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Former Accountant in charge of payable at One Communications, Quincy Baird, appeared in Court this morning charged with the alleged theft of just over $153.9 Million from the telecommunications company. The 37-year-old who now operates and manages a photography company appeared before the Acting Chief Magistrate this morning, where he was charged with the office […]
The small nation of Suriname was thrown into shock early this morning after a man went berserk on the outskirts of Paramaribo and brutally stabbed nine persons to death, including four of his own children and another child. Two other persons, including teenage child of the suspect, were rushed to the hospital with serious stab […]
Although allocating more than 53,000 house lots over the past five years, the Ministry of Housing and the Central Housing and Planning Authority are still facing a backlog of more than 70,000 applications. About 71% of the existing applications are for house lots in Region Four. In a statement on Saturday, Minister of Housing, Collin […]
Scores of workers at the Aurora Gold Mining operations in the production department have downed tools and are pressing the management of the company for a 10% increase in their salaries. Many of the workers walked off the job early this morning, slowing down operations at the company. The workers are complaining that the company […]
APNU Member of Parliament, Sharma Solomon, is pressing the Government and the relevant state agencies to stop the pussyfooting and act on the unsafe mining practices in the country. In a statement, Mr. Solomon singled out recent incidents at the gold mining operations at Aurora Mining. Just over a month ago, a worker’s protest over […]
Police investigators in Region One are on the hunt for a 36-year-old woman who allegedly stabbed her 31-year-old reputed husband to death on Christmas Morning at Matthew’s Ridge. The dead man has been identified as Curtis Daniels. According to reports, Daniels’ body was found on Christmas morning with stab wounds to his abdomen. A broken […]
The Christmas celebrations were shattered early on Christmas morning in the East Bank Essequibo village of Tuschen with the murder of 49-year-old labourer, Gavin Linden Melville aka “Doggie”. Melville’s 48-year-old reputed wife has been arrested for the crime. A Police press release stated that the couple got into an argument early on Christmas morning at […]
On Christmas eve, while the streets of Georgetown were full of shoppers, vendors were complaining that spending has dropped drastically over the past three years. Many vendors overstocked their businesses, hoping to make some extra earnings over the Christmas holidays. But in Georgetown, some vendors said the Christmas buzz has fallen flat when it comes […]
A former Accountant, who was in charge of Accounts Payable at a major telecommunications company, has been arrested and is facing questioning over the theft of more than $153.9 Million from the company. Businessman and Accountant, Quincy Baird, was taken into Police custody on Tuesday and remains in custody, as the Criminal Investigations Department probes […]
Father and son billionaires, Nazar and Azruddin Mohamed, who have been indicted in a US Court and are now fighting an extradition request, have moved to the High Court to challenge the constitutionality of the Fugitive Offenders (Amendment) Act. The Mohameds have filed a Fixed Date Application (FDA) in the High Court. It was filed […]
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