After billions spent, troubled PPP/C laptop project a victim of transition
Though questions have been raised about the monitoring of laptops distributed under the scrapped One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) project, Minister of Public Telecommunications Cathy Hughes says that there...
View ArticleSOCU charges GBTI directors with contempt
Less than a day before the High Court is scheduled to hear an application from the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) on the production of key documents, the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU)...
View ArticleMarcel Gaskin prepared to take Gecom case all the way to CCJ
Though awaiting legal advice on whether to appeal part of a court judgment which was relied on by President David Granger to unilaterally appoint a Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom),...
View ArticlePrison service moving to expand correctional programmes -Director
The Guyana Prison Service (GPS) is working to expand its self-enhancement programmes to give convicts a second chance to make something of themselves during their incarceration and to prepare them for...
View ArticleEx-Chancellor refutes AG’s chambers claims of link to law school snag
Former acting Chancellor of the Judiciary Carl Singh yesterday rejected claims by the Attorney General’s Chambers linking him to a purported about-face by the Council of Legal Education (CLE) on the...
View ArticleAG tells SOCU, FIU convictions needed
Attorney General Basil Williams SC on Friday sounded a warning to both the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) and the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), saying that they need to secure convictions as...
View ArticleHouse passes milestone juvenile justice bill
Guyana last night moved closer to abolishing wandering and truancy as crimes with the unanimous passage of the landmark Juvenile Justice Bill, which will see significant reforms in the way juvenile...
View ArticleHarmon to run for PNCR Chairmanship
With Minister of State Joseph Harmon declaring his candidacy for the post of People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Chairman at its upcoming biennial congress, political analyst Dr. David Hinds says...
View ArticleBill for lighter ganja penalties for House by end of June, MP says
Despite an apparent divide between APNU and the AFC on reforming the sentencing for possession of small amounts of cannabis, government Member of Parliament Michael Carrington says that a reworked bill...
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Fraud, rigging near impossible in New York – election officials - America votes…
By Zoisa Fraser in New York (Stabroek News is one of two Caribbean media houses chosen to participate in the US Election Tour organised by the US Department of State’s Foreign Press Centre.) Millions...
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Despite some long lines, New York voting goes smoothly
By Zoisa Fraser in New York* Despite what some described as unusually long lines, voting in New York for the presidential and US senate races was generally smooth yesterday.
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What the Trump protesters had to say
By Zoisa Fraser in New York Hundreds of angry young people congregated in front of Trump Tower in New York on Wednesday night to protest the election of Donald Trump as the new US president, forcing...
View ArticleHigh-tech scanners eyed to stem contraband in prisons - - acting prisons...
As dangerous contraband continues to be smuggled into jails, Director of Prisons (Ag) Gladwin Samuels says the Guyana Prison Service has identified several possible measures, including the installation...
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Senior Counsel appointments correct abnormal situation, Granger says - – to...
It is a travesty that during Guyana’s 50 years of independence, no woman lawyer was ever named a Senior Counsel (SC), President David Granger said yesterday, moments after presenting Instruments of...
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Nandlall, Bar Association Head welcome activation of Judicial Review Act
Though describing Attorney General (AG) Basil Williams’ decision to comply with a High Court order to activate the Judicial Review Act (JRA) as commendable, attorney Anil Nandlall said yesterday that...
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New Top cop urged to take lead in security reform
Leslie James was yesterday appointed as the new Commissioner of Police and President David Granger has urged him to not only steer the force in the right direction but to also take the lead in the...
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Guyanese need more places at law school - -Granger tells CLE meeting
Though emphasising that the number of places available to Guyanese at the Hugh Wooding Law School is inadequate, President David Granger yesterday stopped short of calling on the Council of Legal...
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Guyana joint venture law school a non-starter under CLE Treaty, Chairman says...
Given the wording of the Treaty establishing the Council of Legal Education (CLE), a joint venture arrangement for the establishment of a law school in Guyana cannot be presented for approval, Chairman...
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Public Service Ministry accounts not audited for several years -...
Given that there is no evidence to show that for several years prior to 2014 the accounts of the Public Service Ministry (PSM) had been audited, former Auditor-General Anand Goolsarran is calling on...
View ArticlePPP LGE candidate asks court to remove names from AFC backers’ lists
Arguing that the integrity of the upcoming Local Government Elections (LGE) in the Whim/Bloomfield Local Authority Area is under threat, a candidate for the PPP yesterday filed a court action to void...
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