Baramita to get new school and cottage hospital

(DPI)  A new zone is being developed in Baramita  to relocate all public facilities to  a more conducive environment. This was revealed by Permanent  Secretary (PS) of the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs, Alfred King, who recently led a team  to the area. The intention is to remove the facilities from the distractions and noise […]

4 years in jail for taxi driver caught trafficking marijuana

A Taxi Driver who was recently caught with five pounds of Marijuana, was yesterday sentenced to 4 years in Prison after he appeared in Court and enter a guilty plea to the charge. 40-year-old Raymond Roberts from Kuru Kururu, East Bank Demerara (EBD) made his first appearance before a Magistrate yesterday and pleaded guilty to […]

More cellphones and improvised weapons found at Camp St. jail

Still reeling from the prison break that left a prison officer dead and most of the Camp Street jail gutted, and another prison break just after at Lusignan, the Guyana Prison Service has found itself launching another investigation into the presence of illegal items at the at the only building left standing in the Camp […]

Assassination plot allegations did not amount to treason -Police Legal Adviser

-by Kurt Campbell- Police Legal Adviser, retired Justice Claudette Singh has taken responsibility for the charge of incitement to commit murder, instead of treason, being pursued by the police into allegations of a plot to assassinate President David Granger. Justice Singh took the stand at the ongoing Commission of Inquiry on Wednesday and recalled that when the […]

Police in Linden investigating alleged rape of 12-year-old girl by taxi driver

Police investigators in the Linden area are probing allegations of rape committed on a 12-year-old female. Commander of ‘E’ Division, Superintendent Fazil Karimbaksh, confirmed the reports of the incident being investigated. It allegedly took place on Sunday night, but no suspect has been arrested. The Commander related that based on the allegations, four females, included […]

Creditor trying to force Dynamic airline into liquidation

(Winston-Salem Journal) A top unsecured creditor of bankrupt Dynamic International Airways LLC is attempting to force the High Point charter airline into liquidating its assets. Dynamic, which specializes in low-cost international service to the public, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection July 19. It is not clear how many employees Dynamic has. The bare-bones filing in U.S. […]

State appeals return of $9 Million to Dataram’s brother; Attorney claims money already returned and spent

Moments before the brother of cocaine trafficking convict, Barry Dataram, thought that he would have had the case of  money laundering dropped against him, his hopes were dashed.  The Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions, Dionne McCalmont, informed the Court on Monday that the State was moving to appeal a ruling by the Chief Justice that […]