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According to a release from the Ministry of the Presidency, Education Minister, Dr Rupert Roopnaraine has been “transferred” to a department that is being created within the Ministry of the Presidency to “oversee” the public service, which is presently within the remit of Minister of State Joseph Harmon. For a senior Minister, in one of the most critical ministries in Government, to be made a “department head” cannot be seen as anything less than what it is – a demotion. The question is “why”? The State-owned Chronicle suggested the move…

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…gets 12 years for manslaughter A young man who fatally chopped his then teenaged girlfriend, Tenicia McAllister, in the presence of his mother and siblings has claimed that “evil forces” were at work when he committed the heinous act nearly two years ago. This is what presiding Judge Navindra Singh was told moments before Joshua Baveghems pleaded guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter and was sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment for his crime. Baveghems agreed with the State’s contention that on August 13, 2015, using a cutlass, he murdered…

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The Public Security Ministry has for more than a year paid three members of staff their full salaries despite the fact they have not been on the job – after being suspended as a result of suspected involvement in a multimillion-dollar scandal. Permanent Secretary Daniella McCalmon made the revelation to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), which met on Monday to query findings raised by the Auditor General in 2015. The Ministry was unable to account for in excess of G$15 million, since the payment vouchers were not handed over to…

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The Parliamentary Committee on Economic Services has been denied the approval of the Speaker of the National Assembly to conduct public forums on the future of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) and the sugar industry, following the announcement by Government to downsize it. In a letter dated June 5 and addressed to Clerk of Committees, Letta Barker, House Speaker, Dr Barton Scotland said that a public forum did not seem appropriate for the Committee to undertake. “I, therefore, disallow the request and withhold my consent for the Parliamentary Committee on…

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Forty-five-year-old Andell Forde of Rahaman’s Park, Houston, Greater Georgetown, was sentenced to 20 years for killing transgender sex worker Nephi Luther, born Noel Luther. The father of six, who had worked as a fish vendor, appeared before Justice Navindra Singh on Tuesday at the High Court, where he pleaded guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter. The State contended that around 01:30h on July 22, 2015, near Carmichael and Quamina Streets, Forde confronted and shot Luther who plied his trade in the area. It followed an argument which Luther had…

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Minister of State Joseph Harmon, has announced that the Government will be considering all advice being offered before it makes any decision on establishing an oil refinery here. During a post-Cabinet press briefing Harmon noted that at the conclusion of this process, a memorandum will be submitted by Natural Resources Minister Raphael Trotman. “We have to take on board all of the advice that is given and then at the appropriate time the Minister (of Natural Resources) will bring a memorandum to Cabinet upon which we will cogitate and make…

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