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The ‘Gaskin’ Case – do you know it protects you?
Melinda Janki is an international lawyer, an attorney-at-law in Guyana, and winner of the Commonwealth Lawyers Rule of Award. The…
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The 2024 Mid-Year Report on the execution of the annual budget and the performance of the economy: A closer look
There we go again. On the heels of the discovery of 4.4 tonnes of cocaine neatly packed and concealed in…
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Honduran anti-mining activist who fought to save rivers is killed TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, (Reuters) – An environmental activist who protested mining and hydro-electric projects in northern Honduras in an effort to preserve tropical forests and rivers has been killed, police said today. Juan Lopez was shot dead on Saturday night by several men as he headed home in his car from church, an official told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity. Lopez belonged to the Municipal Committee for the Defense of Common and Public Goods, an environmental organization in the city of Tocoa on the country’s Atlantic coast. Three other members of the group were killed last year in what the organization saw as retaliation, in a country that is one of the world’s most dangerous for activists. The group had suffered threats and harassment for years amid efforts to preserve the Guapinol and San Pedro rivers, and the Carlos Escaleras nature reserve, amid the growing presence of mining and hydro-electric companies. “We demand clear and conclusive answers, this government must answer for the killing of our colleague Juan Lopez,” the group said in a post on social media. Last October, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights granted precautionary measures in favor of 30 members of the group and their legal representatives, including Lopez. It urged the Honduras government to strengthen its protection mechanisms. According to the commission, Lopez reported numerous threats, including from a gang member, a local businessperson, and a mining company representative. Since June, two men on motorcycles began appearing around his home, the commission said. The United Nations resident coordinator in Honduras, Alice Shackelford, said Lopez had been threatened for his activism, and she praised his efforts to stand up to powerful interests. “We condemn the terrible murder of Juan Lopez, a human rights defender threatened for his work,” she said in a post on social media. Latin America accounted for 85% of the world’s environmentalists who were killed last year, according to UK advocacy group Global Witness, with 18 deaths registered in Honduras.
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, (Reuters) – An environmental activist who protested mining and hydro-electric projects in northern Honduras in an effort to…
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High court has granted possession of Peters Hall properties to gov’t for new bridge – Attorney General’s Chambers
High Court Judge, Justice Navindra Singh last week ordered possession to the Government of Guyana for three properties that were…
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Lisa Haley wanted over manslaughter
The police force today issued a wanted bulletin for Lisa Haley for manslaughter in relation to Dellison Haley. The article…
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Woman wanted over child stealing in 2014
The police today issued a wanted bulletin for Candacy Adonis, 30, over child stealing. The article Woman wanted over child…
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Trinidad corporation to demolish housing units over infrastructure issues
(Trinidad Guardian) The Housing Development Corporation (HDC) intends to demolish more than half of the 100 housing units at the…
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Mechanic, 22, shot dead in West Ruimveldt
Police are investigating the murder of Troy Rodrigues, called ‘Kelly’, a 23-year-old mechanic of Lot 165 Leopold Street, Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown,…
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National U-16 programme will decentralise boxing – Technical Director Poole
Technical Director of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA), Terrence Poole, stated that the acquisition of the new boxing ring will…
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Belle Vue man dies after car crashes into fence at Cottage
A car yesterday morning crashed into a fence and careened into a utility pole on the public road at Cottage,…
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