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Magistrate recuses himself from case

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Magistrate Alex Moore has recused himself from the Marcus Bisram murder trial. Moore. while presiding at the Springlands Magistrate Court on Monday morning said he was instructed by the Chancellor of the Judiciary (ag) Yonette Cummings-Edwards to recuse himself. When the case was called, special prosecutor Stacy Giddens told the court that the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) had written to the Magistrate to have him recused. Magistrate Moore said a copy of the request by the DPP was forwarded by the Chancellor to him and he was asked to…

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PPP/C must pay more attention to the marginal votes

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Dear Editor, I am pleased for the United Kingdom. They now have a strong Government with the prospect of being in power for the full term and which will allow them to do progressive things for their people. That is great news for their economy and their people. These elections were about Brexit and the overwhelming majority of the British people are sick and tired of how long this issue was allowed to drag on because of political squabbling. Mr Boris Johnson came in as an outsider and the people…

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Natasha Profeiro: Mastering the art of unique greeting cards creation

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“When I give someone a card, it is not just a card. It is art. It is unique in such a way that it becomes part of your home. It becomes something that you can put in your home. You can put it on your mantle or you can make it an ornament. My cards are not just something you read and then put away, I make them in such a way that they should be displayed,” says Natasha Profeiro. Natasha has been making handcrafted greeting cards for a number…

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Guyana’s road carnage continues

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…5 dead in horrific smash-up at Mahaicony Five persons are now dead and four others seriously injured following a collision between a minibus and a lorry on the Fairfield Public Road, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara (ECD) on Wednesday morning. Dead are minibus driver Seechan Chandilall, 48, of Lot 102 Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice; Keon Sealey, 33, of Farm, Mahaicony; Alana Vaughn, 31, of Farm, Mahaicony, Ewart Reynlods, 64, of Calcutta Mahaicony, and Maxwell Disreali Thom, 76. Meanwhile, several passengers who were also in the minibus, BRR 5478, were taken…

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Six Guyanese diplomats recalled will have to seek other jobs – Greenidge

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The six Guyanese diplomats who served in foreign states that were fired by the David Granger-led Administration will not be reassigned posts at the Foreign Affairs Ministry and most likely have to seek other jobs. This is according to Foreign Secretary at the Ministry, Carl Greenidge, who last Friday told reporters that the fired Ambassadors and High Commissioners were contracted employees and that their services as per contract have been terminated. Therefore, there is no option for them to continue service at the Foreign Affairs Ministry, he said, unless they…

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The traditional Guyanese Christmas

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By Lakhram Bhagirat Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ of Nazareth and it is a time we use to reflect on the year we have had, along with focusing on family and giving to charity. It is a season that brings together people across boundaries as they all part take in the festivities. It is also a time where children are at their happiest and filled with anticipation as they wait to see what presents they find under the tree on Christmas morning. Every part of…

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Why is GECOM messing around with the voters’ list?

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Dear Editor, There are now about twenty political parties who want to contest the upcoming elections in Guyana, but it seems only the PPP is prepared to struggle for a clean list of electors and for free and fair elections. The others are recklessly staying on the sidelines depending on the PPP to carry the struggle for a clean list of electors and for free and fair elections. Where is Mr Ramkarran and A New and United Guyana (ANUG)? Where is Mr Badal and his Change Guyana? Where is Mr…

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Biker dies in Berbice smash-up

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A 28-year-old motorcyclist is now dead after he lost control of his motorcycle (CH 6868) while he was reportedly speeding and collided with another speeding motorcyclist in New Amsterdam, Berbice. Dead is Dean Grenville of Lot 60 Stanleytown, New Amsterdam, Berbice. Meanwhile, the other motorcyclist who was badly injured in the accident has been identified as 36-year-old Rodrick Ageeday, also of Stanleytown, New Amsterdam, Berbice. He was riding motorcycle CJ 6265 at the time of the accident. Reports are that on Sunday at about 15:00h, both motorcyclists were proceeding south…

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GECOM to verify ‘new registrants’

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The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has decided to embark on a field exercise to verify the over 20,000 names listed as new registrants who were captured during the now-scrapped House-to-House (H2H) Registration process. This was made known after Tuesday’s meeting at the Commission’s headquarters. The Opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has always contended that the H2H exercise, which ran from July 20 to August 31, 2019, was largely unsupervised and would produce flawed results. Indeed, the party subsequently found that many of the persons listed as new registrants are either…

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‘PPP/C will ensure Guyanese look forward to tomorrow with hope’ – Irfaan Ali

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As he reflected on the grim reality of many families in Guyana, Presidential Candidate of the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C), Irfaan Ali has vowed to restore hope among the people, especially those who have experienced some form of struggle within the last few years. Ali was at the time delivering remarks at the Party’s Georgetown District fundraising dinner on Monday evening at Parc Rayne. “Today, families and women and mothers are not only faced with the hardship that the economy is bringing to them, they are faced with broken…

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