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Well known Georgetown businessman and promoter Colin Mack walked out of the High Court a free man on Monday afternoon after a 12 member jury unanimously found him not guilty on rape, assault and abduction charges. The jury which was made up of six men and six women took over four hours to come up […]
Two young men were killed early on Sunday morning while walking home after they were struck down by a drunk driver at Richmond on the Essequibo Coast. Dead are 23-year-old Adrian Osborne and 20 year old Colin John. According to a police report, the two young men were walking along the roadway just around 3 […]
Even as it awaits the liberalization of the telecommunications sector in Guyana, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph company is getting ready to roll out a faster and cheaper broadband internet service within the next few months. The announcement was made on Saturday evening by GT&T Chief Executive Officer, RK Sharma. He was at the time […]
The Guyana Revenue Authority is expected on Monday to withdraw tax evasion charges against Kaieteur News publisher Glenn Lall, his wife Bhena Lall and the re-migrant couple, Narootandeo and Gharbassi Brijnanan. The four were charged back in October in connection with the importation of two luxury lexus Sports Utility vehicles by the Brijnanans. The couple used […]
The Ministry of Agriculture on Saturday distanced itself from its former Protocol Officer and Personal Assistant to the Junior Agriculture Minister who is now wanted by the police in connection with Friday’s VIP drug bust at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport. While the police and airport officials gave the wanted man’s name as Kenneth Jones, […]
The General Council of the People’s National Congress Reform on Saturday passed a resolution supporting the party’s Leader David Granger as the Presidential Candidate for A Partnership for National Unity at the upcoming elections. The PNC Reform makes up the largest part of the opposition coalition group, A Partnership for National Unity. The party held […]
A former Personal Assistant to the Junior Agriculture Minister, is wanted in connection with the Friday morning drug bust at the Cheddi Jagan Airport involving two passengers who had gained access to the VIP area. The former personal assistant has been identified as Kenneth Jones. Officers from the Narcotics Branch of the police force want to question […]
The Rights of the Child Commission on Friday expressed outrage over the promotion of the two police officers who brutally tortured a 15-year-old boy back in 2009 while he was in police custody. The constitutional body wants the promotions rescinded. The boy was badly burnt on his genitals during questioning by the police in connection […]
Opposition and APNU Leader David Granger has threatened to launch an investigation and take action, upon resumption of the National Assembly, for what he has deemed an outrageous and lawless loan agreement between the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) and the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA). The Opposition Leader bemoaned the circumstances under […]
A 22-year-old Guyanese man who arrived in Barbados on Wednesday with over 5 pounds of cocaine strapped to his thighs will spend the next three years in jail in the island after pleading guilty to drug trafficking charges. The young man has been identified as Alistair Caldie Reid. He appeared at the District B Magistrate […]
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