April 2025

See below full release from the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security:  The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security’s Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Policy Unit (SO&DVPU) wishes to clarify information shared during the opening of Sexual Awareness Month at Umana Yana. During the address, a misstatement occurred regarding the reported frequency of
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Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr Vindhya Persaud strongly condemned those who use children as leverage during conflicts with their partners, describing such actions as “unacceptable, inexcusable and inhumane.” Minister Persaud was referring to the two recent instances where two young children were video recorded being abused by their parents in attempts to
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Acting Chief Justice Roxane George on Thursday ruled that there is no residency requirement for Guyanese citizens to be registered and ultimately to vote in the general elections. As such, the application was dismissed. The case centered on the National Registration (Amendment) Act of 2022 and was filed by the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR)
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Construction of the first 25 low-income homes under the government’s Homestead Programme is set to be completed by 22 July at Yarrowkabra, along the Soesdyke-Linden Highway. Minister of Housing and Water Collin Croal provided the update during a site inspection on Wednesday. He was accompanied by the Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister
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Guwahati in Assam will become the 30th venue to host a Test match in India, when it hosts the second Test against South Africa from November 22-26. The BCCI released the schedule for the 2025-26 home international season on Wednesday, with home series against West Indies and South Africa being part of India’s World Test
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Cricket West Indies (CWI) officials are hopeful that Sabina Park in Jamaica will be able to host its first day-night Test when Australia visit for the third match of their series in July. Tickets for the series went on sale earlier this week and the third Test is listed as a day-night encounter, with a
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Krishna Beharrylall, a 22-year-old labourer of Enmore, East Coast Demerara, was sentenced to two years imprisonment after wounding a 27-year-old labourer who is also from Enmore. Police Headquarters reported that Beharrylall wounded the labourer on March 29. He was arrested on March 30 and appeared before Magistrate O. Schmidt on Tuesday, at the Cove and
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Ravindranauth Parbhu, a 29-year-old Construction Worker of Success Railway Embankment, East Coast Demerara, is on $250,000 bail after he was charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm on a 42-year-old construction worker. Police Headquarters reported that Parbhu inflicted harm on the construction worker, who is also from Success, on March 10. He was arrested on March
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Richard Domingo, a 39-year-old chainsaw operator of White Water, Region One, was charged on Wednesday for raping a woman and child, and for escaping lawful custody. According to a statement from Police Headquarters, Domingo has been accused of raping a 25-year-old woman sometime between November 1, 2016 and November 30, 2017. He has also been
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Two women were nabbed with marijuana in separate incidents in Region One (Barima- Waini). In the first instance, Police Headquarters reported that 24-year-old Dawantie Thackurdeen was nabbed with about 2.6 pounds (or about 1.190 kilogrammes) of marijuana at her Port Kaituma shop on March 31. Ranks in the region received intelligence about the narcotics Thackurdeen
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