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Sherwin Crandon, the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) prosecutor who was held in a recent sting after allegedly collecting a $300,000 bribe to dismiss a court case, was charged today.
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Many people have been killed since clashes began on Monday. Scores too had been killed in the run up to the vote as protestors marched against Conde's bid for a third term.
The Move One Million movement has marched to Constitutional Hill in Johannesburg to call on the Constitutional Court to hold those responsible for state capture accountable. Members of the movement also marched to Parliament in Cape Town, to hand over the same memorandum.
Despite plans by regional airline LIAT to return to the skies from November 1, it is still to give notice to the Guyana Civil Aviation Authorities (GCAA) or the Eugene F Correia International Airport (EFCIA).
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The Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) recently received a timely boost for its virtual, in-school programme and other planned initiatives via a substantial monetary contribution from Komal Singh of Gaico Construction Inc.
The article GAICO makes monetary donation to GCF appeared first on Stabroek News.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kelly Preston, who played dramatic and comic foil to actors ranging from Tom Cruise in “Jerry Maguire” to Arnold Schwarzenegger in “Twins,” died Sunday, husband John Travolta said. She was 57. Travolta said in an Instagram post that his wife of 28 years died after a two-year battle with breast cancer. “It is []
The country's restaurant industry has been batterd by the lockdown regulations including the ban on the sale of alcohol.
(Trinidad Express) Police have arrested and charged PC Kevin Dattoo for four counts of sexual penetration of a minor and one count of rape.
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Dear Editor,
A few persons are saying that the Police should not investigate the fraud and attempts to steal the last Elections by some GECOM and other electoral officers.
The article There are very good reasons why the elections riggers should be brought to justice appeared first on Stabroek News.
The National COVID-19 Task Force Secretariat (NCTFS) is still to grant permission to the management of MovieTowne Guyana to launch its drive-in film screenings, which was due to begin today.
The article MovieTowne’s drive-in plans flagged by COVID-19 Task Force appeared first on Stabroek News.
From legislation to cut rents and mortgages across California to your right to order invisible braces for your teeth online, here are five pieces of legislation that could impact the African American community across California and meet the legislators who authored and introduced those bills.
Assembly Bill 3070 – Pulling Racism Out of the Jury Selection Process
Assemblymember Dr. Weber’s (D-San Diego) AB 3070 bill would prohibit a party from using a peremptory challenge to remove a prospective juror on the basis of the prospective juror’s race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or religious affiliation.
Introduced on Feb. 21 of this year, Dr. Weber’s bill addresses how the jury-selection process referred to in courtrooms as Voir Dire — and conducted by trial judges, prosecutors or defense attorneys — exclusively uses peremptory strikes to remove African Americans or people of color from a court case.
In a letter addressed to Cal Matters published on March 27, the California State NAACP President Alice Huffman asked the legislature to reject any bill that would create a barrier to affordable dental care.
Bates says she introduced SB 867 and SB 868 to help newspapers and freelance journalists continue to operate in California by exempting them from the state’s new anti-independent contracting law, AB 5.
Woman gets life for masterminding the kidnapping and murder of her schoolteacher husband by three hitmen.
Five short films from the Caribbean and the Caribbean-US diaspora are due to be screened this evening as the Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) continues to host the virtual edition of its annual LGBTQ+ film festival.
The article SASOD screening queer Caribbean short films as virtual film festival continues appeared first on Stabroek News.
Court extends order barring release of imported maize
Monday, June 8, 2020 0:01
By GERALD ANDAE
Activist Okiya Omutatah.
FILE PHOTO | NMG
Consumers are staring at high prices of flour in the coming days after the High Court extended an order barring the release of imported maize amid a tight supply of the produce in the market.
In giving his orders on June 2, High Court judge P Nyamweya said the directive that he had issued on May 8 stopping the release of imported grain has been extended up to mid this month.
“The interim orders granted herein on May 8 restraining … interested parties from releasing, distributing, selling or in any manner facilitating the use and consumption of any maize imported pursuant to gazette notice number 3234… is extended until June 15,” said Justice Nyamweya.
The court case was filed by activist Okiya Omutatah aimed at stopping millers from importing maize, citing quality concerns.
In summary California’s political conflict over gig workers exemplifies irrational, opaque lawmaking. California’s early 19th century reformers sought to thwart an obviously corrupt political system that benefited entrenched interests and ignored the larger public. Their reforms included ways for voters to bypass the system through direct ballot box action — the initiative, the recall and […]
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