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Two young men died on the spot just before midnight on Tuesday at Cornelia Ida on the West Coast of Demerara in another tragic accident. The two were passengers in the Toyota Premio motor car, when the driver lost control and slammed into a utility pole. The vehicle flipped several times after slamming into the […]
A couple from Cuba will remain guests of Guyana after admitting in Court that they forged Canadian Permanent resident cards. The two were arrested at the Cheddi Jagan Airport as they were attempting to use the bootleg document in an effort to fly to Canada. The two claim that they bought the cards online and […]
Six managers of the New Building Society along with the bank’s security guards, were taken into custody by the Police this evening for wrongful imprisonment of several customers of the bank. The move by the Police came after a standoff that lasted for over two hours as the bank attempted to prevent the High Court […]
For more than two and a half hours this afternoon, the New Building Society Limited kept the doors of its Headquarters shut, locking staff and customers in, and the Police, Attorneys, Court Marshals and other customers out. The move by the NBS came as Marshals of the high court moved in to levy assets of […]
A Carpenter was today remanded to prison after he was charged for the offence of illegal possession of ammunition. The Accused, 42-year-old, Shawn Appru, made his first Court appearance before Chief Magistrate, Ann Mclennan and denied the allegation made against him. The charge stated that on the 22nd January at Second Street, La Penitance, he […]
A mining pit accident at 35 miles in the Mahdia area has left one gold miner dead and another one nursing serious injuries. The dead miner has been identified as Andel Payne from the Grove area, The incident occurred yesterday morning as the man and several other miners were working in a mining pit. Details […]
Just three days after being arrested following the discovery of over 11 pounds of cocaine during a raid at Soesdyke, a woman from the same community pleaded guilty to the cocaine possession offence and was sentenced to four years in jail. 50-year-old, Nikela Singh appeared before the Chief Magistrate this afternoon and opted not to […]
The Guyana Revenue Authority has issued a warning to the general public to be on the lookout for persons who are looking to swindle them out of their money as they pose as customs officers and customs brokers. In a statement, the GRA said that over a period of one week, reports have surfaced of […]
A 16-year-old young man from the Kitty area is in Police custody after he was apprehended by a gold miner just after the same gold miner was robbed by the teenager and three other persons. According to a Police statement, the incident occurred just after midnight in the Kitty area. The gold miner was standing […]
Guyana’s Attorney General, Senior Council Basil Williams on Monday insisted that although no records exist to prove that Guyana was granted permission to establish a law school, permission was in fact granted several years ago, citing statements by a former Chancellor of the Judiciary for Guyana. Mr. Williams sought to clarify that Guyana has not […]
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