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As families continue to mourn the loss of eight lives following two road accidents in recent weeks, Traffic Chief of the Guyana Police Force, Dion Moore, has announced that the country is fast approaching 100 road fatalities for the year thus far. It was while speaking at the launch of National Road Safety Month 2017 that Moore told the media despite the decrease in the number of roads accidents resulting in the loss of lives, the total number of road fatalities recorded by the end of October is just short…

Following an over-the-weekend meeting between officials representing Guyana and those representing Venezuela in examining the border controversy between the two neighbouring nations, a mutual position has emerged that, in the near future, another meeting between the sides would be convened as part of ongoing talks to resolve the border controversy between the two neighbouring South American states. Foreign Affairs Minister Carl Greenidge met with his Venezuelan counterpart on October 28 and 29 to discuss the controversy. Their meeting was held at the United Nations (UN) Head Office in New York.…

High Court Judge Gino Persaud on Tuesday ruled against the application to have the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) withdraw the case against high-profile murder accused Marcus Bisram, who is currently awaiting extradition from the United States. One day after his absence angered Justice Persaud, Bisram’s lead Attorney, Sanjeev Datadin appeared at the High Court to defend his application to have the matter withdrawn before the Judge who was initially set to rule on Monday. However, despite the lawyer requesting to withdraw, Justice Persaud ruled against Datadin withdrawing at this…

In the wake of the resignation of Chartered Accountant and Attorney Christopher Ram from his post on the committee negotiating the establishment of the JOF Haynes Law School, Attorney General Basil Williams has issued a plea to Ram to reconsider the move. Williams, who was at the time being interviewed on the Focal Point by Public Information Coordinator Beverly Alert, took care to stress that he was not making this call on his behalf. The Attorney General invoked the plight of local law students in seeking to beg Ram to…

Although Guyana is poised to become a large oil-producing nation by mid-2020, experts have advised Government to make all the necessary preparations from now, so as to prepare the industry to become safe and efficient. One such piece of advice concerns making preparations to prevent an oil spill. As such, Government has taken the advice and is moving ahead with these preparations. Natural Resources Minister Raphael Trotman has disclosed that this process has started with several major governmental agencies that would come up with a comprehensive plan to deal with…

Sawak Maraj, the 33-year-old Trinidadian, who, along with others, reportedly faked his kidnapping was on Monday hauled before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. With his father present in the courtroom, Maraj appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan where he denied the charge of faking his own kidnapping. He denied that on October 27, 2017 at Madewini Resort, Timehri, East Bank Demerara (EBD), he gave false information to the Police that he had been kidnapped and US$700,000 demanded for his release after which Police carried out an investigation and prove the claim…

…one year later The man who reportedly drove his motor lorry in a dangerous manner causing the death of the sons of Regional Health Officer of Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice), Dr Pansy Armstrong last year has now been brought before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. Twenty-seven-year-old Ghansham Dass, of Lot 2233 Tuschen Housing Scheme, East Bank Essequibo (EBE), appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan and denied the charges read to him. The charges stated that on October 16, 2016, at Friendship Public Road, East Bank Demerara (EBD), he drove motor lorry…

Demerara Bank Limited (DBL) has again ended another financial year on a high note with outstanding performance recorded in all areas of the Bank during its financial year ended September 30, 2017. The Bank’s profit before taxation is GY$2.4 billion, an increase of 19 per cent over the previous year, while Net Profit rose by 20.6 per cent. DBL, being the only Indigenous Guyanese Bank and the youngest bank among all the commercial banks in Guyana, continues to excel despite the challenges of the banking environment. According to the bank,…

…Minister Gaskin to meet organisers  of Fish Festival In light of the recent drowning of two persons at the Rockstone Fish Festival on Sunday, Minister with the responsibility for tourism, Dominic Gaskin said that he called a meeting with the various organising bodies to address the issue of safety to ensure that such an incident did not recur. On Sunday, 50-year-old Gavin Moses and his niece, 13-year-old Kimeanda “Yasha” Prince drowned after going for a swim at the Golden Beach. Moses’s body was recovered in the Essequibo River on Monday…