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A man who is no stranger to the court was on Friday sentenced to 6 months in jail, after he admitted to stealing an air-condition unit front the Georgetown Hospital. The man, Asif Mohammed stood before a Georgetown Magistrate and entered a plea of guilty to the charge of simple larceny. The charge stated that […]
A 66-year-old man was granted bail in the sum of $380,000 on Friday after he was allegedly charged with stealing a motor vehicle and a gold chain. South Ruimveldt resident, Desmond Chan, stood before a City Magistrate and denied the allegations made against him. The Court was told that on the 16th August, at East […]
First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, on Friday, announced that the long anticipated Trainer of Trainers Programme for her Self-Reliance and Success in Business workshop will get underway this November. The First Lady made the announcement at the closing ceremony of the 21st such workshop, which was held in Mocha-Arcadia this week. “We’re going to have… over 65 persons… and we […]
A US Court has ordered the extradition of Guyanese murder accused, Marcus Bisram, to face murder charges here in Guyana. In a ruling yesterday in New York, US Judge, Peggy Kuo ordered that Bisram be committed to the custody of US Marshalls to await extradition to Guyana. Bisram had been fighting the Guyana extradition request. […]
Police investigators are probing the murder of well known businessman and vendor, Godfrey Scipio aka saga. The 59-year-old man was reportedly shot last evening during a suspected robbery outside a hotel in Kitty. He passed away after being rushed to the Woodlands hospital. Details of the incident are still sketchy this morning, but reports state […]
With his head wrapped in bandage, a North West District man was released on $50,000 bail today after he appeared before the Chief Magistrate charged for wounding another man, who he described as a bully. 25-year-old, Benedict Daniels stood before Chief Magistrate, Ann Mclennan and pleaded not guilty to the offence of unlawful wounding. It […]
A 46-Year-Old, Port Kaituma resident, appeared before a City Magistrate and was immediately remanded to prison for the murder of a man called “White Boy”. The accused Charles Leonard, stood before Chief Magistrate, Ann Mclennan and was not required to answer to the capital charge of murder. The charge stated, that between the 5th […]
Confronted by weeping residents and human barricades, the Central Housing and Planning Authority has temporarily aborted a demolition exercise in Sophia that targeted squatter houses and structures erected on government’s reserve. The team moved into the ‘A’ Field Sophia area just before 8:00am on Thursday and began breaking down structures, one week after notices were served to occupants. […]
A new and improved 911 emergency call system should be put into full operation within the next few weeks. That assurance came from Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan. During a Wednesday afternoon press conference, Minister Ramjattan explained that the new system is already in place but is currently being tested by the two telephone […]
Agents of the Central Housing and Planning Authority early Thursday morning moved into the Sophia ‘A’ Field area with sledgehammers and a large pool of manpower to demolish houses and structures that have been erected on the government’s reserve. Owners of the properties were served notices of the Agency’s intention but while some adhered and […]
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