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After being charged previously with five counts trafficking in persons, an alleged recruiter and employer, Fiona Hopkinson, found herself back in Court today to face four additional trafficking charges. It alleged that between August and October last year, Hopkinson engaged in the trafficking of persons, by “procuring” four vulnerable Venezuelan Nationals for the purpose of […]
22-year-old, Lisa Halley will have to stand a High Court trial for the stabbing death of her husband. She will face the manslaughter charge before a Judge and Jury. The incident took place back in 2017 and today Magistrate Leron Daly ruled that a strong enough case had been made out against the woman for […]
The Alliance For Change, which is one of the parties that make up the coalition government, maintains that Charrandass Persaud’s decision to vote along with the Opposition in the no-confidence motion against the government, was an act of treachery and betrayal. Persaud was an AFC Member and served as a Government Member of Parliament in […]
Corentyne resident, 18-year-old Keeran Jeenarine was today remanded to jail for the old year’s night murder of brothers, Harricharran and Premcharran Samaroo. One of the brothers was shot to his face while the other was beaten to death during a home invasion and robbery that also saw their mother and another elderly relative being beaten […]
The Speaker of the National Assembly has indicated to the Chief Justice, through his Attorney, that he will abide by all of her rulings in the matters that are before her related to the no-confidence motion and vote. The validity of the motion and the vote are being challenged in two of the three cases […]
Chief Justice Roxanne George-Wiltshire today told the Court that she understands the need for the matters related to the no-confidence motion to be expedited and therefore she will hand down her rulings in all three matters before the Court by the end of this month. The three matters are Compton Reid vs The Attorney General, […]
The body of a Surinamese national who was wanted in his home country for a major cocaine bust was found in Guyana yesterday at Number 63 beach, Corentyne with a single gunshot to the head. The man has been identified as Nitender Oemrawsingh. His body was identified by relatives in Suriname after photographs of the […]
The newly-formed Liberal and Justice Party (LJP) is looking to make a showing at the next General Elections by touting an inclusive approach to governance. The party was launched on Saturday evening at the Georgetown Club before a sizable gathering – most of which comprised indigenous people. The formal proceedings opened with universal prayers followed […]
The Department of Culture and the Mashramani Secretariat have assured that plans are moving apace with the hosting of festivities related to Mashramani 2019. At a Monday morning press conference, Mash Coordinator, Andrew Tyndall, revealed that some of the Mashramani activities have already started in various parts of the country. “We have a total of […]
Embattled former Government Member of Parliament, Charrandass Persaud has admitted that days before he voted along with the opposition in the no-confidence motion against the government, he was inquiring about the purchase of a large quantity of raw gold. In a forum in New York over the weekend, Mr. Persaud, who is also an Attorney, […]
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