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Two farmers were remanded to jail today after they were charged with attempting to bribe an agent of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit. 38-year-old, Rajesh Kissoondyal and 46-year-old, Shamkumar Hariprashad, stood before the Chief Magistrate and denied the allegations made against them. The Court heard that on Friday 5th January, 2018 at Homestretch Avenue, in […]
A single mother will spend the next 12 and ½ years in jail for the stabbing death of a 43-year-old push-cart operator. The incident occurred back in 2013 and the man was stabbed to death during an argument over $1000. In Court today, Vanessa Baird stood before Justice Navindra Singh and opted to enter a […]
A man of God found himself before a the Chief Magistrate of Guyana facing a rape charge today. Self proclaimed Bishop, Joseph Persaud, was granted bail in the sum of $350,000 after the charge of rape was read to him at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. Persaud, who heads a Church in La Parfaite Harmonie, on […]
Family members of 21-year-old businessman, Tevin Parris, are trying to come to grips with his sudden death, which appears to have been a suicide. The young man’s lifeless body was discovered in his Garnett Street, Campbellville home with a single gunshot wound that entered from his mouth and exited the top of his head. A […]
East Coast Demerara Auto Dealer, Kamal Maraj, made his first appearance in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, this morning and was charged for fraudulently converting a Toyota Tacoma vehicle into his own use. The 30-year-old man stood before Principal Magistrate, Judy Latchman, and entered a plea of not guilty after the charge was read to him. […]
At the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court this morning, a handyman pleaded guilty to being in possession of under 1 gram of cocaine and was immediately sentenced to three years in jail. Forty-year-old, Jermaine Earl, stood before Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman and opted not to waste the Court’s time. When the charge was read to him, he […]
A Private of the Guyana Defence Force is in Police custody after he was nabbed on Friday evening with over four pounds of marijuana at the Berbice River Bridge. The 26-year-old man was a passenger in a taxi that was stopped at a Police check point near the Bridge. According to reports, the car was […]
With a total of eight ranks of the Guyana Police Force facing criminal charges and another 180 slapped with departmental charges for wrongdoings in 2017, Police ranks are being reminded that small salaries are no excuse for professional misconduct. Acting Police Commissioner David Ramnarine, during a press conference on Friday, observed that at least four […]
A former travel agent who was attached to the Muneshwar’s Travel Service, was today released on $300,000 bail after she was slapped with several charges of collecting money under false pretense, while being an employee of the company. 31-year-old, Priya Lall, stood before Principal Magistrate, Judy Latchman and denied any wrongdoing after the charges were […]
Challenged by a continued reduction in its senior staff strength, the Guyana Police Force on Friday urged the speedy reconstitution of the Police Service Commission to arrest the situation that is expected to worsen in coming months. Acting Police Commissioner David Ramnarine said it must be observed that senior ranks now appear to be scarce, […]
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