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Chief Justice, Roxane George-Wiltshire on Monday ruled against President David Granger’s interpretation of Guyana’s Constitution for the appointment of a Chairman of the Elections Commission (GECOM), saying that there is no preference for judicial persons. She said she agreed with lawyers for the Leader of the Opposition and the Guyana Bar Association that there is no validity to arguments that ...

As heavy rains continue to lash parts of Guyana’s coast, prisoners held at the walled Lusignan pasture were Monday digging drains with their bare hands to cope with pockets of flooding. Complaints by prisoners about the poor living conditions that they are enduring came one day after the Ministry of Public Security assured that the inmates would be moved to ...

A Guyanese teenager, who migrated to the United States (US) seven months ago, died in an early Sunday morning accident in Queen’s, New York after providing deejay services at a party in Long Island, family members said. He is 17-year old Akeem “DJ Akeem” Grant formerly of 46 Stanleytown, New Amsterdam. He was also a student at Tutorial Academy up ...

One person was critically hurt  and two cattle died Sunday afternoon when a paddy-laden long haul truck collided with a lorry that was taking the animals to the Georgetown abattoir. The accident occurred at Main and Lamaha Streets. Police and eyewitnesses said the paddy truck and trailer, bearing licence number GTT 9183 and registered to A.Cayume Hakh and Son of ...

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) on Saturday said it has begun rolling out a US$25 million fibre-optic system to offer blazing fast Internet service, while assuring that the company is not violating intellectual property laws by providing movies and other video content through its network. “We have all the clearance from our lawyers and I think we’ve got ...

One of the six prisoners, who escaped from the Georgetown Prison, was recaptured Friday, police said. Commander for West Demerara, Assistant Commissioner, Leslie James said Desmond James was held. “At 22:50hrs last (Friday) night acting on info, ranks proceeded to an abandoned house on a access dam at Canal # 1 West Bank Demerara where Desmond James was arrested. He ...

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) Friday night suggested that government should take some responsibility for Guyana’s two major prison riots in 16 months because a good mechanism to gather and analyse intelligence was scrapped by Public Security Minister, Khemraj Ramjattan. Head of the PSC’s Governance and Security sub-committee, Gerry Gouveia levelled the charge as Ramjattan, Police Commissioner, Seelall Persaud and ...

Three persons were killed and one other was critically injured early Friday night when the car they were travelling in slammed into a parked heavy duty truck, police confirmed. The accident in the vicinity of Kairuni at about 7:30 PM. The car involved in the accident is bearing license number plate PHH 9398. Guyana Police Force spokesman, Superintendent Jairam Ramlakhan confirmed ...

Five men, including one policeman and two employees of Republic Bank, were Friday arraigned in connection with the failed bank robbery more than one week ago. A former bank employee- Jamal Haynes- was jailed for six years after he pleaded guilty to attempting to rob the bank and several other charges. The policemen charged are Constable Anfermee Blackman and Rural ...

Prisoners held at the walled Lusignan holding area early Friday morning attempted to burn down the Lusignan  Prison by hurling bottle lamps at the wooden building, but fire fighters quickly extinguished the burning objects, police said. Sources said the prisoners, numbering just about 500, began banging the door to demand that they may be moved from the swampy pasture to ...