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Attorney General concerned about delays in trials of alleged 2020 election fraudsters; DPP asks Chancellor to assign magistrates

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall on Monday expressed concern that magistrates have found reasons not to set trial dates for several then officials of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) who were accused of fraud in the 2020 general and regional elections. “Magistrates after magistrates have found reasons that can’t withstand scrutiny for not proceeding to try ...

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President Ali offered Global Africa Leadership Award

The Ghana-headquartered Africa Prosperity Network (APN) has picked President, Dr Irfaan Ali to receive the Global Africa Leadership Award later this month, the Guyanese leader was informed on Tuesday. “On behalf of the Africa Prosperity Network and its partners, I am happy to inform Your Excellency that you have been selected to receive the Global Africa Leadership Award,” APN Executive ...

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Preparations being made for judge-only trials – AG Nandlall

Legislation to allow for judge-only trials for specified cases is being drafted, even as Guyana prepares to abolish preliminary inquiries for indictable cases in the magistrate court, Attorney General Anil Nandlall said Monday. “There are certain cases where it is now accepted that the interest of justice is not best served where judges must sit with a jury and we ...

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Guyana already spends US$2 million on parking meter arbitration case

The Guyana government has so far spent more than US$2 million on fighting an international arbitration case concerning the previous administration’s decision to halt the implementation of a parking meter system in the capital city, Georgetown, Attorney General  Anil Nandlall said Monday. The then A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC)-led coalition administration had suspended the parking meter system, ...

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No ferry company formed yet, but talks ongoing- Trinidad, Barbados Foreign Ministers

A regional ferry system may be on the horizon to journey through Guyana, Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago. However, despite reports of a new company being established for this ferry service last week, no company has yet been formed, the Trinidad Guardian reported on Tuesday. Speaking during a signing of the agreement for the construction of a bridge in Guyana ...

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Greater integration of joint services transport capabilities- Ali

President Irfaan Ali on Monday announced, at the sod turning for the new US$28.1 million Brickdam Police Station,  that the Joint Services transport capabilities would be strengthened and integrated. “What we are doing is creating an integrated joint services in terms of its asset positioning and its asset base,” he said. He explained that the helicopter, marine craft and the ...

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Updated: US Defense Chief for Western Hemisphere visiting Guyana

The U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) for the Western Hemisphere at the U.S. Department of Defense, Daniel P. Erikson will travel to Guyana from January 8 – 9, as the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) continues to boost its capacity in the context of regional stability, the American Embassy here said. “It signifies the importance of the bilateral defense ...

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Fmr US Secretary of State Pompeo in Guyana

Former United States (US) Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in Guyana on a private visit and is due to meet with President Irfaan Ali later Monday, the Guyanese leader confirmed. “We have a courtesy discussion,” Dr Ali said. He used the opportunity to credit the then Republican administration’s Secretary of State for his work in insisting that the outcome ...

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UG calls in police about fake Facebook post

The University of Guyana (UG) om Sunday said it reported to police the existence of fake Facebook pòst in the name of that tertiary institution. A senior UG official told Demerara Waves Online News that a report was made to the Guyana Police Force at 11.41 am. “They have replied to say they are actively working on it,” the official ...

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