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May 15, 2025

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The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security is collaborating with the Ministry of Legal Affairs and the judiciary to establish a mental health court. The initiative is part of a broader national effort to ensure individuals with mental health challenges receive appropriate support within the justice system. Minister Dr Vindhya Persaud recently met with […]

May 9, 2025

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Tiana Serena Lewis-King, a nursing assistant of Lot 12 A Rosemary Lane, South Cummingsburg, who falsely claimed that she was present during the post-mortem examination of Adrianna Younge, has been charged and remanded to prison. Lewis-King, 23, of Sixth Street, Graham Street, Better Hope, East Coast Demerara, was arrested on May 5 and charged on […]

April 30, 2025

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Seventeen men were remanded to prison today on charges of causing public unrest at Cemetery Road, Durban Backlands, West Ruimveldt, and Sussex Street, Georgetown, on Monday. The defendants appeared before Magistrate Fabayo Azore at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court and were charged under the Terrorism Act. Those charged for the offence at Cemetery Road are: 22-year-old […]

April 30, 2025

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Nine men were remanded to prison today on charges of causing public unrest at Cemetery Road, Georgetown, on Monday. The defendants — 22-year-old Devon Lewis; 39-year-old Kerwin Baksh, a vendor; 19-year-old Alex Atkinson, who is said to be unemployed; 26-year-old Randy Benjamin, a taxi driver; 21-year-old Aden Cuffy, a construction worker; 25-year-old Jason Hardy; 25-year-old […]

April 5, 2025

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A High Court judge on Saturday granted a temporary injunction preventing the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) from seizing vehicles owned by businessman Azruddin Mohamed, pending the outcome of a legal dispute over alleged unpaid taxes. Justice Gino Persaud issued the temporary order after Mohamed challenged the GRA’s attempts to recover what it claims are outstanding […]

March 31, 2025

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The new Friendship Magistrate’s Court on the East Bank Demerara (EBD), built at a cost of $449.6 million, was commissioned today. The building will serve the community and its surrounding areas, eliminating the need for residents to endure long commutes to the Providence Magistrate’s Court and later, the Diamond-Golden Grove Magistrate’s Court, to address their […]

March 31, 2025

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Former Finance Minister Winston Jordan was charged on Monday with misconduct in public office over the sale of state land at a significantly undervalued price. He made an appearance at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court. Jordan, who served under the previous APNU+AFC government, is accused of signing a vesting order that facilitated the sale of five […]

March 26, 2025

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Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro will stand trial for allegedly attempting to stage a coup against current President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, following a ruling from the country’s top court. The Supreme Court’s five-member panel voted unanimously in favour of proceeding with the trial. Bolsonaro, 70, denies attempting to block Lula’s inauguration and claims […]

March 13, 2025

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The Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) has reported that acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty today granted its application to inspect and take copies of the bank accounts of dismissed Assistant Commissioner of Police Calvin Brutus and contractor Corwin Nicholson. This was done under Section 12 of the Evidence Act, Cap 5.03, according to a […]

February 27, 2025

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Retired Assistant Commissioner of Police and former Chairman of the Police Service Commission, Paul Slowe, has pleaded not guilty to allegations that he unlawfully revealed the identity of the woman involved in his ongoing sexual assault case. The former police officer was placed on $50,000 bail when he appeared before Chief Magistrate (Ag) Faith McGusty […]

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Talks advance for mental health court

Nursing Assistant in controversial audio recording remanded to prison

17 charged, remanded for causing public unrest

Nine men charged, remanded to prison for causing public unrest and larceny

Court grants temporary injunction preventing GRA for seizing luxury vehicles

$449.6 million Friendship Magistrate’s Court commissioned

Jordon charged with misconduct in public office

Brazil’s Bolsonaro to stand trial on coup charges, court rules

Court grants SOCU access to Brutus and Nicholson’s bank records

Slowe pleads not guilty, placed on $50,000 bail

Fake jobs, online scams and social media increasingly used by human traffickers to exploit victims, Judiciary warns

Costa Rica's Grynspan ahead, Guyana's Rodrigues-Birkett second in race for next UN chief

Long-acting HIV prevention injection could be available next year, says Health Minister

Fake jobs, online scams and social media increasingly used by human traffickers to exploit victims, Judiciary warns

Costa Rica’s Grynspan ahead, Guyana’s Rodrigues-Birkett second in race for next UN chief

Long-acting HIV prevention injection could be available next year, says Health Minister