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The hearing into the unilateral appointment of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Chairman began at the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) on Wednesday with lawyers arguing that President David Granger must explain his reasons for rejecting the lists of nominees, lest he be deemed to be abusing his powers. This argument was put forward by Trinidadian Senior Counsel Douglas Mendes, who appeared on behalf of Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo. According to Mendes, the appointment of retired Justice James Patterson was not only a departure from tradition, but also procedure. Mendes…

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The successful extradition of United States fugitive Troy Thomas has paved the way for similar procedures for criminals hiding in Guyana. Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan said that fugitives would no longer be able to hide in Guyana after committing crimes abroad. He told the media at a recent press conference that more persons were expected to be extradited in the near future to face charges for crimes they committed in other countries. “So, we are moving forward. We are also internationally collaborating with the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) far…

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An investigation has been launched into the death of a 25-year-old Special Lance Corporal, who died while seeking medical attention at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC) on Wednesday. Dead is Carlos Alleyne. According to Police, Alleyne went to the GPHC on May 4 at about 14:52h after he reportedly complained of feeling unwell. This was following an “incident” earlier in the day at about 09:30h at the Special Constabulary Headquarters, Princes Street, the Police said. Guyana Times International was told there was an altercation between Alleyne and a Police Sergeant…

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US Ambassador Sarah Ann Lynch, accompanied by her husband, made a number of stops on her recent trip to the Linden area. She visited GDF’s Camp Seweyo and the U.S. Southern Command team who are preparing for the upcoming New Horizons exercise, as well as the site of a new community center in Amelia’s Ward to be constructed by the New Horizons military engineers. She met with the Mayor of Linden, Waneka Arrindell, and discussed continued cooperation between her office and the U.S. Embassy. Before she left Linden, she had…

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Residents of Block 42, a developing community in Linden, Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice), have voiced numerous concerns regarding land access and ownership with Indigenous Peoples Affairs Minister, Sydney Allicock. Issues such as the occupation of lands and its allocation as well as concerns regarding land titles were raised with the Minister during a recent visit to the Speightland community situated at Mackenzie, Linden. Residents of Block 42, who attended the meeting, said they were fearful that the untitled lands that they occupy might be taken away by persons as was…

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The Public Utilities Commission (PUC), on Wednesday, achieved its full complement as two new commissioners – Dr. Leyland Lucas and Verlyn Klass were sworn in before President David Granger. The commissioners were sworn in before Minister of State, Dawn Hastings-Williams, Minister of Business, Haimraj Rajkumar and fellow members of the PUC. During brief remarks, President Granger stated that the commission is “the guardian of the public interest” and is vital to protecting the public interest by ensuring the reliable delivery of public services such as water electricity and telecommunications.” The…

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Both tears of joy and sadness erupted in the courtroom of Justice Navindra Singh on Wednesday after a 26-year-old miner, Trevor Williams, was set free following a unanimous not guilty verdict returned by a 12-member jury on a manslaughter charge at the Demerara High Court. The former accused faced the indictment which detailed that between June 4-5, 2013, at Bruck-up Landing, North West District, Region One (Barima-Waini), he unlawfully killed Randy Raphael. The accused pleaded not guilty to the offence. Back in April of 2013, Williams was charged with murder…

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…one charged for rape Three Police Officers appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan on Wednesday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts after they were charged with demanding money from three Venezuelan women. It is alleged that 30-year-old Corwyn Mingo of Lot 188 Section C Enterprise, East Coast Demerara (ECD) between June 1 and June 30, 2018 at Makari Top, Mazaruni River, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) engaged in sexual activity with a Venezuelan female without her consent. It is also alleged on the same day, 34-year-old Ceon Jones of Crane Housing Scheme, West…

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The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) on Wednesday opened an oil spill planning and readiness assessment workshop aimed at finalising the Contingency Planning and Implementation of the Oil Pollution Preparedness Response and Cooperation (OPRC) Convention for key public and private players in the local oil and gas sector. The workshop was held at the Roraima Duke Lodge. This is the second workshop to be held; the first being in March at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre (ACCC) to provide stakeholders with a detailed understanding of the National Oil Spill Response Contingency…

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