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Former Policeman 37-year-old Clinton Doris, was today sentenced to 26 years in jail after he was found guilty of raping a 7-year-old girl. The verdict was handed down by the jury three weeks ago, but Justice Jo-ann Barlow handed down the prison sentence at the High Court today after the Court was provided with a […]
Almost 20 years ago, several families from the Tiger Bay Community were moved to the old Housing Compound in the Tucville community. Some were promised and granted house-lots, while others have found themselves still living under less than comfortable situations in small wooden shacks in the compound with their plastic roofs. Today, Minister responsible for […]
The teenage student of the New Amsterdam Technical Institute who was caught on camera beating away on some classmates has been suspended and ordered to undergo counseling that will be provided by the Education Ministry. The three boys who were on the receiving end of the assault have also been ordered to undergo counseling. The […]
The Chief Executive Officer of the Central Housing and Planning Authority, Lelon Saul, today told reporters that he believes that it is a conflict of interest for the husband of the Minister responsible for Housing to be granted contracts for projects that fall under the agency. It was recently revealed that the husband of Minister […]
Assistant UN Secretary General and UNDP Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, Dr. Luis Felipe Lopez-Calva, is in Guyana on a one-day visit to Guyana today. Last evening he met and held discussions with Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo, who is performing the duties of President. According to the Prime Minister’s office, during an […]
Two persons were taken into custody last evening in Tabatinga, Lethem after Police investigators in the southern town found more than 100 pounds of compressed marijuana and 21 pounds of cocaine. In a statement, the Guyana Police Force said that based on information, Police officers based in the area went to the location and spotted […]
Close to 100 cane cutters who were transferred to the Albion estate from Rose Hall after the Rose Hall operations were shut down in 2017, staged a picketing action this morning to complain about the working conditions at Albion. In a statement, the workers union, Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union, explained that today marked […]
One of the Chinese manganese miners who was rushed to the Georgetown Hospital in a critical condition last Saturday has died. Hospital Sources have confirmed that the man passed away at the Hospital early this morning. He was one of the two miners who tested positive for leptospirosis and remained in a critical condition after […]
The Alliance For Change, which is part of the coalition government, has started the search for a new Member of Parliament, who will take up the seat being vacated by AFC treasurer and Minister of Business, Dominic Gaskin. The AFC has also indicated that it would like to see changes in the Constitution that would […]
She had the books in her suitcases, but her interest was not reading. A 23-year-old woman pleaded guilty today to drug trafficking and was sentenced to four years in jail and fined $13 million. Suriname based, Guyanese national, Rena Jagernauth, appeared before the Chief Magistrate and admitted that she had over 10 pounds of cocaine […]
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