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…“total incompetence” Opposition Leader says in describing Govt Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has said that given the unfolding over the last ten months, he is confident the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) would make a successful bid at the next general and regional elections. The former President was speaking to party stalwarts and supporters on Sunday at the Babu Jaan, Port Mourant, Corentyne, Berbice commemoration ceremony of the life of Dr Cheddi Jagan. He said based on what has transpired in Guyana over the last ten months, since the A Partnership…

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After a 12-member jury panel found Mark Royden Williams and James Anthony Hyles not guilty in August 2013 for the murders of 11 persons, including five children, during the 2008 Lusignan Massacre, the Appellate Court has ruled that a retrial be held. The Chambers of Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) had appeal the outcome of the sensationalised case on several grounds, including the fact that the foreman of the jury, Vernon Griffith, failed to inform the court that he was a client of one of the defence attorneys Nigel Hughes.…

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The prevalence of incestuous relationships continues to be a major problem for authorities in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) and it most often results in a child being sexually molested/ abused. Most of these cases are covered up by the families involved for a number of reasons despite the hard work that police and other authorities do to ensure that the perpetrators are caught and justice is served, says Chairman of that Region, Brian Allicock.  He told this newspaper that during the past five to six months there have been…

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The series of fires which took place at the Camp Street prison in Georgetown, between Wednesday evening and Thursday (noon) is said to be as a result of a raid being conducted in the Capital Offences Section ‘A’ in the jail by prison officers. This raid unearthed 19 cellular phones and a quantity of illegal drugs which were found to be in the possession of prisoners. Following the seizure of these items by prison officers, the inmates began their form of protest by setting mattresses afire. According to the Officer…

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“If the plantain chips come from Guyana, then it packaging somewhere else” was the conclusion of one side as a group of friends debated the origin of the best tasting plantain chips available in New Amsterdam. A glance at the labelling soon upturned that belief: “Maya Hot and Spicy Plantain Chips, product of Guyana”. The Gy$500 at stake over the bet was quickly handed over. Sampling soon began and a further debate commenced, this time over the type of spices used. Navin Hansraj, the manufacturer of Guyana’s ‘number one’ plantain…

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The People’s National Congress (PNC) used its youth arm, the Young Socialist Movement (YSM), to terrorise innocent Guyanese and politicians who opposed the repressive politics of former Prime Minister and President Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham. This is according to key findings of the internationally acclaimed Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry which was probing the circumstances which led to the death of Guyanese Historian and international scholar, Dr Walter Rodney. The Commission’s final report which has not been officially released by the A Partnership for National Unity and Alliance for Change…

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…Scott, Felix no longer in Parliament BY EDWARD LAYNE Speaker of the National Assembly, Dr Barton Scotland on Monday upheld Justice Ian Chang’s decision, which declared that Citizenship and Immigration Minister Winston Felix and Minister within the Social Protection Ministry Keith Scott cannot sit in the house as non-elected members, since they were candidates on the A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance For Change (APNU/AFC) List of Candidates for the May 11, 2015 General and Regional Elections. At the commencement of Monday’s sitting which continued consideration of the 2016 Budget Estimates,…

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As the Guyana Police Force (GPF) opens its annual Officers’ Conference to review its performance over the past year and to discuss action plans for 2016, President David Granger has touted community policing as an ideal mechanism in the fight against crime and violence. Delivering the feature address at Police Officers’ Annual Conference on Thursday at the Police Officers’ Mess Annex, Eve Leary, he stated that in order to win the war against crime and violence, focus will have to be placed on the causes of these societal scourges. The…

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