Foulis man remanded to prison for murder of son

With his head bowed, 44-year-old labourer, Mohan Sookdeo from Foulis on the East Coast of Demerara, appeared in Court this morning and was remanded to jail for the murder of his son, 21-year-old Satesh Sookdeo. At the Cove and John Magistrates’ Court, the accused was not required to enter a plea to the indictable murder […]

Chronicle GM sent on administrative leave pending outcome of probe into financial mismanagement and spending

The Board of Directors of the Guyana Chronicle has now sent recently hired General Manager, Sherod Duncan on administrative leave. He will remain on leave pending the outcome of an investigation into alleged mismanagement of funds and his spending at the company since landing the job there, three months ago. That probe is also looking […]

50-year-old Ex-Policeman found Guilty of raping 13-year-old boy

A former member of the Guyana Police Force was today found guilty of raping a 13-year-old boy. Ex-Policeman Milton Kewley will however,  have to wait until tomorrow before the Judge hands down the sentence for the brutal crime. The 50-year-old man shouted that the Jury had made a mistake, as he covered his face while […]

No Apocalypse coming with signing of Guyana and Trinidad MOU -Foreign Minister

Guyana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Greenidge confirmed today that a Framework Agreement and Memorandum of Understanding are to be signed between the Governments of Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago. The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry has called on the Government to put off the signing of the bilateral agreement documents until Guyana puts […]

Border controversy case and settling of Venezuelans in Guyana to be raised at UN General Assembly

-by Dennis Glasgow- The Guyana/Venezuela border controversy, which is currently before the International Court, is expected to be part of the discussions when Foreign Minister, Carl Greenidge, meets with the UN Secretary General in New York during the annual UN General Assembly later this month. It was the UN Secretary General, who earlier this year […]