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Minister of Citizenship, Winston Felix, today assured that despite the “hysteria” created in some sections of the media and by political elements on the number of Haitians visiting Guyana, no Haitian national has been found to be involved in trafficking in persons or people smuggling, as a victim or as a perpetrator. Speaking at the […]
More than a week after charges were recommended by the Director of Public Prosecutions, Senior Airport Manager, Andrew Kellman found himself before a city Magistrate facing a sexual assault charge. The 56-year-old Campbellville resident is accused of kissing a female employee attached to a company that operates at the Airport without her consent. The incident […]
Police on the East Coast of Demerara are probing the stabbing death of a 44-year-old woman at the hands of her husband. The dead woman has been identified as Vinette Headley-James. She was stabbed repeatedly to the body by her husband, Sherlock James during an argument at their Nabaclis home. According to reports, the two […]
In the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court today, Brian Mohan, also called ‘Abdool,’ was committed to stand trial before a Judge and Jury for the 2015 execution-style killing of Christopher Wharton. Magistrate Leron Daly today ruled that a strong enough case had been made out against the accused during the preliminary inquiry. The charge alleges that on […]
Former murder accused, 24-year-old, Carlton Bourne, was back in Court again today, but this time to face a number of armed robbery charges. The man appeared before Magistrate Leron Daly and was slapped with four charges of armed robbery and a fifth charge of discharging a loaded firearm. He denied the allegations after the charges […]
A 40-year-old mini-bus driver, who is currently awaiting a High Court trial for rape, was today sentenced to six weeks in jail after being found guilty of assault. The man, Adrian Brandt, who told the Court that he is a father of 19 children, appeared before Magistrate Leron Daly and admitted to the offence. With […]
The 66-year-old man who was nabbed at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport with over 200 grams of cocaine stashed in his shoes has been charged and remanded to jail. The accused, Roderick Andrew Chase, appeared before Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman at the Providence Magistrates’ Court today and pleaded not guilty to the charge. It is […]
A 21-year-old man was remanded to jail this morning after being charged with the rape of a Venezuelan woman. The accused, Jamal Bunbury, was not required to enter a plea to the indictable charge as he appeared before the Chief Magistrate. It is alleged that on the 3rd of August, Bunbury raped the 26-year-old Venezuelan […]
Member of Parliament (MP) for the opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Alister Charlie, has denied allegations of attempted rape of a minor sometime last week. The issue was first reported in the Kaieteur News and the Guyana Chronicle on August 2. It was reported that the incident allegedly occurred in Lethem, Region nine. However, […]
A 42-year-old Taxi driver was stabbed to death on Tuesday night in the Mocha area and it is suspected that a row over the taxi fare may have led to the death. The dead taxi driver has been identified as Owen Lynch. He reportedly picked up a group of passengers in the Sophia area for […]
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