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After five years of being wracked by emotional turmoil, relatives and dependents of ten persons who perished when two boats collided in the Mazaruni River on January 22, 2013 will finally get closure at the trial of the captains of those boats, scheduled for the current session of the Demerara Criminal Assizes. Boat captains Devon Thomas and Cabesh Persaud had each been placed on G$1 million bail at their arraignment on manslaughter charges in the Georgetown Magistrates Courts in April 2013. When their matter comes up for trial, they are…

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…Opposition Leader points to several riots, jailbreaks under his watch For each of the three years that the coalition Government has been in office, there were jailbreaks and riots at various prisons, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has noted. Addressing a recent press conference, the former Head of State said that this pointed to the incompetence of Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan and, by extension, the Government. “Ramjattan’s incompetence knows no limit. So, we have had another fiasco at the prison. We warned about this … but he is impervious to…

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A G$40.9 million contract was signed on Monday between the Government of Guyana and Rakesh Samaroo of Builders Hardware for the construction of a state-of-the-art operating theatre at the Suddie Hospital. Signing on behalf of the Government was Regional Executive Officer (REO) Rupert Hopkinson, who said that he was very happy that Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) would finally get a state-of-the-art operating theatre. He noted that the Region requested this through its budget a long time ago, but he was, nevertheless, happy that it was approved in 2018. Hopkinson stated that…

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…union says looking forward to a better pact in 2019 President of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU), Mark Lyte, who on Wednesday signed an agreement with the Education Ministry for a 12 per cent increase for 2016 and an eight per cent increase for 2018, has noted that the Union has learnt its lesson and is looking forward to brokering a better agreement come 2019. He made this statement while addressing media operatives at the Ministry’s 26 Brickdam, Georgetown office after the two agencies inked the agreement to raise public…

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By Shemuel Fanfair A young law school graduate who has recently been admitted to the local bar says that while she supports the establishment of a local law school, the standard of any lecturer placed there would have to be in keeping with that of international counterparts. Speaking to Guyana Times International last week, twenty-three-year-old Shivani Lalaram expressed much elation at being part of what she said is a prestigious profession, having been admitted in a ceremony presided over by Justice Sandil Kissoon in the presence of her family, friends…

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…victim burst into tears A labourer who had been accused of raping a school teacher at her Corentyne home between November 2 and 3, 2017 was on Monday set free by a mixed Berbice jury. The 7-5 male majority jury returned the verdict after more than two hours of deliberation. Sunil Sundar of Yakusari, Black Bush Polder had been accused of raping the teacher. During the trial, State Prosecutor Mondel Moore called seven witnesses, including four Police officers, the victim and her husband. The victim related the incident to the…

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Having already faced reduced prices for their paddy and increased production costs, farmers in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) are encountering even more challenges since they say they were forced to destroy over 1000 acres of their rice at State Farm, which lies aback of Dartmouth on the Essequibo Coast. Guyana Times International understands that in their bid to prevent a complete annihilation of the crop, some of which was badly damaged, the farmers set the crops on fire due to ‘Blast and Bug’ infestation on Tuesday. This publication was told that…

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Although the much-anticipated Child Abuse and Sexual Offences Registries were launched back in September, sources have indicated that they were yet to be officially opened to the public. An officer attached to the Child Care and Protection Agency (CCPA) said that the software has been set up and was being tested to ensure all aspects were intact. Back in August, CCPA Director Ann Greene revealed the Agency’s plans to have the Registries launched during Child Protection Week. The Child Abuse Registry will be helpful in providing information in relation to…

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The High Court challenge to the misconduct in public office charges against two officials of the former Government was delayed and rescheduled to early next month after Attorney General Basil Williams was a no-show for submissions. The Court was told that the AG had to attend Cabinet at the time the matter was slated to be heard on Tuesday and could not appear in Court although the hearing was fixed almost one month ago. Former Finance Minister, Dr Ashni Singh and former National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) Chairman…

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