Risha Persaud

Dwayne Braithwaite, on Tuesday, October 13, 2020, was admitted to the Bar in Guyana. The petition was presented by Attorney Ronald Burch-Smith in association with Mr. Keoma Griffith before the Hon. Chief Justice Roxanne George-Wilstshire.  Guyanese born Braithwaite is an American Attorney at Law and who was admitted to the …

The Chair of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNC/R) has been arrested today, October 13, 2020, at the CID Headquarters, Eve Leary. According to Attorney At Law Nigel Hughes, Lawrence was asked to hand over her personal belongings and then was taken for questioning. Volda Lawrence is a former Minister …

A New York Guyanese woman has been arrested for abandoning her baby after giving birth at home. Sabita Dookram of Queens, New York, allegedly threw her baby through the window with the umbilical cord still attached on Sunday, October 11, 2020.  Neighbours were alarmed after hearing a baby-crying from an …

Squatters today from Success, East Coast Demerara protested against the government in front of Freedom House in Georgetown, demanding a solution to the lands belonging to the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GUYSUCO).  Gavin Matthews from the ‘The Gavin Matthews Show’ from Guyanapress visited the location and spoke with some of the …

The Communication Officer, Audreyana Thomas’s contract with GUYSUCO was terminated with immediate effect on October 9, 2020.  According to Thomas, the company lost confidence in her ability to carry out her duties. After upholding her position for five years, Thomas felt that she was being penalized for a letter to …

It has been reported that the Chief Election Officer, Keith Lowenfield, is charged with forgery and misconduct in public office.  Lowenfield also faced four additional charges and was placed on 300,000 bail today. “The intention is perhaps to have Mr. Lowenfield and the Deputy removed from their substantive positions and …

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) was ordered by Justice Priya Sewnarine-Beharry to pay $10.5 million in damages after an unlawful arrest and detainment of a family.  The court found that fundamental rights by Articles 139(1), 141 and 142 of the constitution were violated and the case therefore was ‘unjustified’ by …

The Chairman of the People’s National Congress, Ms. Volda Lawrence, has been contacted by the Criminal Investigations Division (CID) of the Guyana Police Force to present herself by 4:15hrs on October 10, 2020. Ms. Lawrence was previously charged with conspiracy to show a win for the APNU+AFC during the March …

Simeon Wilson, 50, of Queens, New York, said that his life became a nightmare after his October 2018 vacation to Guyana turned him into a drug mule.  According to a lawsuit filed against the airline, Mr. Wilson, a father working as a janitor, was returning to New York when he …

There have been several reports about the Government of Guyana forcing public servants to return to the office. Allegedly, as a result of this policy, some public servants got infected with the Coronavirus.  The former Public Service Minister, Tabitha Sarabo-Halley, reiterated that once someone is tested positive, it can have …