Year: 2016

By Kristen Macklingam Amid widespread reports of discrimination and ‘witch hunting’ by the APNU/AFC Government since its assumption to office just over 10 months ago, Opposition Leader Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has warned that his Party is taking note of all such claims and complaints  and storing them in a specially created ‘database’ for future reference and action. He also made it clear that public officers who practice unlawful and discriminatory acts by taking illegal instructions from political authoritative figures (their seniors) will be in ‘hot water’ if they cannot provide…

The biological and adopted daughter of 64-year-old Roger Manikam whose gagged body was found along the Coldingen Railway Embankment, East Coast Demerara (ECD) were on Thursday jointly charged along with two other males for murder. Manikam’s 12-year-old daughter, his 18-year-old daughter, Nalinie, her 24-year-old boyfriend Veeram Lall aka Adam Dias and his friend 23-year-old Devon Brown appeared at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court, ECD, for the indictable offence. The four accused of the heinous crime were not required to plead to the charge when it was read to them by Magistrate…

Long-standing rivals Barbados Tridents and Guyana Amazon Warriors will clash in the historic opening game, when the Hero Caribbean Premier League hosts matches on United States soil for the first time this year, reports CMC. Lauderhill Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, will play host to the night contest, carded for July 28, and which features the two finalists from the 2014 edition of the tournament. Tridents emerged champions that year and were also good enough to return to the final last year before losing to Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel…

…“total incompetence” Opposition Leader says in describing Govt Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has said that given the unfolding over the last ten months, he is confident the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) would make a successful bid at the next general and regional elections. The former President was speaking to party stalwarts and supporters on Sunday at the Babu Jaan, Port Mourant, Corentyne, Berbice commemoration ceremony of the life of Dr Cheddi Jagan. He said based on what has transpired in Guyana over the last ten months, since the A Partnership…

After a 12-member jury panel found Mark Royden Williams and James Anthony Hyles not guilty in August 2013 for the murders of 11 persons, including five children, during the 2008 Lusignan Massacre, the Appellate Court has ruled that a retrial be held. The Chambers of Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) had appeal the outcome of the sensationalised case on several grounds, including the fact that the foreman of the jury, Vernon Griffith, failed to inform the court that he was a client of one of the defence attorneys Nigel Hughes.…

The prevalence of incestuous relationships continues to be a major problem for authorities in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) and it most often results in a child being sexually molested/ abused. Most of these cases are covered up by the families involved for a number of reasons despite the hard work that police and other authorities do to ensure that the perpetrators are caught and justice is served, says Chairman of that Region, Brian Allicock.  He told this newspaper that during the past five to six months there have been…