By Stabroek staff | Friday, November 20, 2009 | 71 Comments
The Office of the President (OP) yesterday described the parliamentary opposition’s dossier of human rights abuses as an attempt at politicking.
In its first formal response …
By Stabroek staff | Friday, November 20, 2009 | 103 Comments
By Shabna Ullah
A policeman suffered gunshot injuries to his face while responding to a robbery at Hampshire, Corentyne around 7.30 pm on Wednesday and is …
By Stabroek staff | Friday, November 20, 2009 | 34 Comments
-passerby wounded
A suspected bandit was last evening fatally shot after he and another man reportedly attempted to rob a grocery in the East Ruimveldt Market. …
By Stabroek staff | Friday, November 20, 2009 | 15 Comments
The Child Care and Protection Agency (CPA) of the Human Services Ministry yesterday launched its 24-hour “prevent child abuse hotline” to coincide with the day …
By Stabroek staff | Friday, November 20, 2009 | 98 Comments
–foreign minister orders probe
By Oluatoyin Alleyne
Officials at the Guyana Embassy in Washington DC made a “huge mistake” when they issued travel documents for a man …
By Stabroek staff | Friday, November 20, 2009 | 5 Comments
The National Assembly yesterday passed a bill that mandates the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) to issue contribution records to workers annually.
The National Insurance and Social …
By Stabroek staff | Friday, November 20, 2009 | 22 Comments
A US$5 million ($1B) loan from the Inter-American Development Bank will be utilized to consolidate the Bank of Guyana’s supervision capacity, boost access to financial …
By Stabroek staff | Friday, November 20, 2009 | 5 Comments
Men armed with cutlasses attacked students at the Lodge Community High School on Wednesday and fear escalated yesterday when several suspicious men were spotted in …
By Stabroek staff | Friday, November 20, 2009 | 16 Comments
The Guyana Police Force has completed its investigations into the torture meted out to a 15-year-old boy at the Leonora Police Station, and has given …
By Stabroek staff | Friday, November 20, 2009 | 13 Comments
Two lower form students of the Linden Foundation Secondary School at Amelia’s Ward, Mackenzie were attacked and beaten by members of a gang which has …
By Stabroek staff | Friday, November 20, 2009 | 0 Comments
Chief Justice (ag) Ian Chang yesterday dismissed preliminary arguments by CLICO (Guyana) raised in the winding-up hearing in the High Court saying that the court …
By Stabroek staff | Friday, November 20, 2009 | 13 Comments
The two policemen charged with wounding two prisoners during a murder probe made their second appearance in court yesterday and the case was deferred to …
By Stabroek staff | Friday, November 20, 2009 | 36 Comments
The main opposition PNCR yesterday denounced the appointment of controversial Assistant Commissioner of Police Steve Merai to head the Berbice Division, calling it an act …
By Stabroek staff | Friday, November 20, 2009 | 0 Comments
Raking in US$20 to US$40 billion annually in bribes, kickbacks -Transparency International
Corrupt politicians and government officials in “developing and transition countries” are believed to receive …
By Stabroek staff | Friday, November 20, 2009 | 1 Comment
The Eccles woman who was badly chopped allegedly by her husband on Wednesday morning said yesterday from her hospital bed that the man also assaulted …
By Stabroek staff | Friday, November 20, 2009 | 0 Comments
A 32-year-old man accused of assaulting his ex-girlfriend was yesterday remanded to prison when he appeared before Magistrate Priya Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
The …
By Stabroek staff | Friday, November 20, 2009 | 0 Comments
A record number of golfers including 26 overseas players will compete in the 2009 Power Stout Guyana Open golf tournament billed for Saturday and Sunday …
By Stabroek staff | Friday, November 20, 2009 | 0 Comments
Visiting team meets gov’t, private sector
The strengthening of the human resource base of both the private and public sectors of the Caribbean in order to …
By Stabroek staff | Friday, November 20, 2009 | 0 Comments
Editorial
On Thursday, October 15th Prime Minister Samuel Hinds promised the nation through the National Assembly that come November 5th there would have been some measure …
By Stabroek staff | Friday, November 20, 2009 | 4 Comments
From August next year all taxis are expected to be yellow.
According to a press release yesterday from the Home Affairs Ministry, the decision was taken …