 |        | | |
Fourteen months after more than 15 Guyanese fishermen were murdered during a pirate attack off the coast of Suriname, the Guyana Government has launched an official Commission of Inquiry into the incident. Political Scientist, Dr. Rishi Thakur, is the lone Commissioner who has been appointed by President David Granger. He was sworn in to conduct […]
An Accounts Clerk who was attached to a construction company was on Thursday charged with embezzling $2 million from the company. 27-year-old Rabindranauth Rambajue appeared in Court and was remanded to jail on the embezzlement charge. The Court was told that he was arrested as he attempted to board a flight to leave Guyana a […]
The 22-year-old man who two weeks ago pleaded guilty to three rape charges, was today sentenced to sixty-two years in jail for the crimes. The man, Leon Jordan, appeared before Justice Brassington Reynolds this morning and showed no signs of emotion as the sentence was handed down. Two weeks back, he entered a guilty plea […]
Popular Guyanese make-up artiste and socialite, Lolita Callendar aka “Lola”, was today found guilty of falsifying an HIV test in the British Virgin Island of Tortola. She has been sentenced to nine months in jail. “Lola” was back in Court this morning for the continuation of her trial. Her Attorney, Stephen Daniels, made a no-case […]
Public Security Minister, Khemraj Ramjattan does not see the need for outside help in the investigation of Crime Chief, Deputy Commissioner Lyndon Alves. Mr. Alves has been sent on leave pending the outcome of the investigations into allegations of corruption and misconduct. Some of the allegations are coming from other members of the Police Force. […]
In the High Court this morning, Justice Brassington Reynolds sentenced a 67-year-old man to 19 years in prison for the rape of a 16-year-old girl. The incident occurred back in 2017. The convict, George Robin, maintained his innocence even as the sentence was handed down. In a letter to the Court, the victim told the […]
Executive Member of the Working People’s Alliance (WPA), Dr. David Hinds, has described the impending general elections as the “mother of all elections” given that it will decide which political party or parties get to manage Guyana’s oil wealth. Dr. Hinds was at the time speaking on a live online panel hosted by Sasenarine Singh, […]
Deputy Police Commissioner for Law Enforcement, Crime Chief Lyndon Alves has been suspended from the Guyana Police Force pending the outcome of investigations into serious allegations of corruption and misconduct. The Government has reportedly ordered a full probe into the allegations. Senior Government Officials have confirmed the suspension. In the past few weeks, several damning […]
Following the discovery of over 62 pounds of Marijuana stashed in two spare wheels of a Route-72 mini-bus, the 40-year-old driver of the bus, Seon Baker, was today charged and remanded to jail. The accused who lives at Linden, told the Court he is not guilty of the drug trafficking offence. The bust took place […]
The 26-year-old Albouystown man who was three weeks ago convicted of the murder of Linden bus driver and pastor, Elvis Lorrimer, has been slapped with a life in prison sentence. The convict, Kerry Cromwell was back in Court this morning before Justice Navindra Singh for sentencing after a 12-member jury found him guilty of the […]
 |
