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Attorney Selwyn Pieters in a Facebook post on Thursday night opined that the appointment of Clifton Hicken as Commissioner of Police was constitutional and any legal challenge would be futile. Pieters said the appointment of Hicken and the five Deputy Commissioners of Police is compliant with Articles 211 (1) and (2) of the Constitution. “It
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Incumbent Mahendra ‘Raj’ Boodhoo retained the top spot as President of the Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club (GMR&SC) when the body held its annual general meeting and election of office bearers on Thursday evening at GT Motorsports. News Room Sport was informed that Boodhoo defeated challenger and former president Rameez Mohamed 33-10 in the
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See below the full release from Global Affairs Canada: Canada continues to strengthen its partnership with Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries by focusing on tackling the region’s key development challenges through education, technical and vocational training. Today, the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development, announced Canada’s intention to contribute up to $3 million to establish
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See below the full statement from the Government of Guyana: Guyanese ought not to be surprised by the Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Aubrey Norton’s criticisms of the appointment of Mr. Clifton Hicken to the Office of the Commissioner of Police. Upon the retirement of Mr. David Ramnarine, Mr. Hicken was the most senior member
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Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance and the Public Service Dr. Ashni Singh Wednesday evening while contributing to the debate in the National Assembly on the Security Interest in Movable Property Bill 2024, which sets out the legal framework to pledge movable property as collateral, reiterated that the Bill
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Leader of the Alliance for Change (AFC) Nigel Hughes used the group of Warraus, who recently travelled to Georgetown, for political gain before abandoning the group. “They try to politicalize the issue…then they suddenly jumped to an immigration policy before he abandoned the people,” Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo said on Thursday during his weekly
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See below the full release from the Ministry of Home Affairs:  Information has come to the Ministry’s notice of an incident which took place on Monday, December 16th, 2024, involving a vehicle bearing Brazilian registration number NUK 8E96, which was intercepted by law enforcement officers on its approach to the Takutu Bridge, Lethem, Region 9.
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Days after several Guyana Power and Light (GPL) poles collapsed along the Aubrey Barker Road, Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo said the government is demanding credible explanations about how the mishap unfolded. And he vowed that there would be consequences for any person- be it a contractor, supervisor or public servant- found defaulting. The poles
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Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday said that about 221,000 citizens registered for the $100,000 cash grant, and about 150,000 of those individuals have already been verified. Jagdeo, during his weekly press conference, provided an update on the cash grant registration and distribution processes. With registration and verification ongoing in Region Four, Guyana’s most
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Newly-appointed Commissioner of Police, Clifton Hicken and his deputies are the most qualified, both professionally and academically, in the history of the Guyana Police Force. Dr Ali, who is the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, said this on Thursday as he addressed the ranks who took the Oath of Office. Hicken, who acted in the
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