June 25, 2018

Opposition Parliamentarian Juan Edghill Monday said he is prepared to defend the $200 million “malicious prosecution” lawsuit against him in the court. Minister of Finance Winston Jordan filed the lawsuit because of the “misconduct in…

Moments after he withdrew $40,000 from a Republic Bank ATM at Waterloo and New Market Streets, Georgetown, three men in a Silver Grey Allion car followed 54-year-old Richard Henry and robbed him just after 6am today. Henry is a Special…

Authorities at the weekend visited several villages in Region Nine which are affected by flooding. According to the Department of Public Information (DPI), the Civil Defense Commission (CDC), the Ministries of Public Health and Public…

A 26-year-old woman broke down in tears today after Magistrate Judy Latchman sentenced her to 12 months imprisonment for wounding her cousin. Lisa Bobb, a Vendor, was found guilty of wounding Crystal Bobb on February 14, 2018, in…

The Government says it is in the final stage of setting up the Law Reform Commission to review Guyana’s archaic laws. The Law Reform Commission Bill 2015 was passed in January 2016, with criticisms from the parliamentary opposition which…

A 37-year-old Taxi Driver was today charged with the rape of a 14-year-old girl. Subbaschand Harrichan of Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court and was not…

Iago Aspas scored a stoppage-time equaliser - with the aid of VAR - as Spain scraped an unconvincing 2-2 draw with Morocco to top Group B and secure a last-16 tie against World Cup hosts Russia. Youssef En-Nesyri - who plays in Spain for…

Portugal progressed to the World Cup knockout stages after drawing 1-1 with Iran in a game full of VAR controversy. Cristiano Ronaldo missed a penalty for Portugal and was shown a yellow card after a lengthy VAR review for a possible red…

The Special Prosecutors hired by the Government for high profile cases are being paid a $2 million retainer fee each along with $20,000 per hour for legal services rendered. Attorney General Basil Williams, in response to questions posed…

Dear Editor,   The June 24, 2018 Stabroek News reported that a coordinating committee has been established regarding GuySuCo’s ‘Sustainable and Resilient Communities Programme’ and ‘Alternative Livelihoods Initiative’. For the GAWU, the…