Constituency Assistant Calls for Additional Funding to Improve Safety at Nova Scotia Legislative Offices after Violent Attack

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia – After a violent attack at work, a Nova Scotia constituency assistant is calling for government funding of a second employee at legislators’ offices to counter the aggression front-line workers face at politicians’ workplaces. Kelly Gomes, who was attacked in her constituency office on December 14, highlighted the need for additional support … Read more

Assistant at Lands and Surveys Commission fatally shot by bandits at Canal Number 2 Polder

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – An Assistant at the Lands and Surveys Commission was fatally shot and another man seriously injured during a robbery at a wedding house in Canal Number 2 Polder, West Bank Demerara on the night of December 31, 2023. Natram ‘Vishal’ Persaud, a 40-year-old assistant at the Lands and Survey Department, was shot … Read more