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Police investigators are probing the death of a man who reportedly shot himself after attempting to kill his girlfriend. The injured woman has been identified as Faith Thompson. The dead man has been identified as Daniel Hinckson of Parfait Harmonie. The incident took place at the young woman’s Norton Street house just before noon. The […]
Students from the hinterland communities who have to travel to Georgetown for their tertiary education will now be accommodated at the new Tertiary Dormitory for Hinterland students. The facility is located at Lilliendall and was constructed at a cost of $186 million as a project of the Indigenous People’s Affairs Ministry. At a commissioning ceremony […]
Acting on the advice of the Police Legal Advisor, five men were today charged and remanded to prison for the murder of Better Hope money changer Aaron Latchman and his daughter, Arianna. The two were gunned down in front of their home on July 4. Appearing in Court today to face the murder charge were […]
Two Brothers, who were allegedly caught with over 4 pounds of compressed marijuana in a small boat earlier this month have both been remanded to jail. The brothers, Kevin and Kevon Thomas appeared in Court this morning and denied the charges made against them. The Court was told that on the 9th July in the […]
Following a guilty plea, a 63-year-old man, Gregory Ramkissoon was this morning sentenced to 20 years in jail for the rape of a 4-year-old girl. Ramkissoon appeared before Justice Simone Morris-Ramlall this morning and confessed to the crime. The incident reportedly took place three years ago in the Demerara region. He threw himself at the […]
Diplomats from the American, British and European Missions in Guyana are urging Guyana’s leaders to abide by the ruling of the Caribbean Court of Justice in the no-confidence and GECOM Chairman cases and the relevant provisions of the Constitution. In the two-line joint statement, the ABE Diplomats said “the Caribbean Court of Justice – Guyana’s […]
In a statement on Saturday evening, the Guyana Government it accepts that it is an ‘interim’ government, “but emphasises that Cabinet has not stopped functioning and government must continue to provide public services”. In its ruling, the CCJ said the December 2018 no-confidence motion against the Guyana Government was validly passed and that the constitutional […]
The Attorney for former Member of Parliament, Charrandass Persaud, is disappointed that the Caribbean Court of Justice did not hand down definitive orders setting out a date or timeline for elections. While the CCJ ruled that the no-confidence motion was validly passed and the consequences of that passage should be respected, it stayed clear of […]
Public Health Minister, Volda Lawrence is calling for an inquest into the death of Linden nurse, Schenise Apple. The 26-year-old nurse was found dead in her apartment at the nurses’ quarters in Mahdia just over a week ago. The Minister met the parents of the nurse yesterday and indicated that based on some of their […]
A Venezuelan man got lucky today after he pleaded guilty to being in possession of a number of spent shells, and received a 2 year suspended sentence. The 31-year-old man, Ivor Marquez, was also fined $50,000. According to the Court documents, Marquez was held on July 6 at Black water landing in the interior region […]
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