Month: September 2019

…as new Kuwait, Ireland and Finland ambassadors accredited Guyana is looking to tap into bilateral cooperation with international partners as it accredited new diplomats from three countries in order to strengthen ties. These accreditation ceremonies were done at the Ministry of the Presidency on Wednesday. After handing over his Letters of Credence to President David Granger, Non-Resident Ambassador (Designate) of the State of Kuwait, Nasser Riden Al-Motairi, spoke about his country’s keenness to further strengthen ties between the two countries. He said, “The Kuwait Economic Fund and Investment Authority can…

A 26-year-old miner was sentenced to three years imprisonment when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts on Wednesday. Twenty-six-year-old, Orin Ridley of Lot 173 Campbell Street, Albouystown, Georgetown, was found guilty on two counts of robberies and assault. He was on trial before Magistrate Annette Singh, who ruled that after perusing the evidence she found him guilty of all four charges. The first charge stated that on March 12, 2019 at Lot 173 Campbell and Sussex Streets, Georgetown, Ridley wounded Police Constable Clive Clarke with intent to prevent lawful…

As there continues to be uncertainty surrounding when elections will be held in Guyana, a team of officials from the United States-based Carter Center is in Guyana to get perspective on the situation. The first set of meetings was held with Attorney General Basil Williams on Wednesday. The two-hour meeting was held at the Attorney General’s Office on Carmichael Street. Following the meeting, Carter Center’s Associate Democracy Programme Director Brett Lacy told reporters that the organisation is trying to get the various perspectives of the current situation. “I can say…

The body of seven-year-old Shaniya Persaud, who succumbed at the Shriners Hospital in Galveston, Texas on Sunday night after undergoing a much-needed surgery, which led to the amputation of her leg and fingers, will be flown back to Guyana for final rites. A relative who spoke with INews earlier today has confirmed that the child’s burial will take place in Guyana. The news of the child’s passing was announced by both the Rotary Club of Demerara and the Saving Hands Emergency Aid (SHEA) via a social media post. In its…

The parliamentary Opposition has returned to the High Court seeking to force the Government to comply with the Constitution of Guyana, this time Article 106 of the Constitution which sets out that Cabinet must resign after a No-Confidence Motion. Bringing the case is former Attorney General Anil Nandlall, who is seeking from acting Chief Justice Roxane George orders compelling Cabinet, which has been meeting despite the clear language of the Constitution. “We are asking for a declaration that Cabinet was resigned on the passage of the No-Confidence Motion. Alternatively, we’re…

Gary Prince was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment by Georgetown Magistrate Dylon Best on Friday after sufficient evidence was presented to prove to the court that the defendant had spat on a woman who had insulted him. Particulars of the charge brought against Prince are that on April 27, 2019, at Breda Street, Georgetown, he thus unlawfully assaulted Leonie Thornton. The facts of the matter state that, on the day in question, Prince was riding past Thornton when she uttered, “Gwan, yuh dawg!” As a result, Prince became annoyed and…

Guyana joined six fellow Amazonian countries on Friday in Letecia, Colombia to sign a pact to protect the world’s largest tropical forest. The pact, signed at a time when the Amazon is under threat from fires, aims to coordinate disaster response and satellite monitoring. Natural Resources Minister Raphael Trotman, who represented President David Granger, signed on behalf of Guyana. Colombia’s President, Ivan Duque; Bolivia’s President, Evo Morales; Ecuador’s President, Lenin Moreno and Peru’s President Martin Vizcarra were the Heads of State who signed. Suriname’s Vice President, Michael Ashwin Adhin and…