By News Source Guyana on June 3, 2016
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Police investigators are hunting a suspect in an early morning stabbing death at Plaisance line top today. According to a Police statement, Detectives in Division ‘C’ are investigating the murder of 28-year-old Orrette West of Guyhoc Park. The man who was a bodywork technician, was hanging out with his girlfriend just after midnight when he was […]
By News Source Guyana on June 3, 2016
News, Politics
Another former Minister under the last People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) Government could find himself before the Court to face criminal charges, according to Attorney General, Basil Williams. At a Friday morning press conference, Attorney General Williams said his predecessor, Anil Nandlall could be legally sanctioned following a disclosure that law books were bought for […]
By News Source Guyana on June 3, 2016
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Two men who have been fingered in the recruitment of persons to traffic cocaine out of Guyana appeared in Court today and were remanded to prison. The arrests and charges come at a time when the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit appears to be widening its net in the fight against drug trafficking by going after […]
By News Source Guyana on June 3, 2016
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A Kuru Kururu woman is in a stable condition this morning after she was shot to the face on Thursday night by her reputed husband. The incident took place at the woman’s home. She has been identified as 31-year-old Natasha Harry. The identity of the reputed husband has not been released. The two were reportedly […]
By News Source Guyana on June 2, 2016
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(PIX11) EAST FLATBUSH, Brooklyn — The man accused of fatally shooting a 16-year-old girl in Brooklyn is in custody Thursday night, police say. Police tell PIX11 News that 24-year-old Taariq Stephens turned himself in Thursday evening. A photo and surveillance video was released earlier in the day of the man they believe fired the shot that killed Shemel […]
By News Source Guyana on June 2, 2016
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(WNBC) Police identified a Brooklyn man Thursday as a suspect in the fatal shooting of a teenage girl in front of the 3-year-old boy she was baby-sitting. The suspect, Taariq Stephens, 24, allegedly used a .40-caliber submachine gun to fire three rounds at Shemel Mercurius, 16, on Tuesday while she was taking care of her […]
By News Source Guyana on June 2, 2016
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A 35 -year-old father of four was on Thursday afternoon charged and remanded to prison for the violent attack and robbery of a visiting retired British soldier earlier this week. The man, José Barker of Charlestown, Georgetown made his appearance at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court where he pleaded not guilty to the robbery with violence […]
By News Source Guyana on June 2, 2016
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A 13 year marriage ended in bloodshed on Wednesday night as a 31-year-old security guard who had ended an abusive relationship, was brutally chopped to death by her husband while she was at work. The woman has been identified as Candacy Pitt of Chelsea Park, East Coast Demerara. Pitt was on duty at the Bygeval Secondary school just […]
By News Source Guyana on June 2, 2016
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Three weeks after fire completely destroyed the multi million dollar Gafoors Complex at Houston, Proprietor Sattaur Gafoor is reporting that the hardware business is 60% back in operation. During a visit to the Houston location, scores of workers were seen attending to customers while Mr. Gafoor spoke to this news entity in high spirits. He […]
By News Source Guyana on June 2, 2016
News, Politics
Former Attorney General, Anil Nandlall is livid over a decision by the Speaker of the National Assembly to disallow a question about the identities of persons who would have received Presidential Pardons under President David Granger. In a response to Nandlall’s request, the Clerk of the National Assembly, informed him that the Speaker believes that […]