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Three porters attached to the Cevon’s Waste Management company, were arrested on Thursday morning after they attempted to smuggle a large quantity of marijuana and four cartons of cigarettes into the Lusignan Prison. The three were at the Prison to conduct waste disposal services when the bust was made. Prison Director, Gladwin Samuels, confirmed the […]
A Guyanese man who lives in Antigua was shot dead on Wednesday night in his home on the island. According to the Antigua Observer, masked gunmen stormed the home of Guyanese, William Stewart and shot him dead. The newspaper quotes Antigua Police Inspector Frankie Thomas as confirming that around 7:50 pm on Wednesday evening, the […]
A 25-year-old father of eight, was today refused bail and remanded to jail after being charged with being in possession just over two ounces of marijuana. The man, Derick Persaud of Mabaruma appeared before the Chief Magistrate and denied the marijuana possession charge. The Court was told that on the 29th July in Aruca River, […]
An 18-year-old man who admitted to breaking into a Lodge, Georgetown house and carting off three television sets will spend the next two years in jail. The man, Joshua Austin, appeared before the Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan and announced that he is guilty of the charges. The Court was told that between the 29th and […]
Describing the recently passed Tobacco Control Bill as being “harsh in measures”, the Demerara Tobacco Company on Wednesday called on President David Granger to reconsider the regulations within the piece of legislation before offering his assent. In fact, the company is calling on the President to send the Bill back to the National Assembly and ask for […]
The Guyana Prison Service is getting ready to go on a major recruitment drive as it seeks to step up security at the country’s prisons. And the Prison Service is welcoming retired Senior Police officers and soldiers to join its ranks. In a statement yesterday, the Director of Prisons, Gladwin Samuels, announced that in an […]
70 single houses will be built to relocate the Broad and Lombard Street squatters, each costing $1.2M, with funding provided by the Ministry of Communities and Food for the Poor. This was disclosed during the Ministry’s mid-term review and budget proposal held at the Regency Hotel, Hadfield Street. Minister within Ministry of Communities Valerie Adams-Patterson […]
Nearly over week after an Agricola teen, who escaped lawful custody was caught hiding in a barrel, he made his first appearance in Court to answer to several armed robbery charges along with discharging a loaded firearm. 18-year-old, Melvor Jeffery, stood before the Court and faced seven criminal charges which included five armed robbery charges. […]
Denying accusation that he was the instigator of an alleged plot to kill the President, 38-year-old businessman Nizam Khan spent over two hours giving evidence before the Paul Slowe Commission of Inquiry on Monday. The Diamond resident’s posture in the stand appeared self-protective, as he folded his arms and responded to questions put to him with […]
A Hadfield Street man was today remanded to jail after he was charged for discharging a loaded firearm at his friend. 22-year-old, Osafo Swade, stood before the Chief Magistrate and denied the charge that was laid against him. The charge stated that on the 26th July in Georgetown, he discharged a loaded firearm at his […]
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