…to serve 2 consecutive life sentences In what she said was meant to send society a strong message, Justice Priya Sewnarine-Beharry on Wednesday sentenced 46-year-old Navindra Badal, called ““Uncle Ravi,” to serve two consecutive life sentences for raping a nine-year-old girl on two separate occasions during 2016. It was determined in the Sexual Offences Court that the acts were committed between July 1st and 31st, 2016, and August 14th and 15th, 2016 at an East Coast Demerara village. When the jury returned the guilty verdicts after two hours of deliberation,…
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President Granger should update his ‘Code of Conduct’
Dear Editor, I ask your indulgence to allow me a public forum to call for a Commission of Inquiry into APNU+AFC Minister Simona Broomes’s activities as a trafficking in persons (TIP) activist. I make this call because Ms. Broomes’s recent false accusations against hard working Guyanese citizens show a callous disregard for truth, honesty and ethics. For the minister to calmly state, “I do not know what you are talking about” when asked by reporters if she had an apology for levelling false allegations after her lies had been exposed…
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…President, PNC should publicly disassociate themselves from Broomes’ action – Hinds The fracas that occurred at the New Thriving restaurant’s parking lot and involved allegations of a guard pointing a gun at Junior Natural Resources Minister Simona Broomes – an allegation that has since been debunked by video footage — reinforces the need for the existence of a strong ministerial code of conduct. This is according to Dr David Hinds, who also expressed disappointment that so far only one official, Public Health Minister Volda Lawrence, has publicly addressed the matter.…
Read MoreVulgarity reaching epic proportions
Dear Editor, Simona Broomes is in the news again, and I should say for all the wrong reasons. She is at it again, exposing her baser material this time to personnel of a private security firm. It seems that the lawlessness and vulgar behaviour of this woman knows no bounds, as she goes on this mindless rampage. Not so long ago, this very same individual showed to the world how base she can be when she assembled the “boom out” video in the hallowed chambers of Parliament. In that Youtube…
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…on elections goals? Under fire from the Opposition – both for his appointment and his decision on the Deputy CEO of GECOM – Rtd Justice James Patterson made some conciliatory noises, saying that “elections count for nothing if they aren’t “free and fair””. Was he trying to placate the Opposition as he addressed employees of the elections body who were being trained for the imminent LGE? But in his remarks, notwithstanding the laudatory sentiment, Patterson simply emphasised why he was objectionable to the Opposition in the first place. He noted,…
Read MorePersonal trainer jailed for sexually assaulting teen
Twenty-seven-year-old Michael Sampson, personal trainer of a 14-year-old female, was on Monday found guilty of sexually assaulting this female, and has been sentenced by City Magistrate Judy Latchman to four years’ imprisonment. The charge Sampson had faced had alleged that he sexually assaulted the lass on February 19, 2018 at Delhi Street, Prashad Nagar. The 14-year-old female had reportedly been at Sampson’s home on the day in question, and he allegedly had touched her inappropriately. The matter was reported to the Police, and he accordingly was charged. Sampson had initially…
Read MoreCPL 2018: Get in the game!
Last year, patriotism, national pride and excitement ran high as thousands of Guyanese flocked the Guyana National Stadium at Providence to be part of several exciting Caribbean Premier League home matches; which no doubt had a continuing redounding positive impact on the country’s overall economic and tourism development. It must be stated from the outset, the CPL had managed also to unify a very divided Guyana, as persons from all sections of society — regardless of their race, creed, sexual orientation and political persuasion — rallied behind the so far…
Read MoreFormer Gold Board accountant slapped with fraud charge
A former Guyana Gold Board (GGB) accountant was on Wednesday slapped with six counts of fraud and taken before city Magistrate Fabayo Azore at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. Rosanna Ramnarine was allegedly fired in November 2017, after an audit of the GGB allegedly unearthed a major fraud involving herself and a clerk at the agency. The prosecution is contending that the 35-year-old former accountant defrauded the company of over G$1 million between the period of February 1 and June 30, 2017. It was previously reported that the former accountant and…
Read MoreNew container scanner will allow Guyana to meet int’l standards – GRA
The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has commissioned a new container scanner facility at the Guyana National Industrial Corporation (GNIC) wharf. This scanner will enable the country to meet international standards and detect illegal trading activities. Completed via public-private partnership between the GRA and the GNIC, and with a scanner presented by the People’s Republic of China, the facility was commissioned on Monday in presence of GRA Commissioner General Godfrey Statia, who noted that efforts to establish the much-awaited scanning facility have finally been realised, and this development would, in turn,…
Read MoreOpposition Leader rubbishes President’s ‘excuse’ for not hosting press conferences
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has rubbished claims made by President David Granger that he has been dealing with domestic issues, which is the main reason why he has not been able to have frequent interactions with the local press. Jagdeo was severely critical of the President’s comment, stating that his excuse was baseless and did not hold any truth. As such, the former Head of State fact-checked the comments the President made in relation to this issue. “Granger shamelessly claims that he has been dealing with issues in the petroleum…
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