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Woman on felonious wounding charge

At the Fort Wellington Court yesterday, a woman was ordered to post bail in the sum of $60,000 when she was granted her pre-trial freedom on a felonious wounding charge.

Caricom alarmed by Dominican Republic ruling on nationality

The Caribbean Community is calling on the Dominican Republic to adopt measures to protect the human rights of those made vulnerable following a September 23 ruling of its constitutional court on nationality which modifies retroactively legislation which bestowed citizenship on persons born in that territory from 1929-2010.

Guyana, Venezuela issue joint statement following meeting on seized vessel

Joint Statement by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Guyana, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett and the People’s Minister for Foreign Relations of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Elias Jaua Milano   The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Guyana, the Honourable Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, and the People’s Minister for Foreign Relations of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela met in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on Thursday October 17, 2013 on the instructions of their Presidents with the aim of advancing the bilateral political dialogue in light of the recent event.

Hampton Court woman dies in lorry accident

The police say they are investigating a fatal accident that occurred at about 2050h last night on the Hampton Court Public Road, Essequibo Coast, and which resulted in the death of pedestrian Nalini Sasenarine, 42 years, of Hampton Court.

Ministry names team at Venezuela talks

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs this afternoon unveiled the names of the persons representing Guyana at today’s talks with Venezuela on the seizing of a ship by Caracas in this country’s waters last Thursday.

Skeldon factory output a disaster

Five years after it was launched with much fanfare, the flagship Skeldon sugar factory is only producing at 36% of expected output and the latest plan from GuySuCo projects its grinding capacity at far less than what its Chinese builder was contracted to deliver.

Kishan Ally

Patentia boy hurt after utility pole falls

A 12-year-old Patentia East, West Bank Demerara child is now nursing injuries to his body after a lantern post fell on a shed that he was playing under yesterday afternoon, and his relatives are saying that this could have been avoided had the post been removed years ago.

Komal Chand

Unions shut out from new GuySuCo plan

President of the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union, Komal Chand, says that although the Guyana Sugar Corporation has made its 2013-2017 strategic plan available, the union is yet to receive a copy.

No word from Foreign Ministry on agenda for talks with Venezuela

Guyana’s Foreign Affairs Ministry remains mum with respect to the agenda for today’s talks with Venezuelan officials on the seizure of a vessel in Guyana’s waters on October 10 and former Minister of Foreign Affairs Rashleigh Jackson believes that the talks should be more weighted towards the maritime boundaries rather than the event of last Thursday.

Report on OAS anti-corruption visit for March plenary

A release from the OAS yesterday said that the review process that is currently being carried out by the Committee of Experts of the anti-corruption mechanism, MESICIC, will conclude with the adoption of the Guyana country report by the Committee at its next plenary meeting to be held in March 2014, in Washington DC at OAS Headquarters.

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