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President David Granger, on Thursday, said that it is in the national interest that the Office of the Presidency be protected regardless of who is in power adding that the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the alleged assassination plot of the Head of State is aimed at identifying the weaknesses and deficiencies, which may exist that can compromise the safety of the sitting President and his family. According to a government release, President Granger made these remarks after receiving the Report of the COI from Head of the Commission, Mr.…

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Charges were laid against a former Police Officer on Tuesday, as he stood trial for harbouring the masterminds responsible for the Camp Street Prison unrest, while the two high-profile criminals are still on the run. Ex-Cop, 31-year-old Teon Allen, appeared before the Linden Magistrate’s Court and pleaded not guilty to the charge of harbouring fugitive criminals Mark Royden Williams and Uree Varswyck – the duo who almost entirely destroyed the Camp Street Prison on July 9, in their plot to escape. According to information reaching this newspaper, Allen of Lobora…

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– as Brazilian forensic expert testifies as final witness Family members of the late Babita Sarjou, and those of murder accused Sharnandand Narine, called “Anand,” and accomplice Darel Ponton, called “Yankee”, flocked the courtroom in anticipation on Tuesday, as Brazilian forensic specialist Renato Teodoro Ferreira Paranaibo testified via a Skype video call before the court of Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Courts. Paranaibo is a Brazilian Forensic Genetics Expert who has worked at the National Institute of Criminalistics, Brazilian Federal Police, since 2003. His testimony is based…

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As the eleventh Annual National Toshaos Council (NTC) Conference concluded on Saturday, another toshao has come out in stinging criticisms of Yupukari Toshao Russian Dorrick, accusing him of being “an apologist” for the Government regarding issues relating to the development of Indigenous (Amerindian) people in Guyana. Dorrick had told this publication that the NTC Executive did not stick to the agenda for the conference. “To be honest, I am not too sure what I am going to tell my people. I came to the NTC with the hope that I…

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Given the reported deterioration in non-performing loans in Guyana’s banking sector, when compared to last year, a Guyanese financial analyst says it tells a bad picture that things are not going right in the local economy and the banking sector is performing poorly. In citing the recent Bank of Guyana 2017 Half Year Report, Sasenarine Singh said the Central Bank recorded 12.6 per cent or G$3.4 billion deterioration in non-performing loans compared to a year ago. This is 11.6 per cent of total loans. In addition to that, non-performing loans…

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The Feasibility Study and Design for the new Demerara River bridge has successfully been completed and a copy was on Wednesday afternoon presented to Minister within the Public Infrastructure Ministry, Annette Ferguson. The 57-page final report was presented by the project team, which includes Demerara Harbour Bridge Corporation (DHBC) General Manager and Project Manager, Rawlston Adams; Chief Transport and Planning Officer, Patrick Thompson; and Team Leader of the consulting company, LievenseCSO, Arie Mol. During the document’s handing over, a rundown on its main conclusions were highlighted. From the feasibility study…

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…Model Village houses handed over to owners By Lakhram Bhagirat The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) on Tuesday handed over the keys to the owners of the homes in its Model Village at Perseverance Housing Scheme, Providence, East Bank Demerara. The model houses were constructed for the CH&PA’s Housing Solutions Housing Expo in May. Minister within the Communities Ministry, Valerie Patterson, handed over the keys on site to the new owners and urged them to preserve it, while noting that their homes would be the center of attraction for…

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Bartica Mayor Gifford Marshall has said works have begun to transform the Golden Beach into a boulevard. In a recent interview with the Department of Public Information (DPI), the Region Seven Mayor said works are ongoing to renovate the beach area between Third and Fourth Avenues. “That area is primarily where the regatta is kept, so persons coming to Bartica next year will think they are in some other place,” Marshall boasted. The project, estimated at G$40 million, will see the beach front transformed with the installation of palm trees…

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The Government’s track record of losing court cases in which interpretation of the Constitution is involved has not gone unnoticed. Former Speaker of the National Assembly, Senior Counsel Ralph Ramkarran, has become the latest legal mind to express worry over decisions made by the President that have been overturned by the Judiciary. Referring to an editorial which stated that the Government’s attitude to the Constitution signals a willingness to ignore legal precedents whenever it finds this suitable, Ramkarran has cited several cases that seem to support this view. Among those…

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…father remains in police custody The Department of Public Information has said that the three children who were rescued from their allegedly abusive home in Region Nine on Monday have been brought to Georgetown. Medically examined, results have proven that the two girls have been sexually molested, but their male sibling was not sexually abused. Additionally, a 14-year-old female sibling who had relocated earlier in the year was also examined and found to have been sexually abused. The children’s father has also been brought to Georgetown to further assist with…

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