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For more than two and a half hours this afternoon, the New Building Society Limited kept the doors of its Headquarters shut, locking staff and customers in, and the Police, Attorneys, Court Marshals and other customers out. The move by the NBS came as Marshals of the high court moved in to levy assets of […]
A Carpenter was today remanded to prison after he was charged for the offence of illegal possession of ammunition. The Accused, 42-year-old, Shawn Appru, made his first Court appearance before Chief Magistrate, Ann Mclennan and denied the allegation made against him. The charge stated that on the 22nd January at Second Street, La Penitance, he […]
A mining pit accident at 35 miles in the Mahdia area has left one gold miner dead and another one nursing serious injuries. The dead miner has been identified as Andel Payne from the Grove area, The incident occurred yesterday morning as the man and several other miners were working in a mining pit. Details […]
Just three days after being arrested following the discovery of over 11 pounds of cocaine during a raid at Soesdyke, a woman from the same community pleaded guilty to the cocaine possession offence and was sentenced to four years in jail. 50-year-old, Nikela Singh appeared before the Chief Magistrate this afternoon and opted not to […]
The Guyana Revenue Authority has issued a warning to the general public to be on the lookout for persons who are looking to swindle them out of their money as they pose as customs officers and customs brokers. In a statement, the GRA said that over a period of one week, reports have surfaced of […]
A 16-year-old young man from the Kitty area is in Police custody after he was apprehended by a gold miner just after the same gold miner was robbed by the teenager and three other persons. According to a Police statement, the incident occurred just after midnight in the Kitty area. The gold miner was standing […]
Guyana’s Attorney General, Senior Council Basil Williams on Monday insisted that although no records exist to prove that Guyana was granted permission to establish a law school, permission was in fact granted several years ago, citing statements by a former Chancellor of the Judiciary for Guyana. Mr. Williams sought to clarify that Guyana has not […]
Guyana and other Caribbean countries currently participating in the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) assessors training session were urged this morning to begin the real work of tackling money laundering as the countries advance into the fourth round of evaluations. United States Ambassador to Guyana, Perry Holloway told the gathering at the Pegasus Hotel […]
At the High Court on Friday, a 12-member jury returned a unanimous verdict of guilty for 37-year-old Rajesh Guyadeen, who was on trial for the 2003 murder of Mahaica resident, Nandran Manohar aka “Nando”. Justice Navindra Singh sentenced the convict to 70 years in prison. The convict apologized to the Court for the murder, saying […]
Alert and quick thinking by a GDF Coast Guard rank and the Coast Guard’s welfare officer, is being credited for rescuing two teenagers who were about to take their own lives. In a statement, the GDF explained that on Friday afternoon the two teenagers were spotted and rescued as they were preparing to jump into […]
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