October - 2022

Oct 31, 2022

GCCI condemns actions of SOCU in arresting lawyer

SEE THE BELOW STATEMENT FROM THE GEORGETOWN CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE: The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) is cognizant of the arrest of Attorney-at-law Tamieka Clarke, by the Guyana Police Force (GPF) through its Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU) and maintains that actions of this nature need to be publicly denounced. Based on credible information in the public domain, the arrest was initiated because the Attorney exercised her professional duty and advised h

Oct 31, 2022

Defeating All Odds for Success

The community of Sophia for many years has been tainted with violence, drug use, and criminal elements, but one resident is bent on changing this perception of the community. Twenty-eight year old proprietor of Suburbia Learning Centre & Services, Munifa Erskine is instilling her positive values in the young minds of the community she is moulding. "I have a passion and love for teaching. I enjoy sharing knowledge and adding value to others...and to help others improve their l

Oct 31, 2022

Woman to stand trial for unlawfully killing older lover

A woman was on Monday committed to stand trial at the High Court in Essequibo by Magistrate Esther Sam for the unlawful killing of her elderly lover. The Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the manslaughter charge against Radha Sukwah was conducted at the Charity Magistrate’s Court. The charge alleged that Sukwah, on August 3, 2018, at Grant Maria’s Delight, Lower Pomeroon River, unlawfully killed 73-year-old Deonarine, called ‘Russian.’ She is being represented by Attorney-at-Law

Oct 31, 2022

Guyana Fitness Expo returns after 3 years

The long-awaited return of the Guyana Fitness Expo is now over, with Fitness enthusiasts set to vie for more than $1 million in cash and prizes in tests of skill and endurance this November. The battle of the fittest is on November 6 after a three-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Over 50 athletes from Guyana and Suriname are set to compete in the sixth edition of the Guyana Fitness Expo at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. Event organisers Jordana Ramsay-Gonsalves and

Oct 31, 2022

Harbour Bridge and Panamanian company in Court battle over recent collision

The Demerara Harbour Bridge Corporation (DHBC) has filed a more than $1 billion lawsuit against the Panamanian-flagged oil tanker, which had crashed into the bridge in October, rending it inoperable for about three days. But Canama Trading, which owns the vessel – MT Tradewind Passion - is contesting the figure the Corporation is claiming. In a Statement of Claim (SoC) filed by Attorney-at-Law Sanjeev Datadin, the Harbour Bridge Corporation is seeking $50 million in general d

Oct 30, 2022

Man chopped to death at Annai

A man of Amerindian descent was on Friday chopped to death at Annai Access Road, North Rupununi, Region Nine. Dead is Aires Matthew, and according to the Guyana Police Force’s (GPF) Corporate Communications Unit (CCU), the incident occurred between 23:00h and 00:00h. According to Radesh Phulya, a 48-year-old driver, on the day in question, he, along with Matthew and three other work colleagues, were in a white canter parked on the Annai Access Road, consuming “Itapava beers.”

Oct 29, 2022

Suriname businessman crushed by log truck on the Corentyne

Police in Berbice are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a Surinamese businessman whose name was given only as Corojoe aka, "Pikachu" of Paramaribo who was crushed by a log truck at Even Creek up the Corentyne River on Friday. Initial investigations revealed that the deceased and a businessman from Crabwood Creek who owns a sawmill left for Even Creek, Corentyne River about 250 miles up the river to check on the different types of logs that are available

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Oct 29, 2022

Forestry sector to get $900m revolving fund- Pres. Ali announces

President Irfaan Ali has announced that Government and Demerara Bank will collaborate to make available a $900m revolving fund to increase the production of the forestry sector. A statement from the President's office said the announcement was made during a Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) stakeholders' engagement at the GFC Kingston office. With this fund more emphasis will be placed on the development and expansion of small and medium-scale loggers and community loggers ass

Oct 29, 2022

Best of the Best Warriors Cup returns

The Best of the Best Warriors Cup 2022 returns after a two-year hiatus with Guyana’s top martial artists set to compete with visitors from Trinidad and Tobago for a shot at trophies and prizes. The 17TH Best of the Best Warriors Cup will be held on December 4 at the National Gymnasium. This is according to Quacey Baveghems, Head of the Best of the Best Martial Arts Motivators Association, “We have approximately nine to ten clubs participating in this competition, which is not

Oct 28, 2022

Nandlall intervenes following threat and arrest to Attorney Clarke, issues apology

Attorney General Anil Nandlall apologised to Attorney-at-Law Tamieka Clarke and arranged for her release after she was threatened and later detained by SOCU. Attorney-at-Law advised her client to exercise his right to remain silent, which led to her arrest by the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) at around 10:00 hrs on Friday. While it remains unclear why she was taken into custody, Attorney General & Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall says he promptly arranged for her

Oct 28, 2022

SOCU arrests lawyer for advising client to exercise his rights; later released

Attorney-at-Law Tamieka Clarke was arrested on Friday by the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) for advising her client to remain silent, which is a part of his rights. She was later released following the intervention by Attorney-at-Law Nigel Hughes. Speaking outside SOCU’s Headquarters, Hughes said he was contacted after being aware that Clarke was arrested. “Ms. Clarke has a client who is being investigated by SOCU. She was asked to bring the client in. She came in and ad

Oct 28, 2022

Guyana’s newest oil discovery powers Exxon Mobil to record-smashing Q3 profit

(Reuters) Exxon Mobil on Friday smashed expectations as soaring energy prices fuelled a record-breaking quarterly profit, nearly matching that of tech giant Apple. This is majorly due to a boost from Guyana’s two newest offshore oil discoveries within the Stabroek block, at Sailfin-1 and Yarrow-1 Offshore. There are already more than 30 oil discoveries within the Stabroek Block since 2015. By the end of the decade, ExxonMobil expects Guyana’s oil production capacity to be m

Oct 28, 2022

Program to rehabilitate perpetrators of domestic violence to be enacted in 2023

In 2023, a programme to help rehabilitate perpetrators of abuse will be enacted. This is according to Minister of Human Services Dr. Vindyha Persaud. The amendment to the 1996 Domestic Violence Act will see a plethora of changes, including stringent measures to deal with acts of violence, but also the rehabilitation of perpetrators who commit acts of violence against their spouses. The United Nations last year, in a report, illustrated that more than one in every two women be

Oct 28, 2022

Guyana records major improvement in closing gender gap across sectors

The most recent edition of the 2022 Global Gender Gap Index report shows that Guyana is now ranked 35 out of all 146 countries in closing the gender gap. Although no country has yet achieved full gender parity, the top 10 economies have closed at least 80% of their gaps, with Iceland (90.8%) leading the ranking table in this year’s 2022 Global Gender Gap Index report. This is the 16 edition of the report and Guyana has moved up 18 spots towards gender parity since ranking at

Oct 27, 2022

Guyana working towards removing patients from institutional psychiatric care

In line with the updating of the mental health act, Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony says the Government is working towards deinstitutionalising patients from psychiatric care. The Minister of Health disclosed during today’s covid update that work is being done to have patients hospitalised with mental health issues be treated from their homes where possible. “We have been constantly working to improve the facilities and services that we offer at the psychiatric hospital.

Oct 27, 2022

Corentyne mechanic remanded on gun and ammo charges

32-year-old Nicosi Henry of Nurney Village, Corentyne Berbice, was remanded to prison on Thursday for allegedly possessing an unlicenced firearm and ammunition. The accused pleaded not guilty to both charges when they were read to him by Magistrate Renita Singh in the Whim Magistrate’s Court. The allegations are that on October 24, at his home, he had one black .32 pistol in his possession without being the holder of a firearm licence. He was also charged with having in his p

Oct 27, 2022

Co-op societies don’t receive subventions from central govt – Minister Hamilton

Co-op societies do not receive subventions from the Central Government. This is according to the Labour Minister, Joseph Hamilton, who responded to claims of discrimination from the Opposition, Aubrey Norton. Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton at his last weekly press conference claimed that several co-op societies across the country, including the Mocha-Arcadia Multi-purpose Agricultural Co-op Society, were experiencing discrimination. Norton claimed that the co-op society had

Oct 27, 2022

Three arrested after man found dead under house

The Police in Berbice have arrested three persons at the Springlands Police Station as investigators probe the circumstances surrounding the death of an elderly resident whose lifeless body was found under a house on Thursday. While the identity of the deceased is not yet known, a police source confirmed that the suspects are cooperating with law enforcement. MTVNews Update understands that at about 8:45 hrs, ranks from the Springlands Police Station received an anonymous cal

Oct 27, 2022

Gov’t pushes ahead with efforts to upgrade archaic legislation; plans for constitutional reform

With increasing calls for constitutional reform following the events of the 2020 General and Regional Elections, as well as the Government’s overarching goal of reforming and improving the electoral system, the AG has hinted that Guyana will look at mechanisms used to appoint a chancellor of the judiciary and chief justice. Consultations on Guyana’s electoral laws are ongoing as Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall recently concluded a four-hour nation