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A former member of the phantom gang, who is also a former policeman, Lloyd Roberts, was today freed of a murder charge, after Magistrate Judy Latchman found that there was not enough evidence presented during the preliminary inquiry to move the trial to the High Court. However, Roberts will remain in custody in connection with […]
Veteran Guyanese broadcasters, CN Sharma and Bobby Vieira are likely to be among the six applicants to be granted license for new radio stations in the country. Both have had applications on file for more than a decade. News Source understands that the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority will soon announce the names of the six […]
More than a year after the government announced that Guysuco will be moving to close the Rose Hall sugar estate in Berbice by the end of 2017, Minister of State, Joe Harmon, has now announced that there will be a likely delay in that closure. At his post cabinet press briefing today, Mr. Harmon was […]
The Government has announced that Guyanese owned, Fly Jamaica Airways, has been granted approval to begin services between Guyana and Cuba. Fly Jamaica had applied several months ago to begin the service, and there were some concerns that the approval was being delayed. However, at his post-cabinet press briefing this morning, Minister of State Joe […]
As the Social Protection Ministry gets ready for the distribution of pension books, the Social Protection Minister, Amna Ally is warning social workers against being caught up in any fraud or making any attempt to fleece pensioners. A number of social workers were suspended following allegations of them attempting to defraud the system. Minister Ally […]
At the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court today, a 53-year-old man who is no stranger to Law Enforcement, was sentenced to six months in jail after pleading guilty to stealing more than $200,000 in clothes from a Charlestown store. The Courtroom of Magistrate Fabayo Azore, heard today that Kenrick Gary, while being in the company of another […]
A Brazilian national who claimed that he came to Guyana to visit his mother, will be spending some extra time in the Co-operative Republic, but as a guest of the state. 23-year-old, Joao Figueroa, was remanded to jail today after being charged for illegal ammunition possession. The man, who is a construction worker, was allegedly […]
Attorneys General and Financial official from across the Caribbean region are in Guyana for the Plenary and Working Group Meetings of the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF). The group represents 25 countries from the Caribbean, Central and South America with the common aim of ensuring robust measures are put in place and remain in […]
Well-known local gospel singer, Kester D, is singing praises for life this morning after he was robbed at gunpoint just after midnight. In a post on his Facebook page, Kester D said he had just wrapped up his radio gospel show and was approached by the gunman while opening the gate to drive into his […]
This driver stopped and is now facing ecstasy and marijuana possession charges. Taxi service owner, 34-year-old, Kapildeo Ramsaywack, appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court today and was remanded to prison after being charged for being in possession of marijuana and ecstasy pills. Magistrate Fabayo Azore was told that on the 10th November, Ramsaywack was arrested […]
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