The Private Sector Commission (PSC) says it continues to be concerned that in spite of the assurances offered by President David Granger of the government’s recognition of its “caretaker” status, the President has refused to accept the requirement of Article 106 (6) of the Constitution that “the Cabinet including the President shall resign if the government is defeated by the vote of the majority of all of the elected members of the National Assembly on a vote of no- confidence”.
(Trinidad Guardian) After two days on the run, prison escapee Dillon Clarke has been recaptured during J’Ouvert celebrations in Arima on Saturday.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein was found dead today after an apparent suicide in the New York jail cell where he was being held without bail on sex-trafficking charges, and a source said he was not on suicide watch at the time of his death.
(Jamaica Gleaner) The long-awaited statutory declaration of Prime Minister Andrew Holness shows that he and his family had an income of $15,569,477.41, assets totalling $161,254,055.89 and total liabilities of $22,218,182.61.
(Trinidad Guardian) The local cricketing fraternity was thrown into shock with the news that cricket umpire Carlton Best was killed by robbers at the age of 38.
(Trinidad Guardian) Indeira Garcia is due to give birth to her ninth child any day now but the joy and excitement any expecting mother would feel is clouded for Garcia as she is desperately seeking assistance to rebuild her home after an arson attack in February.
(Jamaica Observer) Close to 1,000 people have so far turned up to a job fair staged by Fontana Pharmacy to fill 16 positions at its new Waterloo Road location in St Andrew.
(Trinidad Newsday) A grieving dog refused to look at the body of its owner, 34-year-old murder victim Jesse Jacob, on Thursday during the funeral at the family’s home in St John’s Village, San Fernando.
Fat Boy Ventures Inc, the Pomeroon coconut factory fined $1 million for polluting and which subsequently decided to shutter operations, yesterday rejected a government report that suggested that it had reopened.
With neither the government nor opposition budging from their positions in relation to the holding of general elections, all eyes will now be on the High Court which will issue a ruling on house-to-house registration on Wednesday and the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) which will meet on the day after.
Marlon Bradley, the murder suspect who police say was shot after firing on ranks during attempts to arrest him, was charged yesterday with unlawful possession of a gun and ammunition, while his lawyer complained that lawmen had denied the injured man medical treatment.
Shaniya Persaud, the seven-year-old who was severely burnt about her body in a fire at her Mon Repos North, East Coast Demerara (ECD) home, is scheduled to travel to the United States this morning for emergency medical treatment.
The main road to access Kamwatta Hill, at Mabaruma, in Region One, has been blocked for over five days after a truck owned by a contractor for the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI), which was carrying a rig, got stuck on the thoroughfare.
The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) has called for political cooperation to set parameters for governance in the current aftermath of the passage of the opposition-sponsored no-confidence motion against the government.
Acting Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire is set to commence hearing arguments next Tuesday in the action brought by Lenox Shuman, Leader of the Liberty and Justice Party, who is challenging the validity of the order signed by former Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Chairman James Patterson for the conduct of the national house-to-house registration exercise.
Muslim scholar Nezaam Ali, who has been sentenced to 45 years behind bars for raping a nine-year-old boy, has been denied a bid for his release on bail pending an appeal of his conviction.
While thousands of persons around Guyana are waiting to undergo surgery to treat cataracts at the National Ophthalmology Hospital in Port Mourant, Corentyne, Region Six’s Director of Regional Health Services Jevaughn Stephens has informed the Regional Democratic Council that a defective microscope has limited the facility’s work.
