Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall, S.C., has signalled that enforcement action will soon be taken against Nazar Mohamed and Azruddin Mohamed to recover millions of dollars in court-ordered costs following their unsuccessful legal challenges to extradition proceedings. The move comes after the Court of Appeal on Tuesday unanimously dismissed the Mohameds’...
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Cross-examination of Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sharon Roopchand-Edwards continued on Wednesday and saw her confirming that the United States has assured Guyana that Nazar and Azruddin Mohamed will not be extradited to any third country without the Government of Guyana’s consent. The confirmation came as defence attorney Roysdale Forde, SC, pressed...
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ENet has announced a new partnership with Tails of Hope, under its SAFE initiative: “Supporting Animals, Fostering Empathy,” aimed at strengthening animal welfare efforts and promoting responsible animal care across Guyana. Tails of Hope is a local animal welfare organisation dedicated to the rescue, care, rehabilitation, and advocacy of vulnerable animals nationwide. Through this partnership,...
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A 23-year-old labourer of Pomona Housing Scheme, Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) has been granted bail on a child rape charge. Troy Henry was charged with the offence of rape of a child under 16 years, which allegedly occurred on March 13. The accused appeared at the Anna Regina Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, before Magistrate […]
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The Guyana Government is looking to recover approximately $4 million in costs awarded by the courts, including a sum that United States-indicted businessmen Azruddin and Nazar Mohamed failed to pay within the February timeline set by the High Court. On Tuesday, the Appeal Court of Guyana threw out a case filed by Opposition Leader […]
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A series of setbacks, including illness, religious observance, and clashing court commitments, have again slowed the extradition proceedings involving businessmen Nazar Mohamed and his son Azruddin Mohamed at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. When the matter resumed before Magistrate Judy Latchman on Wednesday, the absence of key members of the defence team threatened to disrupt the […]
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…as oil windfall surges amid Middle East conflict (Kaieteur News) – Guyana could gain at least U.S.$9M more daily from ExxonMobil if the government of Guyana (GoG) applies a 25% windfall tax on the profits being earned by the energy giant as oil prices continue to climb in light of the ongoing war in Iran. The […]
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(Kaieteur News) – In Senegal, decisive leadership has sent a thunderous message that contracts are not sacred when they are manifestly unjust. Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has moved to cancel 71 mining agreements, from gas to gold placing the national interest above paper promises. In Guyana, the refrain is different. Here, the doctrine of the “sanctity […]
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…APNU urges Govt. to find housing for those displaced (Kaieteur News) – More than 50 families at Friendship, East Bank Demerara are facing eviction, some removed on Tuesday after a court-ordered eviction saw their houses torn down and belongings dumped along the roadside. The affected area, reportedly acres of farmland has been home to over 30 […]
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