Month: January 2021
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Court upholds seven-year sentence against septuagenarian for sexual assault of child
Finding a 2015 verdict of the jury to have been supported by evidence, the Guyana Court of Appeal yesterday affirmed…
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CJ quashes deportation order against Haitians – -finds breach of natural justice
Finding a breach of natural justice, acting Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire SC yesterday quashed a deportation order which had been…
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CARICOM calls on Venezuela to release crew, boats
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) yesterday expressed grave concern at the escalation of tensions between Guyana and Venezuela caused by the…
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Sam Hinds tipped to be Ambassador to US
Former President and long-serving Prime Minister, Sam Hinds is tipped to be Guyana’s new Ambassador to the United States, well-placed…
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Corentyne butcher gets 15 years for murder of cattle farmer
Asif Hamid, who earlier in the month pleaded guilty to killing Henry Lallman who was found in a shallow grave back…
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OAS condemns seizure of fishing vessels by Venezuela – – demands that Guyanese citizens be released promptly
The Organisation of American States (OAS) yesterday condemned the seizure of two fishing vessels with their crew last week by…
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No custodial sentence for ganja up to 30 grammes – – gov’t bill proposing
The PPP/C government is proposing to remove custodial sentences for possession of up to 30 grammes of cannabis. The article…
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Man confesses to killing vagrant at Robb & Camp Sts
A vagrant was beaten to death early yesterday morning while sleeping on the pavement at the corner of Camp and…
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Hess banking on Guyana to be its ‘growth engine’ – CEO at earnings call – -sees field development plan for fourth well by December
With a production target already surpassing the 120,000 barrels per day forecast, Guyana will this year see heightened oil and…
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The vaccine wars
Dismayed by the brightness, the colony of dangling bats fled the starch mango tree which is still bearing a few…
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