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38-year sentence for man found guilty of raping young girl
The 25-year-old Wismar resident who was found guilty of raping a young girl on two occasions over a three year period, was today sentenced to 38 years in prison. The convicted rapist, Keon Lawson was back in Court today for his sentencing after the jury found him guilty on two rape charges back in December. […]
Youth remanded over murder of ex-girlfriend’s new love interest
The 22-year-old man who is accused of stabbing the new love interest of his ex-girlfriend to death has been charged with the man’s murder. Albouystown resident, Nigel Thomas appeared before the Chief Magistrate this morning and was not required to enter a plea to the indictable murder charge. Thomas is accused of stabbing 23-year-old Kyle […]
Families seek answers after couple found dead in hotel room
Police investigators are awaiting the post-mortem examination to determine the cause of death of the young couple whose lifeless bodies were found in a room at the Aracari resort where they were staying. There were no marks of violence on the bodies. Today, the mother of the dead young man, Kevin Singh said she needs […]
GRA’s improved collection credited for increase VAT collections in 2018 – Auditor General’s report
Auditing of the state’s finances for the fiscal year 2018 has found a large increase in the collection of the Value Added Tax (VAT) and a decrease in the country’s internal debt by some $8.2 billion. Those issues were highlighted by Auditor General Deodat Sharma, in his 2018 Audit report. The report was presented to […]
Plaisance shopkeeper stabbed to death during “monkey” row with neighbour
A birthday celebration for a Plaisance shopkeeper turned deadly after she was stabbed to death by her neighbour during a row over her pet monkey. 53-year-old Sharon Burnett of Graham Street, Plaisance was pronounced dead early this morning after being taken to the hospital with stab wounds to her body. Graham was visited by her […]
Couple found dead in resort’s bathtub
Police investigators are probing the death of a young couple at a West Demerara Resort and Hotel. The bodies of Kevin Singh and Sabrina Nandram were discovered in the bathtub of the room they rented at the Aracari Resort and Hotel. The two were expected to check out of the hotel on Sunday afternoon, but […]
I will send Granger into retirement -declares Irfaan Ali
by Ravin Singh Before a large crowd of cheering supporters, Presidential Candidate of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Irfaan Ali announced that he intends to send his rival, incumbent President David Granger into retirement. “I saw Mr. Granger attack me. But my mother taught me to respect the elderly. So Mr. Granger, I will respect […]
Confident Phillips declares he will be the next Prime Minister of Guyana
by Ravin Singh Described as the “real McCoy” by an earlier speaker, Brigadier (rtd) Mark Phillips sought to assure supporters of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) that he will assume the second highest office in the country after the March 2, 2020 General Elections. “I will be the next Prime Minister of Guyana. I will […]
“Don’t Stop the Progress”, Ramjattan urges
Outlining a list of achievements by the APNU+AFC coalition since assuming office in 2015, Alliance for Change (AFC) Leader Khemraj Ramjattan implored party supporters to “don’t stop the progress” as they head to the polls on the 2nd March. “Don’t stop the progress,” was the phrase used to punctuate Ramjattan’s speech at the launch of […]
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