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An off-duty Police Officer in Linden has been admitted to the Linden Hospital in a critical condition after he was shot by his cousin, who is a young businessman in the town. The shooting incident took place on Sunday night, during a row at a hangout spot in Amelia’s Ward in Linden. The 32-year-old Police […]
A Linden farmer, who has been identified as 44-year-old Tito Browne, was sentenced to four years imprisonment after he was found guilty of trafficking two Jamaican nationals. Browne, also known as ‘Tommy’ and ‘Yankee’, received two four-year term sentences when he appeared before Magistrate Wanda Fortune at the Linden Magistrate’s Court on Thursday. The two […]
The 38-year-old truck driver, who is alleged to have caused Monday’s smash-up along the Greenwich Public Road which saw a mini-bus driver and three of his passengers losing their lives, was today slapped with four counts of causing death by dangerous driving and remanded to jail. Truck driver, Ewart Stewart, appeared in Court today and […]
A 44-year-old Haslington woman, who is a housewife, was charged today for alleged acts of terrorism, in relation to the protests against the Police back in 2022 and the looting of stalls at Mon Repos. The accused, Robin Simon, was not required to enter a plea to the indictable charge of Acts of terrorism. She […]
Less than a week after he protested the demolition of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Regional Office in Lethem, the Region’s former Regional Executive Officer (REO), Carl Parker found himself before the Lethem Magistrate’s Court yesterday, charged with damaged to property, and threatening language. Another Party member, Godfrey Williams was also charged with damaging […]
The death toll as a result of road accidents jumped by four on Monday morning after a smash up between a mini-bus and a sand truck at Greenwich Park on the East Bank of Essequibo. The four persons who lost their lives were identified as 50-year-old mini-bus driver, Vernon Prowell, 72-year-old Margaret Kennedy; 57-year-old Olga […]
The two men who were arrested last Thursday in connection with the discovery of 13 pounds of cocaine in milk powder packets at the airport, appeared in Court today and offereed two different pleas to the Magistrate. 52-year-old Cranson Henry, who was held at the Cheddi Jagan Airport with the cocaine laden milk powder packages […]
Owner of the Blue Iguana club, Royston Peniston, was remanded to jail today after being charged with being in possession of a quantity of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking. The 44-year-old man was arrested at his Festival City home on Friday by agents of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit, after a search of the […]
Local Calypsonian and drug trafficking deportee, Mark Ferdinand could find himself singing a different tune as he is facing serious charges following a drug bust at the Cheddi Jagan Airport. 44-year-old Mark Anthony Ferdinand was arrested at his Pouderoyen home on Thursday after investigators were led there, following the arrest of 52-year-old Cranson Carlton Henry […]
A wild-life trader from Soesdyke on the East Bank of Demerara, who was recently found guilty of trafficking in persons has been sentenced to three years in jail. The man was found guilty of trafficking two Venezuelan nationals. In handing down the sentence, Magistrate Faith McGusty, ordered the businessman, Feezal Shaw to also pay $2.127M […]
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