killed in the accident. ...

The Police Cadet Officer, who allegedly struck down an elderly man and killed him, was Monday arraigned on a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol. He has not been charged with causing death by dangerous driving. Police Cadet Officer James Tappin pleaded not guilty to the charge and was granted GUY$10,000 bail by Sparendaam Magistrate, Alex Moore. Tappin ...

A man was allegedly robbed of GUY$5.5 million that he was taking to the bank for his employer, police said. No one has been arrested, but the rented car used in the heist was found abandoned at Number 60 Village Public Road, Corentyne. Police said that about 1:50 Monday afternoon, 43-year old Zamin Zakeer of Albion, Corentyne, was taking the ...

Legislative drafters from regional states signatory to the Caribbean Forum of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (CARIFORUM)-European Union (EU) Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) are to meet on 26-28 June in Grenada, to discuss draft Model Bills to give effect to provisions of the Agreement, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) headquarters said in a statement. The Meeting is being mounted the CARICOM ...