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-Chief justice orders tendering of all evidence Acting Chief Justice Ian Chang on Monday, February 20, ordered that the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Shalimar Ali-Hack submit to the High Court all evidence and statements which led to her recommending that a charge of rape be instituted against Police Commissioner Henry Greene. However, the DPP in an affidavit in response to Greene’s motion barring the institution of the charge on February 7, the DPP said she is not required to answer to anyone constitutionally. She noted that she made her…

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– Call for more police patrols By North American correspondent Several residents of Richmond Hill rallied against a rise in crime in their neighborhoods at a public hearing last week. Residents from the 106th Police Precinct congregated at the Station’s gathering room to air their concerns about a spike in cases of burglaries and other criminal activities in their neighbourhood over the last few months. The Precinct had reported an increase in crime over the past year. Many of the victims of these crimes are Guyanese who have since stepped…

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By Ariana Gordon The United States has called for deeper collaboration with the government of Guyana in the fight against Trafficking in Persons (TIP), stressing that sharing of information and openness in working together is vital to the success of both local and global efforts to combat the scourge. The comments were made by U.S. Ambassador to Guyana, D Brent Hardt at a reception on Wednesday for the Counter Trafficking in Persons Conference held at Cara Lodge. Hardt noted that TIP is a phenomenon that “respects no boundaries and requires…

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The Donald Ramotar administration on Wednesday said it was concerned that the police chief, Henry Greene has admitted to having ‘consensual sexual intercourse’ with a woman who had sought his assistance in a criminal matter that was under investigation. Breaking his silence on the issue, Greene in an affidavit on Tuesday said he never forced the woman who alleged that he had raped her and that the sexual intercourse was consensual. Greene is currently on leave pending the outcome of the case. The Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) has since…

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By Vishnu Bisram  At a hearing on Tuesday for the redistricting of Queens for seats to the New York State Senate and Assembly, Guyanese civic leaders appealed to the Redistricting Committee (known by its acronym LATFOR) to keep the greater Richmond Hill community united instead of dividing it into two or three Assembly seats. Currently Richmond Hill is gerrymandered into six Ads and three Senate Districts. Civic leaders want the area to be united into one AD and one CD to make it possible to elect one of their own…

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Three days after Richard Harvey Smith called “Maga”, 38, of 126 Da Silva Street, Newtown, Kitty fell victim of a river tragedy, his body was found on Wednesday at the Devonshire Castle Foreshore, Essequibo Coast. He was one of the four men who went missing after the boat in which they were travelling capsized on Sunday in the Essequibo River. His remains are at the Suddie Hospital Mortuary awaiting autopsy. According to information, his body is partly decomposed but was identified by a few pieces of clothes he was wearing…

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– but Mahaicony farmers in race to save crops, livestock By Pushpa Balgobin Coastlanders on Wednesday got some respite from the rain, and with most of the drainage systems up and running, floodwaters accumulated over the past four days are rapidly draining off residential and farmlands along East Coast Demerara. But farmers living in the Mahaicony Creek are in a race to save their crops and livestock as excess water from the conservancy continues to be dumped in their area. Government announced on Tuesday that it was releasing water from…

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