Corentyne Tragedy: Fatal road accident victims identified

The Five persons who died following that smash up on the #59 village Public Road, Corentyne, have been identified. They have been identified as immigration services consultant, Sabita Manglani and her sons Emanuel and Ethan, her secretary, Reshma Seeram and the driver of the car Dhanpaul Kishandayal. The tragedy occurred as the driver of the […]

BREAKING NEWS: Five family members killed in Corentyne accident

A Sunday afternoon outing for a family turned deadly this afternoon in Berbice. Five members of the family, including a young child, died in a gruesome road accident in the Corentyne area. The names of the five persons have not been released, but they were all passengers of a Honda motorcar, bearing registration number PPP-3394, […]

66-year-old man charged with stealing vehicle and jewellery

A 66-year-old man was granted bail in the sum of $380,000 on Friday after he was allegedly charged with stealing a motor vehicle and a gold chain. South Ruimveldt resident, Desmond Chan, stood before a City Magistrate and denied the allegations made against him. The Court was told that on the 16th August, at East […]

First Lady’s Self-Reliance programme to now train the trainers

First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, on Friday, announced that the long anticipated Trainer of Trainers Programme for her Self-Reliance and Success in Business workshop will get underway this November. The First Lady made the announcement at the closing ceremony of the 21st such workshop, which was held in Mocha-Arcadia this week. “We’re going to have… over 65 persons… and we […]

$50,000 bail for man who lashed “bully” to head during drunken row

With his head wrapped in bandage, a North West District man was released on $50,000 bail today after he appeared before the Chief Magistrate charged for wounding another man, who he described as a bully. 25-year-old, Benedict Daniels stood before Chief Magistrate, Ann Mclennan and pleaded not guilty to the offence of unlawful wounding. It […]

Port Kaituma man remanded over murder charge

  A 46-Year-Old, Port Kaituma resident, appeared before a City Magistrate and was immediately remanded to prison for the murder of a man called “White Boy”. The accused Charles Leonard, stood before Chief Magistrate, Ann Mclennan and was not required to answer to the capital charge of murder. The charge stated, that between the 5th […]

CHPA aborts squatter demolition as affected residents beg for more time to move

Confronted by weeping residents and human barricades, the Central Housing and Planning Authority has temporarily aborted a demolition exercise in Sophia that targeted squatter houses and structures erected on government’s reserve. The team moved into the ‘A’ Field Sophia area just before 8:00am on Thursday and began breaking down structures, one week after notices were served to occupants. […]