Year: 2016

Government’s imminent involvement in prosecutions has escalated to dangerous heights, not only on the basis of its blatant violation of the Constitution of Guyana but also by the deafening silence from key stakeholders who are expected to speak against any attempt to undermine the rule of law. Prominent political commentator Ramon Gaskin asks if the Guyana Bar Association (GBA), the Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) and the Transparency Institute of Guyana Incorporation (TIGI) are all muted as Government proceeds to embark on a worrying initiative, then it will inevitably feel…

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President David Granger has stated that in tackling the mounting crime rate in Guyana, focus should first be placed on dismantling the local drug network, which he believes is the driving force of criminal activities. Speaking on the weekly televised programme ‘The Public Interest’, the Head of State called drug trafficking the “mother of all crimes”, pointing out that most criminal activities stem from the narco trade. According to the President, as long as narco trafficking is prevalent, crimes such as gun running, money laundering and execution murders will continue…

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…Ramkarran says Govt must reevaluate its attitude to Chinese investors China has been good for Guyana; aid and investment have flowed liberally and Guyana has benefited greatly but unfortunately the present government, when in opposition, took a negative position on the activities of Chinese companies in Guyana and it has brought some of that sentiment in its policies. This is the view held by former Speaker of the National Assembly, Ralph Ramkarran, who over the weekend in his converstationtree.org outlet called on the coalition A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance for…

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Chairman of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) Dr Carl Max Hanoman is calling on the government to increase nurses’ salary or face losing them. Hanoman stated that he is currently in the process of asking for an increase in nurses’ salary— something, he said, he has appealed for more than once. Hanoman stated that while it is arguable that nurses at the GPHC are the highest paid nurses in the country, they are also the ones under the most pressure.  He explained that the Corporation has considered the conditions…

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A mother and daughter are now dead after ingesting a poison-laced soda on the Corentyne, Berbice, reportedly over financial troubles. Dead are Madojri Sawh, 55; and her 17-year-old daughter Diana Sawh, of Grant 1404 Crabwood Creek, Corentyne, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne). According to reports, at about 13:00h last Saturday, Madojri and Diana Sawh were alone at home when they mixed the lethal drink. After consuming the poisonous substance, they remained locked in the house for three hours before Diana called out to a bother who lives next door, indicating that…

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