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Criminal proceedings in the Magistrate’s Court against former Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh and former Head of the NICIL, Winston Brassington have been halted, with a stay granted by the High Court on Monday. Justice Franklin Holder granted the stay on the Magistrates’ Court process, but it will only remain in effect until the substantial fixed […]
After being on the run from Law Enforcement for almost two weeks, the Linden man who stabbed the new lover of his ex-girlfriend to death has been arrested and charged for the murder. 32-year-old Corwyn Arthur aka Cross-Eye, of Amelia’s Ward Linden, appeared at the Linden Magistrates’ Court this morning and was remanded to jail. […]
Two armed men were shot dead today during a robbery attempt at a grocery store on Durban Street. One of the men was shot dead in the store, while the other was chased and shot by the police as they were engaged in a shoot out. The two dead men have been identified as 26-year-old […]
Angry that his fishing colleague would not stop smoking cocaine in his presence, a 45-year-old fisherman of Rose Hall, grabbed a knife and repeatedly stabbed the colleague to the chest. The dead fisherman has been identified as 38-year-old, Davanand Jailall of Agriculture Road, East Coast Demerara. The name of his assailant has not been released. […]
The Guyana Police Force today released statistics related to crime and criminality in the country. The stats cover the first quarter of the year, from the month of January to April. According to the Police, there was a 26% decrease in cases of murder. The country recorded twenty-six murders in the first four months of […]
Attorney General, Senior Counsel Basil William today said he intends to return the contentious Cyber Crime Bill to Cabinet for it to be reviewed and for possible changes to be made before it is sent back to the National Assembly for debate and passage. The Bill has attracted widespread criticism for a sedition clause. […]
Public Hearings at the Lindo Creek Commission of Inquiry wrapped up on Tuesday afternoon with the Commission refusing to place the only possible surviving witness, Dwayne Williams on the stand. Commission Chairman, Justice Donald Trotman in handing down his ruling, said he considered it unnecessary and inadvisable to place Williams on the stand. It is alleged […]
Ten years after the brutal execution of eight miners at Lindo Creek, Camp Owner Leonard George Arokium continues to hold onto to the same belief he had back in June 2008, that the Joint Services were responsible for the killings. Arokium lost a son and a brother in the massacre. An Elderly Leonard Arokium took […]
Just one week after an elderly Guyanese man was busted in Grenada with cocaine, another Guyanese national has been held with the illegal substance in the same island. 47-year-old Guyanese National, Derrick Patterson, who is the brother of Guyana’s Minister of Public Infrastructure, has been remanded to prison in Grenada after being charged with possession […]
Former Bishops’ High School economics teacher, Coen Jackson was today committed to stand a High Court trial for engaging in sexual activity with a child below the age of 16 by abusing the position of trust. Jackson was charged back in March under the Sexual Offenses Act. A preliminary inquiry into the matter was completed […]
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