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Following many calls by the public to have Attorney-at-Law, Ryan Crawford will face five charges on Friday following the social media broadcast of a video in which he verbally abused an officer, repeatedly using expletives. Police said he will be charged with the following offences: (1) Prohibition of Tinted Glass; (2) Failure to Produce Driver’s Licence; (3) Driving an Unfit Motor Vehicle; (4) Use of Obscene Language and (5) Riotous Behaviour Last week, the lawyer came under fire after the video which was posted by the Officer showed him heatedly…

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– says ecstasy bust in school system must prompt serious discussion The discovery of the illegal drug ecstasy in schools in Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) and Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) have prompted much worry, with one child rights activist urging the authorities to take serious action to prevent reoccurrences. According to activist and Rights of the Child counsellor Nicole Cole, Government must “walk the talk” of placing guidance counsellors in as many schools as possible, if it is truly serious about protecting the nation’s children. She pointed out that children…

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The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) has expressed deep disappointment with Government’s Green Paper for the management of anticipated oil revenues, stating that it lacks context and does not cater for Guyana’s most precious resource, human capital. Head of the GHRA, Mike McCormack said his organisation has studied the document and while particular emphasis is placed on making education a high priority, it has not taken into account how Guyanese will benefit directly from the revenues of oil. “We are disappointed with the green paper because it has no context……

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Actions taken by the Local Government Commission (LGC) to launch a Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the spending and other operations at City Hall has left quite a stir, as officials of the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) are retreating from sharing their observations. The Inquiry was requested along with the fact that Town Clerk Royston King be sent on administrative leave, which will take effect from September 21. “I have no comments,” were the words of Mayor Chase Green as she remained tight-lipped when confronted by sections of the…

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– says President Granger President David Granger, on Thursday, said that the private sector has a critical role to play in regional economic integration as he noted that the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME) is the way to build more resilient economies, not only in the Caribbean, but also in Guyana. The Head of State was at the time speaking at the opening of the Guyana Trade and Investment Exhibition (GuyTIE ), being held at the Marriott Hotel Guyana. He said Guyana’s economic development has been constrained, historically, by…

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Two Police ranks that reportedly assaulted and wrongfully detained a man who visited a drinking spot they co-own, found themselves before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts on Tuesday. Thirty-two-year-old Mahendra Singh of Pike Street, Kitty; and 30-year-old Christopher Dhanraj of Section “C” Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara (EBD), both denied the allegation read to them by the Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan. Singh, an Assistant Superintendent denied that on August 15, 2018, at Diamond Housing Scheme, he wrongfully detained Perry Barker, while Dhanraj, a Corporal for the past 11 years, denied…

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Commissioner of Police, Leslie James was conferred with the Guyana Police Force’s (GPF) highest honour; that is the Disciplined Service Star (DSS) by Commander in Chief of the armed Forces, President David Granger. Previously awarded the Disciplined Services Medal (DSM), James’s new honour was given following consultations by Granger with the Chairman and Members of the Advisory Council of the Order of Guyana. Additionally, Colonel Trevor Earl Bowman, Inspector General of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) was awarded with the Military Service Medal. The conferrals took effect from September 12,…

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– as Venezuelan migrants continue to arrive Minister within the Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Karen Cummings, on Tuesday, visited villages in the Mabaruma sub-region where Venezuelan migrants are currently residing. The main purpose of her trip was to ascertain the efficacy of health services being delivered to them, the Departmnet of Public Information (DPI) has reported. The Minister also sought to ensure that local health authorities in Region One have the necessary protective and preventative measures in place against possible outbreaks, guarding the local population especially pregnant women and…

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The two major political parties contesting this year’s Local Government Elections (LGE) on Wednesday confirmed that they are ready and beaming with confidence to participate in Friday’s Nomination Day proceedings which will take place at various locations across the country. On Nomination Day, political parties, voluntary groups and individuals contesting in Local Government Elections 2018 are required to submit their Lists of Candidates to the Returning Officer in the contesting Local Authority Areas (LAA). Those lists will be examined by the Returning Officer to determine whether they have been submitted…

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The Guyana Prison Service, looking to recompose from the 2016 March riots and the July 2017 fire and jailbreak at the Camp Street Penitentiary, is currently on the verge of undergoing major shake-up of its management structure. Acting Director of Prisons, Gladwin Samuels, told Guyana Times International in a recent interview that the structure of the Prison Service has to be reviewed in order to improve its management. “We’ve already gone through the consultancy in terms of that being done, so we’re just waiting now [for] the proposal on the…

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