Years of abuse ended tragically on Friday after a 54-year-old woman was murdered in her Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara (ECD) home allegedly by a male relative, who has since admitted to committing the crime.
Director of the Argentine Team of Forensic Anthropology (EAAF) Dr. Luis Fondebrider has requested a list of documents from the police in order to offer advice on solving the murders of West Coast Berbice (WCB) youths Isaiah and Joel Henry and Haresh Singh but so far the law enforcers have not committed to do this.
Guyana has a prison population of close to 1800 inmates and an imprisonment rate which is “extremely” alarming and this problem can be addressed urgently via alternative forms of imprisonment, Director of Prisons Gladwin Samuels said yesterday.
Auditor General Deodat Sharma yesterday handed over his report on the public accounts for the fiscal year ended December 31st, 2019 to Speaker of the National Assembly Manzoor Nadir.
In an effort to ensure that justice remains accessible, the Supreme Court of Judica-ture has embarked on a Public Education and Engagement Programme which allows the courts to continue functioning in keeping with the safety guidelines triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic.
After years of suffering silently with chronic depression and four failed attempts to end his own life, Neaz Subhan has written a book about his experiences with the hope of helping others to seek the help they need.
With an inmate population of 1884, Guyana’s prison system is currently accommodating more than 500 persons over its capacity, according to Director of Prisons Gladwin Samuels, who says urgent attention needs to be given to alternative sentencing.
The mother of Rockey Sawh, the teenager who was fatally shot in his head allegedly by his friend during a sleepover in Kitty on Tuesday night is calling for justice and questions are being asked as to why it took hours for the boy to be taken to the hospital “I as a mother just asking for justice for my son.
A 15-year-old boy succumbed at a city hospital yesterday afternoon, hours after he was allegedly accidentally shot in his head by one of his friends during a sleepover at Sandy Babb Street, Kitty.
Following the recent murder of security guard Barrat Dass, who succumbed in hospital days after his bloodied body was discovered lying behind a city pharmacy, the police have arrested the prime suspect and he has reportedly admitted to hitting the man to his head during a robbery.
Funds are available but no timeline has yet been set for the commencement of two of India’s major projects here: the Ogle to East Bank bypass road and an ocean-going passenger and cargo ferry for the North West, High Commissioner of India, Dr K J Srinivasa says.
Speaker of the National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir yesterday said that Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce Oneidge Walrond’s renunciation of her American citizenship is “acceptable” while noting that the issue of the publicizing of the renunciation certificate is one between her and the Opposition.
After more than three years of construction, the $245 million Dr Yesu Persaud Clinical Education Centre was yesterday officially handed over to the government with emphasis being placed on the role it is expected to play in improving the country’s current level of primary health care in the coming year.
Officials from the Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU) on Wednesday raided a property belonging to principals of the Accelerated Capital Firm Inc (ACFI) at Coldingen, East Coast Demerara during which equipment containing records of their clients were seized and this has caused a halt in the repayment process which commenced just days ago.
Two families were displaced last night after a fire of unknown origin gutted their Charlotte Street, Georgetown homes.
Around 27 of 17,000 clients yesterday received their invested capital from the Accelerated Capital Firm Inc (ACFI), as the company which has been at the centre of what is being described as a huge Ponzi scheme yesterday began the repayment process, as promised.
Internationally-renowned real estate company, Century 21 is now offering its services in Guyana.
Yuri Garcia Dominguez, one of the principals of Accelerated Capital Firm Inc (ACFI), the company which has been at the centre of what is being described as a huge Ponzi scheme, yesterday announced plans to commence repayment of invested capital to 17,000 clients from October 12th since the firm is not licensed to operate here and has been forced to cease all of its operations.
The body of an 11-year-old boy was recovered from a canal close to his De Kinderen, West Coast Demerara (WCD) home on Friday night, hours after he went missing.
A 40-year-old pedal cyclist died after he was struck down by a speeding motor vehicle along the Rupert Craig Highway yesterday afternoon.
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