A few days ago, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the State Assets Recovery Agency (SARA), Aubrey Retmyer, was reported as saying that his known political loyalty would not affect his work. His response was in the context of perceived bias by SARA against members of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) who continue to be placed before the courts. The PPP has consistently labelled the charges as baseless and frivolous and more recently the Party’s General Secretary described them as a means of reputational damage. To some, Retmyer’s statement can…
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Triangular love affair: Linden man slapped with murder charge
Thirty-two-year-old Corwyn Arthur, also known as “Cross Eye,” of Lot 1038 Cinderella City, Amelia’s Ward Linden, on Monday made his first court appearance before Linden Magistrate Clive Nurse, before whom he was not required to plead to the indictable charge of murder, committed on 40-year-old Linden taxi driver Claude DeJonge, also known as “Sonno”, of Lot 915 South Amelia’s Ward, Linden. The charge alleges that on May 10 last, at Lot 1074 Cinderella City, Amelia’s Ward Linden, Arthur inflicted on DeJonge injuries which resulted in his death. Unrepresented by legal…
Read MoreMan acquitted of carnal knowledge charge almost 10 years later
A smiling Sherwin Marcus on Monday walked out of court a free man, having been acquitted of an allegation of carnal knowledge committed on a female under the age of 15 almost 10 years ago. His case was heard by judge of the Sexual Offences Court, Justice Jo-Ann Barlow. Marcus was accused of committing the offence between March 1 and 31, 2009 at a community in the county of Demerara. The female was 13 years old at the time. After nearly three hours of deliberation, the jury returned with its…
Read MoreCross dresser slapped with assault charges
A 21-year-old cross dresser was on Thursday released on bail by Magistrate Leron Daly after he appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts charged with, among other things, two counts of assault. Nicholas Kissoon of ‘B’ Field Sophia, Georgetown, pleaded not guilty to the charges after they were read to him. The Court heard that on May 23, 2018, Kissoon while in custody at the Brickdam Police Station, damaged a door and door lock valued at Gy$34,667. He was also slapped with two charges of assaulting Police Constables; Tavon Watts and…
Read MoreHarmon to run for PNCR Chairmanship
Executive member of the People’s National Congress (PNC) and Minister of State, Joseph Harmon has announced that he will be challenging Basil Williams for the position of Chairman of the PNC. Williams, who is also a party executive, is currently the Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs. Harmon made the announcement in a short statement on Monday. He said that the PNC held its Congress biannually at which all positions of leadership (inclusive of Party Leader and Central Executives) were up for voting. “That is the democracy which we…
Read MoreSARA’s head, deputy holding posts unlawfully, says Nandlall
Although the State Assets Recovery Agency (SARA) Act came into force since May 11, 2017, SARA remains mired in deep controversy, according to former Attorney General and Legal Affairs Minister Anil Nandlall. Nandlall reminded that several questions raised even before the Bill was tabled in the National Assembly by a wide cross-section of society, including, the parliamentary Opposition, to date remained unanswered. Expectedly, within one month of the Bill’s enactment, legal proceedings were launched challenging the constitutionality of several of the provisions of the controversial SARA legislation. These proceedings are…
Read MoreGuyanese Cops urged to learn foreign languages
…to boost crime-fighting capacity With the high influx of foreign nationals in Guyana, especially those from Spanish speaking nations, acting Police Commissioner Paul Williams has called on the ranks of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) to develop their skills in the area of foreign languages, to be better able to fight crime. Williams pointed out that it would be very sad to know that, for example, a Chinese national was complaining to an officer that the person, who robbed him or her, was standing right there, and just because of…
Read MoreReflections on the day Guyana became a free Nation
“Most, if not all buildings were decorated with buntings, colors of the new Guyana flag, and lights. The trees on Main Street and Camp street avenues were all lit up and were like a fairly land. Citizens (including yours truly) strolled through the avenues and window shopped at night just to admire the lights and decorations,” The Duke of Edinburgh was in town for the celebrations as were other foreigners either on official business or otherwise. The Demerara Rowing Club hosted a Regatta in the Demerara River. Some of us…
Read MorePNC withdraws President’s anti-media statement
…following widespread criticisms Amid mounting criticism over several anti-media statements made by President David Granger during a People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) General Council meeting, the party has now withdrawn those statements made by the Guyanese Head of State. On Wednesday, the PNCR said it retracted its previous press statement on the party’s General Council Meeting held on May 19, 2018, claiming that the quote made by President Granger regarding the media was “taken out of context”. In the previous press statement, Granger was quoted highlighting “the daily challenges faced…
Read MoreThe Wedding
Satiricus was in a mellow mood. His wife had insisted he watch THE WEDDING with her as they had their breakfast. Satiricus didn’t mind weddings in general, and this wedding literally gave him the opportunity to see how “the other half” lived. Or at least how they became hitched up. As he sauntered over to the Back Street Bar, he was still mulling over what all of this meant when a member of the English Royal family could marry a black girl from the US. “Well, na like she wan…
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