Minister of State Joseph Harmon yesterday signalled that Justice Kenneth Benjamin and Justice Yonette Cummings-Edwards would likely be appointed to act as Chancellor and Chief Justice, respectively, in light of Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo’s withholding of his agreement for their substantive appointments.
Pastor Andrew Hannibale, the Founder of the Faith Deliverance Ministries, was sentenced to 40 years in jail yesterday for the rape of a minor.
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has offered a no objection to the appointment of four persons, including three attorneys, as members of the Integrity Commission.
A 57-year-old ex-policeman was yesterday remanded to prison for the alleged rape of a child.
Georgetown’s Town Clerk Royston King yesterday said that the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) is yet to inform the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) of its plan to develop a portion of land located behind Cummings Lodge to relocate squatters.
Edward Skeete and Nabadingi Gobin were yesterday morning freed of the murder of Ryan Clementson, who was reportedly shot near the Turning Point Snackette in Tucville in July, 2015.
The sod was yesterday turned for the construction of Guyana’s first oil and gas vocational training school.
The Chairman of Region Six, David Armogan on Wednesday blasted the New Amsterdam Mayor and Town Council over the implementation of a 100% increase in rates and taxes within the township.
The GUYSONS Group of Companies has formed a joint venture with a Trinidadian company for the provision of oil and gas logistics services.
Government is working to strengthen border security so as to stem the flow of illegal weapons into Guyana from Brazil.
Dr. Jan Mangal as a qualified citizen of Guyana is free to make statements or offer opinions on the Petroleum Industry but those statements should not be interpreted as a representation of Government policy.
Minister of State, Joseph Harmon yesterday said that Cabinet has approved the appointment of Dr.
An East Bank Berbice mother of two was placed on $50,000 bail when she was charged with child neglect yesterday at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court.
Accused child rapist Marvin Chesney walked out of the Berbice Assizes a freed man after his underage accuser opted not to testify at the trial.
With the prosecution closing its case yesterday, one of the three accused in the murders of Constance Fraser, 89, and Phyllis Caesar, 77, who were found dead in their South Road and Albert Street, Georgetown home last year, is expected to respond today.
A policeman was on Wednesday found guilty of assault and ordered to pay a fine of $10,000.
A gold miner was yesterday charged once again with the murder of a Brazilian national.
Cabinet is set to approve a new Council for the University of Guyana (UG) next week, according to Minister of State Joseph Harmon.
Today, the Customs Anti Narcotic Unit (CANU) is to lay a charge against Amir Ally who was arrested on Tuesday by ranks stationed at the Cheddi Jagan International Air-ort, Timehri in relation to cocaine in frozen fish, a source told Stabroek News.
The trial of the eight members of the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) Board of Directors, who are charged with failing to comply with a court order, continued yesterday with further evidence being given by Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) head Sydney James.
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