The Guyana Government has shot itself in the foot with a very bad political move that smacks of the old, discredited ‘Burnhamist doctrine’ of the late President Forbes Burnham which had reached into all aspects of governance, including crude interferences and worse, in the functioning of the country’s media.
Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee has established a board of enquiry to conduct an official investigation into the circumstances surrounding the jail break at the Mazaruni Prison on Friday January 12.
Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan yesterday remanded to prison an 18-year-old man accused of having carnal knowledge of a 14-year-old girl.
Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan remanded to prison a man accused of larceny when he yesterday appeared to answer to the charge at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
The Jamaica Gleaner daily yesterday in an editorial headlined “President Jagdeo’s shame” accused the Guyana government of a “vulgar and unworthy act of reprisal” in pulling government advertisements from the Stabroek News.
Officials of the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security will soon launch an investigation into the recent reports of child marriages.
Amid the furore over VAT, the government yesterday tabled a bill in the National Assembly to enable additions to the list of zero-rated and exempt items by way of order but a bid to have it taken through all of its stages and passed was rebuffed.
A post-mortem examination conducted on Andrew Kissoon revealed that he was shot four times.
The body of an employee of the National Communications Network (NCN) was on Thursday night discovered at the back of the building face-down inside a drain.
President Bharrat Jagdeo apologised to the leaders of the local religious community for the disparaging remarks made by two government ministers at the January 11 sitting of parliament, according to the head of the Guyana Council of Churches (GCC).
The Committee for the defence of the Constitution has moved to the High Court against the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) and its members over the status of five High Court judges, two of whom have been acting for more than five years in that capacity.
Courts has announced the winners of the December drawing of its “Jacpot” promotions.
Three armed men invaded a Chinese restaurant on the Grove Public Road on Wednesday night and robbed the owner of $50,000 worth of cash and cell phone cards.
Twenty-two volunteers on Thursday commenced a one-year training programme to equip them to deal with persons with disabilities so as to enable them to have equal opportunities to participate in the social and economic life of their country.
Mayor Hamilton Green recently attended the inauguration of the Minetta Foundation in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T).
The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) is mourning the passing of councillor Randolph Harris and remembers him as unflinching and dedicated to the welfare of the city.
The Rose Hall Town Youth and Sport Club (RHTYSC) donated a quantity of items to the Berbice Dharm Shala Senior Citizens’ Home at the launching of its 2007 $5M charity programme.
With an estimated 20,000 foreigners expected to traverse the Caribbean region for Cricket World Cup 2007, Government has some concerns about this free movement of people in relation to the country’s hosting of the Rio Summit here, the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported Wednesday.
A Yarrowkabra businesswoman was robbed at gunpoint of thousands of dollars in jewellery, cash and other articles early Thursday morning when four armed men invaded her home.
The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport has a roster of activities planned to target youths and encourage their involvement in the arts.