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40-year-old GDF Corporal, Edward McCalmont and 24-year-old Lance Corporal John Johnson, were marched before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court this afternoon to face drug trafficking charges. The two were charged in connection with the discovery of 316 pounds of marijuana in a mini-bus that is owned by Corporal McCalmont. The two GDF ranks were nabbed by […]
The Caribbean Court of Justice today began hearing an appeal case filed by the Guyana Government through the Attorney General over the local Courts quashing of the appointments of two PPP Candidates at the last elections as Parliamentary Secretaries. Through their Attorneys, led by Senior Counsel Douglas Mendes, the Government and the two candidates, Sarah […]
Police investigators have traveled to the interior mining district of Quartzstone Backdam in Cuyuni to probe the brutal murder of a Venezuelan woman, who was a sex worker in the area. The dead woman was identified as 26-year-old Miracarmen Rodrigues Serrano. She was found choked to death in a mining camp. A 25-year-old man from […]
Acting Chief Justice Roxane George, has ordered the Guyana Revenue Authority to take the excise rate on vehicles for re-migrants with engines larger than 3000cc back to 10% after declaring the implementation of a new 30% rate as illegal. The Chief Justice also ordered the GRA to pay refunds to all those re-migrants who might […]
Five days after he was arrested at his Sandy Babb, Kitty home following the discovery of high powered guns and ammunition, 46-year-old Eon Fagundes, appeared in Court today and was charged with the offenses of Possession of Firearm without License and Possession of Ammunition without License. He appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate […]
By Svetlana Marshall The Electoral Fraud trial opened today with State Prosecutor, Darshan Ramdhani, telling the Court that the Prosecution will prove that former Chief Elections Officer (CEO), Keith Lowenfield; former Deputy Chief Elections Officer (DCEO), Roxanne Myers and Region 4 Returning Officer (RO), Clairmont Mingo conspired with others, in an attempt to defraud the […]
Albouystown resident, Marlon Marcus aka “Mice Man” was charged and remanded today for the attempted murder of 6-year-old Jeremiah Gustave. The young boy was shot to the head two weeks ago, while sitting next to his mother’s food stand in the Charlestown community. He remains hospitalised in a critical condition. In Court today, the accused, […]
President Irfaan Ali has made a call on his fellow CARICOM colleagues to step up their investment in border security, in order to reduce and root out drug trafficking, gun running and other forms of transnational crimes that continue to plague the region. Speaking during the Opening of the CARICOM Heads of Government meeting on […]
Declaring CARICOM as the longest thriving integration movement in the developing world, new Chairman of CARICOM, Prime Minister of Grenada, Dickon Mitchell, told other Heads of Government that the movement is still relevant today, as it was when it was founded. Speaking during the opening of the 47th Regular Meeting of CARICOM on Sunday in […]
A 26-year-old man from Goedverwagting squatting area on the East Coast of Demerara died on Sunday after being shot by the Police in the Cummings Lodge community. The Police said the man, Gordon Sancho, opened fire on ranks who were investigating a discharging a firearm matter. A statement from the Police Force indicated Police ranks […]
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