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Justice Winston Patterson, is to be appointed as the new Ombudsman. He replaces Justice Winston Moore, who passed away last year. This morning, President David Granger consulted with Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo on the appointment and the Opposition Leader offered no objections. In a brief telephone interview with News Source after the meeting, Mr. Jagdeo […]
Police investigators were called to Marigold Street, Roxanne Burnham Gardens this morning, after the body of a man was discovered in a clump of bushes. Persons in the area said the man’s lifeless body bore at least one gunshot wound to the head. A farmer in the area who was reportedly taking his cattle to […]
On the same day that his father was charged with attempting to bribe policeman to have him released, a Sophia Teen was remanded to prison after being charged with possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition. 19-year-old Micheal Raghubeer stood before the Chief Magistrate at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court this afternoon and faced the charges. […]
Two Sophia residents were today placed on $200,000 bail each at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court after they were both charged with attempting to bribe a policeman. The two men, Kamendra Raghubeer and Anil Persaud, both appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan and entered not guilty pleas. The court heard that on May 9th, at the […]
India will tour the West Indies for five ODIs and one T20 international in June and July, with the trip beginning almost immediately after the Champions Trophy final in England. The Champions Trophy final is scheduled for June 18 and the first ODI between India and West Indies is on June 23 in Trinidad. The […]
Concerned about the impact that the closure of the Rose Hall sugar estate could have on their community, hundreds of Rose Hall residents joined sugar workers this morning in a 4 mile march against the planned closure. Workers have been protesting government’s proposal for weeks. The Government has indicated that it is being forced to […]
The family of a 19-year-old youth, who was diagnosed as being bipolar, is seeking the public’s help in locating him. The young man, Jude Eversley, was last seen in the early morning hours of Saturday as he barged out of his parent’s Sussex Street home. He had just gotten into a scuffle with his mom, […]
The highly successful relationship between the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club, (RHTY&SC) and Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL), through its international soft drink brand Pepsi, has been renewed for the 14th consecutive year. On Friday last, the company renewed its cricket sponsorship of the RHTY&SC Under-19 and Intermediate cricket teams. Pepsi has been […]
Another powerful display by the young Guyanese boxers ensured that they retained the title in the 2nd Caribbean Schoolboys/Junior Boxing Championships on Sunday evening at the National Gymnasium. Guyana won six gold medals and two silvers, while Trinidad and Tobago claimed four gold and four silver medals. Ryan Albert, Shaquille Wright and Brian Harris all […]
Shomari Wiltshire and Makeda Harding carted off the lion’s share of trophies at the recently concluded Woodpecker Products Junior National Squash Championships. Wiltshire had a clean sweep of the boys’ under-15, under-17 and under-19 categories, while Harding fell short of matching him by falling to Taylor Fernandes (playing her final year as junior) in the […]
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