Cops using wrong charge for drunk driving
Former traffic magistrate Moenuddin Mc Doom says the police have been instituting the wrong charge as it relates to drunk driving and it is only if the harsh penalties provided in the law are applied...
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Legal minds divided on retrial for Sam Hinds Jr
Members of the legal fraternity have expressed concern at the intervention by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to advise a retrial of Samuel Hinds Jr and say the law does not allow her to do so.
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Prepare for change
“It is time we remove this PPP wrecking crew from government,” APNU+AFC presidential candidate David Granger told a mammoth crowd last evening, while emphasising the need to get to the polls early and...
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Vehicles burned, residents injured in unrest in Sophia
Up to press time this morning members of the Joint Services were in `C’ Field Sophia trying to restore calm after angry residents set six vehicles alight, stoned two houses and burnt a small shack with...
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Ramjattan says police shuffling further delayed until he does review
Newly-appointed Minister of National Security, Khemraj Ramjattan said yesterday that the planned reshuffling in the Guyana Police Force has been put on further hold as he has to do a review and he said...
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House lot sales to be phased out – Scott
Junior Communities Minister Keith Scott, who has responsibility for housing, plans to move housing development in the country from the sale of house lots to the sale of turn-key homes in communities...
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Pillars of law and order have to be restored, AG says
Newly-appointed Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Basil Williams on Thursday said the pillars of the rule of law have to be restored and he signalled the likelihood of more judges being...
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Crime fighting strategies for review after rise in serious crimes – new Crime...
Following a 9% increase in serious crimes for the year, newly-appointed Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum says existing crime fighting strategies need to be revisited.
View ArticleFelix promises ‘fair play’ for local labour …after foreign influx
Concerned at the number of employment visas being granted to foreign nationals, Minister of Citizenship Winston Felix yesterday said the government will be seeking to ensure “fair play,” particularly...
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More CCTV cameras to fight crime -Ramjattan
Government wants to install CCTV cameras on every city street as part of its plans to address the country’s escalating crime, Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan announced last evening, while...
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Jordan defends pro-people budget
Rejecting former president Bharrat Jagdeo’s criticisms of the proposed 2015 budget as nonsensical, Finance Minister Winston Jordan early this morning told the National Assembly that the public’s...
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Surveillance being increased but major resources needed for modernised prison...
A modernised prison system is on the government’s to do list but given the unavailability of financing not much can be done in the short term, according to Minister of Public Security Khemraj...
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Consolidated Fund may be used to aid troubled NIS, Finance Minister says
Government is considering using monies from the Consolidated Fund to aid the National Insurance Scheme (NIS), which is finding it difficult to pay out the minimum benefits to its contributors owing to...
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Law students say enduring ‘emotional torture’ over Hugh Wooding admittance
With registration commencing today, Guyanese law students say that they are being subjected to emotional torture as they are yet to be told whether they have been accepted into the Hugh Wooding Law...
View Article‘Fresh start’ GPSU wants cops, soldiers unionised
After enduring years of abuse, the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) now has a chance at a “fresh start” under the new APNU+AFC government, according to the body’s president Patrick Yarde who called...
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Politically-neutral public service is an ideal, Hydar Ally tells inquiry
The Public Service should be depoliticised, according to retired Permanent Secretary (PS) Hydar Ally, who yesterday expressed regret at not taking a back seat in the political realm while on the job.
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Public servants need whistleblower protection
There is a need for whistleblower protection legislation for the public service, according to former Auditor General Anand Goolsarran, who argued yesterday that it would protect those public servants...
View ArticleDeaths of mentally ill in police confrontations raise questions
Anguish, frustration, uncertainty and stress have taken over Kerry Emanuel’s life. Three months ago his brother Junior Gulliver, who it was claimed was mentally ill, was shot dead by police.
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Safe abortions still eluding grass root women, activist says
Getting an abortion in Guyana is legal. It has been so for 20 years and after all the hiccups the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) is offering the service free of charge to all women.
View ArticleStolen Curacao gold was definitely from Guyana, Trotman says
The 476 pounds of gold stolen during an armed robbery in Curaçao in November 2012 definitely came from Guyana, according to Minister of Governance Raphael Trotman who said that a report compiled by...
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