Dear Editor, Guyana is quickly approaching constitutional crises because of the refusal of the APNU/AFC coalition Government to accept the passage of the no-confidence motion and respect the Constitution of Guyana. President David Granger as Opposition Leader protested the then PPP/C Government to respect the Constitution on numerous occasions, but unfortunately, despite the Chief Justice ruling on the NCM and the interpretation of the Constitution, David Granger refused to dissolve Parliament and announce the date for the Regional and General Elections. While some may suggest that Granger is a man…
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Man fatally stabbed by nephew during argument over stolen phone
A 26-year-old man was taken into custody in the wee hours of Sunday after he allegedly stabbed his uncle to death during an argument over a stolen mobile phone. Olrick Da Costa, 39, of Lot 11 Public Road Somerset, Essequibo Coast, was stabbed once to the abdomen by the suspect. Based on information received, the now dead man and his nephew were engaged in a heated argument at about 1:30h over a stolen mobile phone. During the argument, the now dead man reportedly took out a knife and hit the…
Read MoreOgle/Great Diamond road link draft for release
– road link will have four access points – MoPI The draft designs, for the East Bank to East Coast road link network, will be acquired by the Ministry of Public Infrastructure and released before the end of February. This is according to the Technical Services Manager within the ministry, Nigel Erskine. According to DPI, Erskine explained what can be expected after the draft design of the project is presented. “Coming out of the feasibility study, the consultant has proposed that the main alignment will be four lanes from Diamond…
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… CJ rules no-confidence motion validly passed …dual citizens cannot sit in Guyana’s Parliament Acting Chief Justice Roxane George SC has ruled that the no-confidence motion brought against the APNU/AFC Coalition Government on December 21 was validly passed and the President and Cabinet would have to resign as per the Constitution. On Thursday, the Chief Justice delivered several rulings, all in one. The CJ ruled that the vote of former APNU+AFC Member of Parliament Charrandas Persaud which brought down the APNU/AFC Government in a vote of no-confidence is valid. Persaud’s…
Read MoreFIRED!
…British Govt sends SOCU Advisor Sittlington packing; cites conflict of interest “In light of information about Dr Sam Sittlington’s private business interests his contract in Guyana has been terminated with immediate effect”. Those were the words of British High Commissioner to Guyana Greg Quinn who released a statement moments ago distancing himself and by extension his country from the move by Sittlington to establish his own local investigative firm in Guyana named “The Fraud Company (Guyana) Inc”. Conflict of interest concerns were cited as Sittlington, a United Kingdom white collar…
Read MoreAG Williams says Govt’s authority not affected by dissolution of Parliament
Quoting Article 106 (7) of the Constitution, Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams SC., explained: “Cabinet and the President shall resign at the same time the Government does… And what time is that? It is when elections are held and the President takes the oath of office following the elections as set out in article 106 (7) of the constitution,” Minister Williams explained. The Attorney General’s statement formed part of Government’s response to Chief Justice (ag) Roxanne George’s question as to, “Whether, if the Government is defeated…
Read MoreRecord high graduation rate in New York- Mayor
– graduation rate rises to 75.9 Percent NEW YORK—Mayor de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Richard A. Carranza have announced that New York City’s 2018 four-year high school graduation rate has reached a record high of 75.9 percent. According to the Mayor’s Office, the dropout rate has fallen to a record low of 7.5 percent. The graduation rate rose in every borough and among every ethnicity. “Nothing is more important to me than children from every zip code having access to an excellent education,” said Mayor de Blasio. “Mayoral control of…
Read MoreNew police recruits urged to display exemplary conduct
The Guyana Police Force had its capacity boosted on Wednesday with the addition of some 93 new ranks. The new all-male recruits passed out from three courses following nine months of training, which commenced last April at the Felix Austin College in Georgetown. During that time, they were exposed to the basic and essential principles of police practices and procedures with focus on five core areas: introduction to policing; basic police records and recording; theoretical aspects of traffic; foot and arms drill, and introduction to crime. Addressing the gathering at…
Read MoreEthnic Impact Statements
Whether the PNC’s delaying tactics in the courts and in GECOM work or not, elections are on the horizon. And as such, the partisans of the PNC are hurling bitter missives on the “discriminatory” actions of the PPP when they were in office and the partisans of the PPP are responding in kind about the pre-1992 and post-2015 PNC actions. Unlike the past, we have made some progress in calling a spade a spade and not pretending that the discrimination isn’t felt ethnically. Whether real or not, that is the…
Read MorePerseverance is the key to being successful, says Bunty Singh
In an industry where there is very little protection guaranteed to the intellectual property of those on the local music scene, artists have to adapt and most of all persevere if they want to become successful. Not only do they have to persevere to become successful, but they also have to persevere to be able to make a living from the music they make since they are not signed to any big label nor do they earn royalties from their music sales. All they do is earn money from the…
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