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The 80-year-old East Coast Demerara (ECD) resident who allegedly raped a 12-year-old girl in his car was released on bail after the 72-hour detention period expired, but the Police were continuing their investigations into the matter. This is according to C Division (East Coast Demerara) Commander, Senior Superintendent, Calvin Brutus, who explained that although concerns are being raised about the man’s release from custody, the alleged child rapist could not be detained more than the mandatory 72-hour period. However, he stressed that although the man is out of the lock-ups,…

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The graceful yet compelling movements of the dancers from Guyana’s delegation, last Saturday evening, had members of the audience calling for an encore. Wrapped in soft flowing garments, and swaying to melodious music, the dancers gave every lift of the arm, every dip of the torso every twirl deep meaning. The choreography enthralled the audience and did Guyana proud. The dance troupe, which included members of Guyana’s National Dance Company, performed ‘Decades of Dance’ created by Vivienne Daniels at CARIFESTA XIV’s Dance Showcase. The event was held at the Queens…

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The special audit into the finances at the University of Guyana (UG) is at a standstill as authorities are yet to figure out who will stand the expense to conduct the probe. This is according to Auditor General, Deodat Sharma, who told the Guyana Times International that although the payment plan has not yet been finalised, plans are still onboard to have the audit done. “We still got it in plans… we are still waiting to hear but we have not gone in as yet and at the same time…

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Geared at answering questions and concerns of residents of Houston, Greater Georgetown who were outraged when United States-based company, Nalco Champion Inc, had commenced the construction of a chemical warehousing facility at John Fernandes Ltd, Inland Terminal at 4055 Industrial Site, Ruimveldt, Georgetown, the company on Tuesday held consultations with the residents. The consultation is part of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) being carried out by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ensure the safety of the project, where residents were given an opportunity to make submission of questions that…

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A 12-member jury was on Tuesday empanelled to hear the case of 24-year-old Avishkar Bissoon and 74-year-old Ganga Krishna, who were charged for three counts of murder. The jury was empanelled before Justice Brassington at the High Court. Bissoon, formerly of Sheriff Street, Campbellville, and Krishna, also called “Buddie” and “Scientist”, formerly of North Road, Bourda, Georgetown, both pleaded not guilty to the indictments which detailed that on November 14, 2014, at Lot 65 King and Robb Streets, Georgetown, they murdered 14-year-old Clarissa Rozario and her 11-year-old sister, Tressa Rozario.…

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The Chief Justice (CJ) has delivered her written ruling on the No-Confidence Motion (NCM), issuing a stern reminder to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) that a NCM was passed, and as such, the body cannot ignore this and proceed as though it’s business as usual. This reminder is contained in paragraph 113 of acting CJ Roxane George’s almost 50-page document. According to the written judgement, former GECOM Chairman James Patterson’s order to begin House-to-House Registration did not take into consideration the December 21, 2018 passage of the NCM. “The fact…

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Public Infrastructure Minister David Patterson has announced that a JetBlue team will be arriving in Guyana next month. “They will be mounting a mission next month… the first or second week of next month. They will start looking at things like facilities, hotels, staffing,” Patterson was quoted as saying by the Department of Public Information. The minister was responding to the reports that that the American carrier is expected to add Guyana to its international routes in early 2020. “From my understanding, they received the aircraft late, so it is…

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A 24-year-old man of Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice (WCB), lost his life following an accident on Sunday evening at the Number 42 Village Public Road, WCB. Dead is Latchman Hansraj called “Kevin”. Reports are the young man was on his way home from a horse racing event when the accident occurred. According to the police, Hansraj was riding motorcycle CJ 5154 at a fast rate of speed when he collided with 19-year-old Franyelys Rondon of Lot 78 Plantation Washington. The police stated that Hansraj fell onto the road and…

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