Year: 2018

Overseas couples wanting to get married in Guyana may be thwarted by the delay in acquiring their marriage certificate. This was according to the Director General of the Tourism Department, Donald Sinclair during the launching of the 10th annual Wedding Expo on Friday evening at Roraima Duke Lodge, Duke Street, Kingston. He stated that the process of acquiring a marriage licence could be a setback for couples coming to Guyana to get married and may be the reason why Guyana is not listed as a tourist destination for weddings. The…

A 26-year-old woman, who is no stranger to the court, was on Friday further remanded to prison by Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus on an attempted murder charge. Lisa Bobb of Royal Drive, Campbellville, Georgetown, is expected to return to the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts on April 4. Bobb was charged for wounding Christel Bobb with intent to commit murder. The court heard that the Virtual Complainant, Christel Bobb, and Lisa Bobb are cousins who reportedly have had several misunderstandings in the past. On February 14, 2018, at Royal Drive, Campbellville, Christel had…

With the aim of strengthening bilateral relations through the education sector, Guyana and France have discussed the possibility of exchange programmes for students and teachers between the two countries in addition to an increased offering of the French language in local schools. These proposals were among a number of matters addressed during dialogue between Education Minister Nicolette Henry and French Ambassador to Guyana, Antoine Joly on Monday. “We could have Guyanese teachers go to France to teach while improving their knowledge of French, especially since Haiti is a member of…

            Three men who turned themselves into Police two days ago were remanded after appearing in two courts to answer to a total of 17 charges. The charges included 15 for robberies committed on Corentyne residents recently. Only three of the four were in court on Wednesday to answer to the charges. The fourth accused gang member – Premchan Ramsohai, 22, also known as “Akash”, of Ankerville, Port Mourant appeared on Tuesday in two courts to answer similar charges and was remanded at the Whim…

…say will not stand by and let country slip into dictatorship-styled Government Longtime Working People’s Alliance (WPA) activist, former Member of Parliament Desmond Trotman, revealed that it was a senior Alliance for Change (AFC) Minister who contacted the Guyana Chronicle’s Editor in Chief and related Cabinet’s dissatisfaction with the writings of columnists David Hinds and Lincoln Lewis. Senior members of the WPA have since explicitly stated they would not stand up and let Guyana slip into a dictatorship-styled Government, because they, along with others, would have fought against that. They…

With the Local Government Commission complaining about continued control being exerted over its operations by Central Government, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo is of the view that Government has shown it is not serious about local government. This assertion was made during a recent press conference, when the Opposition Leader cited recent complaints from Commission Chair Mortimer Mingo. According to Jagdeo, Mingo’s difficulties are reminiscent of the fight it took to even get the Government to set up the commission. “How disappointing! Well, I shouldn’t say disappointing, knowing all along that…

Attorneys Nigel Hughes, Darren Wade and Bernard DaSilva, representing fugitive Troy Thomas, stated at Monday’s extradition proceedings that their client could not be extradited. Thomas explained to the Magistrate’s Court that it had no jurisdiction to hear the case and there were violations of his client’s rights to be protected as a Guyanese citizen. Additionally, the string of lawyers requested that the matter be called at the High Court, where it could be well-addressed. The oral submissions continued as Attorney Wade disputed that the extradition treaty between the United States…