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Two persons have been jointly charged today in relation to the alleged murder committed on Dr. Colin Roach earlier this month, police said. They are 19-year old Hilton Oliver Franklin and 18-year old Lenrick Byass. Police alleged that they murdered Dr Roach on the 2nd November, 2021 at his International Medical Clinic at 111 Duke Street, Kingston “in the course ...

Seven staff members of the Georgetown City Council’s Treasurer’s Department have been fired for alleged gross misconduct. The Local Government Commission says the decision was made unanimously to summarily dismiss the workers, following an internal probe while they had been sent on leave. “At the conclusion of the investigation, it was determined that the seven individuals were direct participants in ...

by Clement Rohee The Symposium on Police Integrity held recently to discuss integrity in policing raises a number of questions. The fundamental question has to do with the concept of integrity and it’s application to extant institutional and constitutional arrangements in Guyana. First on the question of integrity; According to England’s Lord Justice, John Fletcher Moulton; ““The true test of ...

Wide-ranging long-term studies on suicide will be conducted to determine the major risk factors for suicide in Guyana which has one of the highest rates worldwide, according Professor Christina Hoven at Columbia University. She told the opening of the Guyana Mental Health and Well-Being Conference that the study by the United States National Institute on Mental Health would begin in ...

Guyanese doctors and ultimately patients are poised to benefit from specialised training and health sector research, under an accord between the Ministry of Health and Canada’s Mc Master University, Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony said. “It is a big deal in terms of post graduate training for doctors. I am hoping we can send persons in different sub specialties,” he ...

Former House Speaker, Senior Counsel Ralph Ramkarran on Sunday urged government to swiftly establish the Judicial Service Commission and that steps be taken to appoint more High Court judges and increase the required number of judges  for the Court of Appeal in an effort to deal with the backlog of cases. “In addressing the issue of the shortage of judges, ...

The Chief Elections Officer of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) could be fined GY$10 million and jailed for 10 years if he or she posts a false statement of poll on the commission’s website, according to wide-ranging amendments to the Representation of the People Act (RoPA). “The objective of the amendments to the electoral laws is to examine the process ...

LIAT (1974) Limited would have to show that it would be feasible to serve the Guyana route before fresh approval is granted to fly to this southern Caribbean Community (CARICOM) mainland nation, but would not be blocked to protect InterCaribbean Airways, Aviation Minister Juan Edghill said Friday. “No, no, no, no! There is no exclusivity here for anybody…We like competition ...

Guyana’s emerging oil and gas sector is expected to be a booster for  operations of the Turks and Caicos Islands-based InterCaribbean Airways which is set to  provide 12 weekly round-trip flights from Guyana to Barbados early next month, Aviation Minister Juan Edghill said Friday. “ExxonMobil was chartering flights to come to Guyana to bring their staff on rotation. They have ...

The suspect in the killing of Dr. Colin Roach at his medical practice is taxi driver and bartender, police said. Head of the Criminal Investigations Department of the Guyana Police Force, Senior Superintendent Wendell Blanhum said Hilton Franklin was “cooperating” with investigators. Police said Franklin was arrested at about 5:45 AM Friday at the Corentyne ‘Back Track’ as he was ...