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As investigations continue into the execution style killing of Stanley Lovell, the Police are yet to make any arrest. Lovell, 30, also called “Steve” of 64 Premniranjan Place, Prashad Nagar, Georgetown, was gunned down in the vicinity of Bourda Market on Saturday morning. Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum told Guyana Times International investigators are working on several leads and intend to thoroughly investigate the matter before any arrest can be made. He added that several persons, including family members, were questioned in connection with the case. Guyana Times International understands that…

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– two in custody while police hunt three more suspects Police are on the hunt for three persons as investigations into the fatal shooting of a Corentyne businessman intensifies. Investigations revealed that Shameer Ally, also called ‘Kazac’, 36, was shot and killed. An autopsy performed by Government Pathologist Dr Vivekananda Bridgmohan on Monday revealed that he died as a result of haemorrhage and multiple internal injuries due to a gunshot wound. Ally’s body was discovered by Police lying in a pool of blood at his Grant 1805 Weld Tank Damn,…

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– allegedly claimed to be a lawyer The controversial Johnny Welshman was on Tuesday placed on Gy$25,000 bail when he appeared before Magistrate Dylon Bess charged for obtaining money by false pretence. It is alleged that on October 21, the 23-year-old obtained Gy$40,000 from Alicia Fernandez by pretending to be a lawyer, knowing same to be false. The prosecution is contending that Fernandez had a problem with her mother who has custody of her children. She was advised to get advice from a lawyer on the process of obtaining full…

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Governance Minister Raphael Trotman represented Guyana at a high-level meeting in Seoul, Korea to participate in the Fifth Korea-Caribbean High-Level Forum. Hosted under the theme “Enhancing the Korea-Caribbean Partnership in the Field of New and Renewable Energy,” the meeting was set against the backdrop of the challenges posed by climate change and therefore focused primarily on opportunities for new and renewable energies that are made available by Korea to the Caribbean and Guyana. According to Minister Trotman, who served as Guyana’s representative at the meeting, the timing of the forum…

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Ten patients recently benefited from follow-up eye surgeries, as a four-man team from “World Class Eye Surgeons” based in Port of Spain, Trinidad, conducted the operations at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). During the visit, Dr Ronnie Bhola, a Trinidadian Vitreo-Retinal Specialist and Head of World Class Eye Surgeons, was able to perform surgeries on patients who had earlier undergone retinal surgeries in Trinidad, but needed follow-up surgery, the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported. Dr Adesh Maharaj, an Orbit and Oculoplasty Specialist, conducted operations on four children with strabismus…

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…says conditions for EU support grants were met By Kristen Macklingam Former President Donald Ramotar has discredited the statement made by the Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to Guyana, Jernej Videti?, with regards to the withholding of budget support grants due to the EU’s suggestion that these grants were withheld because Guyana was not in compliance with the conditions required for disbursement. According to Ramotar, he deems this “most regrettable”, adding that the Ambassador did not acquaint himself fully with the facts of this matter before pronouncing on it.…

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A post-mortem examination conducted on the body of 37-year-old Rights Activist Zenita Nicolson, revealed that she died of pesticide poisoning. The post-mortem examination was conducted on Wednesday by State Pathologist, Dr Nehaul Singh. Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum told Guyana Times International on Wednesday that the cause of death was given as ingestion of pesticides. This, he explained, is consistent with the information that the Police have gathered during their investigations – that the woman had consumed carbon tablets, which are used to kill rats. In addition, Blanhum disclosed that some…

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Foreign Affairs Minister and Vice President Carl Greenidge on Tuesday said Government remains committed to the judicial settlement of the Guyana/ Venezuela border controversy, and will be seeking the legal opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the 1899 arbitral award. The Foreign Affairs Minister was updating the media on the ongoing work of the Secretary General of the United Nation (UN) and its involvement in working towards addressing the border controversy between the two neighbouring countries. Venezuela remains fixed in its claims over portions of the Essequibo…

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