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Two farmers were remanded to jail today after they were charged with attempting to bribe an agent of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit. 38-year-old, Rajesh Kissoondyal and 46-year-old, Shamkumar Hariprashad, stood before the Chief Magistrate and denied the allegations made against them. The Court heard that on Friday 5th January, 2018 at Homestretch Avenue, in […]
A single mother will spend the next 12 and ½ years in jail for the stabbing death of a 43-year-old push-cart operator. The incident occurred back in 2013 and the man was stabbed to death during an argument over $1000. In Court today, Vanessa Baird stood before Justice Navindra Singh and opted to enter a […]
A man of God found himself before a the Chief Magistrate of Guyana facing a rape charge today. Self proclaimed Bishop, Joseph Persaud, was granted bail in the sum of $350,000 after the charge of rape was read to him at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. Persaud, who heads a Church in La Parfaite Harmonie, on […]
-by Kurt Campbell- As Guyana awaits comprehensive data on the survival rate of local women who have tested positive and are receiving treatment for cervical cancer, the Guyana Cancer Institute is reporting that a silver lining exists on the basis that women are being screened at earlier stages. Another major accomplishment for the Cancer Institute […]
Family members of 21-year-old businessman, Tevin Parris, are trying to come to grips with his sudden death, which appears to have been a suicide. The young man’s lifeless body was discovered in his Garnett Street, Campbellville home with a single gunshot wound that entered from his mouth and exited the top of his head. A […]
Responding to criticism of his performance as Attorney General, Senior Counsel Basil Williams on Monday brushed aside the criticism, saying that under his leadership the AG’s Chamber has won more cases than it has lost. Mr. Williams said while his Chamber has lost a few cases over the last two years, many of the cases, which he […]
East Coast Demerara Auto Dealer, Kamal Maraj, made his first appearance in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, this morning and was charged for fraudulently converting a Toyota Tacoma vehicle into his own use. The 30-year-old man stood before Principal Magistrate, Judy Latchman, and entered a plea of not guilty after the charge was read to him. […]
At the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court this morning, a handyman pleaded guilty to being in possession of under 1 gram of cocaine and was immediately sentenced to three years in jail. Forty-year-old, Jermaine Earl, stood before Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman and opted not to waste the Court’s time. When the charge was read to him, he […]
A mid morning fire ripped through a Durban Street house just after 9 o clock today, leaving millions of dollars in losses and damages to a nearby house. Firemen rushed down to the scene after receiving the call and immediately went into action. The entire house was wooden and that aided the blaze. The owner […]
A Private of the Guyana Defence Force is in Police custody after he was nabbed on Friday evening with over four pounds of marijuana at the Berbice River Bridge. The 26-year-old man was a passenger in a taxi that was stopped at a Police check point near the Bridge. According to reports, the car was […]
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