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An unlicensed minibus conductor made his first Court appearance before the Chief Magistrate today and was charged with causing death by dangerous driving. Thirty-nine year old, Damion Walcott, stood before the Chief Magistrate and pleaded not guilty to the charge. He was placed on $500,000 bail. The charge stated that on Christmas Eve, Walcott drove […]
-by Kurt Campbell- Hours after the government released the contract it shares with the ExxonMobil company, the US oil giant hosted a press engagement to provide its own overview of the agreement with the hope of helping to make public discourse more constructive. Setting the tone ahead of Government’s press engagement slated for Friday, ExxonMobil […]
At the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court today, a man who goes by the name of ‘Unruly boss’, admitted to taking his boss’ car on a joyride and was satisfied with that decision. The man, Mark Anthony, made his first appearance before the Chief Magistrate and admitted to the offence of simple larceny. It was alleged that […]
A shortfall in technical staffing and incapable contractors are being blamed for setbacks in the completion of the Ministry of Public Infrastructure’s work programme for 2017. Subject Minister David Patterson delivered the feature address at the start of a marathon year end press conference on Thursday and thanked his staff for their hard work during […]
The Government of Guyana on Thursday released the full ExxonMobil petroleum agreement, keeping a promise it made a few weeks ago. At a Ministry of the Presidency briefing session with Government officials, stakeholders and the media, the contract was presented and released simultaneously on the Department of Public Information’s website. Opposition members were invited to […]
The Chief Executive Officer of the state-owned National Communications Network, Lennox Cornette, has tendered his resignation and that resignation has been accepted by the Board of the company. Mr. Cornette’s resignation came on hours after meeting with the Chairman and leading members of the NCN Board. The Board’s Chairman, Enrico Woolford, told News Source that […]
The Ministry of Public Health has announced that the phased implementation of the tobacco control act has started. The Act provides for a ban on smoking in indoor public places, indoor work places and public transportation, and only in specified outdoor places including the premises of schools and health facilities, and places for the commercial […]
On the same day that Craig resident, Purcell Moore, was being laid to rest, the man believed to be responsible for his death, appeared in Court to face the indictable charge of murder. The accused, Kevin Persaud, was not required to enter a plea to the charge, which stated that on December 20, at Craig […]
A Christmas hangout between friends turned tragic on December 20, leaving one friend dead and the other one in Court facing a murder charge. Thirty-three year old, Navie Harris, was not required to enter a plea today as he was charged for the murder of his friend, Rondea Peters, who was better known as “ninja”. […]
The rider of an unregistered motorcycle died last evening after he crashed head on into a motor car on Mandela Avenue close to the Botanical gardens. The incident occurred just after 7pm. The dead man has been identified as Shaquille Brown of Norton Street, Georgetown. He was reportedly proceeding north along the western carriageway at […]
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