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                        Justice Simone Morris-Romlall has ordered that one of the accused in the Tain domestic worker murder be set free. The ruling came following submissions from Attorney-at-Law Murseline Bacchus challenging the committal of Nazeema Permaul to stand trial in the High Court for murder. The action was filed against the Director of Public Prosecutions, the police and the Director of Prisons. Bacchus quoted a number of authorities, both local and overseas, and cited a number of deficiencies in the…

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The Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) recently announced that Guyana has become the first eco-tourism country to join the transformational travel movement through a pioneering partnership with the Transformational Travel Council (TTC). The Council’s partners include tour operators, media organisations and travel suppliers from around the world. Guyana is the first member to illustrate the destination’s ongoing commitment to transformational travel, and its overarching belief that travel should be a relentless force for good. This new partnership will now see the country becoming involved in a community of like-minded organisations which…

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Three hundred senior teachers across Guyana will be granted duty- free concessions for the period 2016 to 2018. This was announced by Director General of the Ministry of the Presidency, Joseph Harmon at a post-Cabinet press briefing on Thursday. According to Harmon, headteachers and their deputies of Grade A and B schools, headteachers of Grade C, D and E schools and senior masters and Heads of Departments of the Cyril Potter College of Education and technical schools will be the primary beneficiaries. Following is a breakdown of the list of…

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…Opposition MP slams Govt over ‘failure’ to tackle corruption With the coalition Government giving itself a pat on the back for its accomplishments over the past four years, a People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Member of Parliament has debunked claims that the coalition is addressing issues like corruption. In an interview with this publication, PPP Member of Parliament Juan Edghill pointed to several scandals that have rocked the Government during its four years in office, scandals which have gone largely unaddressed by the Government. “The APNU/AFC is living in a bubble…

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… AG Chambers to hold training for lawyers, auditors … AG Chambers to hold training for lawyers, auditors The Attorney General (AG) Chambers has announced that it will be organising Anti Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) training and sensitisation workshops for attorney-at-laws, accountants and auditors, This comes even as Guyana prepares for the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) fourth Round Mutual Evaluation, scheduled for the first quarter of 2022. According to a notification from the Chambers, the workshops will be held on Friday and Saturday of this…

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– family of fisherman killed in hit-and-run accident not satisfied with police investigation Three weeks after a driver collided with a Berbice fisherman, causing his instant death and fleeing the scene, family members are calling for justice. It was on April 23, 2019, that Stanley Bronne met his demise. The 30-year-old fisherman was hit in front of his Lot 7 Number 11 Village, East Coast Berbice home. The driver, a 37-year-old businessman of Diamond, East Bank Demerara, did not stop at the scene after the impact. Villagers pursued him with…

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A rape victim’s desire of having her abuser put away became a reality on Tuesday after her abuser was sentenced to 29 years in prison on four rape-related charges by Justice Brassington Reynolds at the Demerara High Court. Fifty-two-year-old Gingesh Khan also called “Links” was recently found guilty by a 12-member jury on three counts of indecent assault and one count of carnal knowledge on a child under the age of 15 years. The offences were committed between August 1 and 31, 2008, at Vergenoegen, East Bank Essequibo. Khan’s sentencing…

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Youth Week 2019 was launched on Wednesday and would involve the participation of some 5000 youths from across all administrative regions of Guyana. Youth Week will be observed from May 18 to May 25, 2019 under the theme “Inspire and Build Resilient Youth.” The Youth Week activities serve to create a platform for young people to participate in national events as equal and recognised citizens of this country. Further, the event seeks to promote among youths an awareness to remain steadfast in defence of territorial integrity. Currently, the youth unemployment…

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…Trotman says multiple candidates for slot counterproductive Leader of the Alliance for Change (AFC), Raphael Trotman, believes that having multiple persons vying for the position of Prime Ministerial Candidate would not serve in the interest of Government. In an interview with Guyana Times International on Sunday, Trotman revealed that he would not be contesting for this position in his party’s upcoming national conference slated for next month. “For the record, we have an incumbent Prime Minister and at least one person expressing interest in the same position. I don’t believe…

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‒ says former Agri minister Four years have passed since the APNU/AFC took office and the coalition, in a list of achievements, highlighted that some G$43 billion was given in bailouts and severance payments to Guyana’s failing sugar industry. The Government recently noted that it also “took drastic action to save and secure the jobs of over 10,000 workers”. However, former Agriculture Minister, Dr Leslie Ramsammy said that the present Administration has downsized sugar by more than 50 per cent in the past four years and that was its first…

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