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SOCU says doesn’t have any statement from Hicken on $8.5m for Brutus’ wedding

Head of the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU), Assistant Commissioner of Police Fizul Karimbaksh has denied a report in yesterday’s Sunday Stabroek that Top Cop Clifton Hicken submitted a statement to the SOCU investigators acknowledging that he collected an envelope with $8.5m in cash from a businessman to offset the cost of Brutus’s wedding at the Pegasus Suites Atlantic Conference Centre.

30 GDF officers commissioned

The officer corps of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) has been bolstered by the addition of 30 newly-commissioned officers who were on Friday, presented with their Instruments of Commis-sion by Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces President Irfaan Ali, a release from the Depart-ment of Public Information said.

First Lady Arya Ali (centre) with UNICEF, PAHO, WHO and Ministry of Health representatives,  along with students at the Hear Me Out campaign launch

UNICEF launches ‘Hear Me Out’ campaign to improve mental health in Guyana

In an effort to foster open discussions among young people about mental health and highlight the importance of seeking treatment, UNICEF Guyana, in collaboration with the Office of the First Lady, the Ministry of Health, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), and World Health Organization (WHO), on Thursday, October 10, launched its “Hear Me Out” mental health anti-stigma campaign at the Port Mourant Community Centre Ground in Region Six, a UNICEF release announced. 

A piece of machinery at the site (OSH photo)

Man crushed to death at Top Mix Cement, ministry probing

The Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Department of the Ministry of Labour has launched an investigation into a fatal workplace incident involving  Patrick Picket, a serviceman at Top Mix Cement, located at Lot 725 Block, Great Diamond, East Bank Demerara.

Calvin Brutus

Top Cop told SOCU he accepted envelope with $8.5m from businessman to finance Brutus’ wedding

As silence continues over the SOCU money-laundering probe into Assistant Commissioner of Police, Calvin Brutus, the Sunday Stabroek has learnt that Top Cop Clifton Hicken submitted a statement to the investigators acknowledging that he collected an envelope with $8.5m in cash from a businessman to offset the cost of Brutus’s wedding at the Pegasus Suites Atlantic Conference Centre.

 Hugh Todd

Todd plays down reports of difficult conditions for Venezuelans in Linden

-launches into attack on reporter, Stabroek News By Khadidja Ba Following his visits to Linden on October 8th and 9th, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hugh Todd played down reports in this newspaper about Venezuelan migrants living in difficult circumstances and on October 10th, after being criticized by leaders in the town for not engaging with them, he launched into an explosive tirade against this reporter and Stabroek News.

Vergenoegen teen charged with attempted murder

A 17-year-old from Vergenoegen, East Bank Essequibo, appeared at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Alisha George to answer to the charge of attempting to murder another 17-year-old on October 03 at Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo.

Chinese hardware owner on tax evasion charges

Chinese national, Jin Ming Wu, owner of Prosperous Hardware Incorporated, appeared before Principal Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday to face four charges related to alleged tax evasion.

Focus on Budget 2025?

Business and Economic Commentary by Christopher Ram  Part 11 Introduction In what was probably his most consequential address to Parliament, President Ali, this past Thursday, gave us more than a glimpse of what will be announced in Budget 2025 – an election year.

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