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A Soesdyke mother, who is now pregnant with her fourth child, was today charged for unlawfully killing the father of her children. It is alleged that the woman strangled the drunk man to death, ending years of abuse. 28-year-old, Melissa Silas appeared before Magistrate Leron Daly and was not required to enter a plea to […]
One week after the Supply Manager of a local mining company was found dead in his Georgetown apartment, the main suspect in the stabbing murder made made his first Court appearance this afternoon. He was remanded to jail after being charged with the capital offence of murder. 20-year-old mechanic, Anthony Ragnuath, appeared before Magistrate, Leron […]
Two Prison Officers are in Police custody this morning and are likely to face marijuana possession and trafficking charges. The two were held by Police after the Prison Service received information that while on duty at the Georgetown Hospital, they were seen collecting a bag from a civilian. The Prison Service called in the police […]
In a major twist, a second man who was arrested for questioning about the murder of Guyana Goldfields Supply Manager, Neil Whyte, has admitted to the crime and has led investigators to the murder weapon. Today the Guyana Police Force announced that the second suspect took investigators to a house in Fifth Street, Alberttown and […]
The Government’s Chief Spokesman, Minister of State Joe Harmon today made it clear that when it comes to the penalties handed down to persons found guilty of narcotics trafficking, the law is the law. He was at the time responding to questions about the Government’s position on calls for there to be a decriminalizing of […]
A 21-year-old, sex worker, who is known for creating a stir on social media, created one at the Brickdam station recently and is now facing charges. Sex worker Nicolas Kissoon aka Beyonce, appeared today before a City Magistrate and was placed on $90,000 bail after he was charged for assaulting a Police Officer while at […]
Three days after a Herstelling man was spotted by neighbours submerging his ex-reputed wife in a trench, he appeared in Court today charged with murdering the woman. 33-year-old, Daniel Watson appeared in the Courtroom of Magistrate Leron Dale this morning and was not required to enter a plea to the capital offence of murder. The […]
Declaring that he “cannot reverse a decision by a Magistrate”, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo on Wednesday morning said he intends to engage lawmakers across the board, to consider the reforming of laws that criminalize the use of small amounts of marijuana. But the Prime Minister was quick to point out that those reforms may not target the […]
The conviction of a 27-year old father of three, for possession of eight grams of marijuana on Monday, will be challenged by Attorney-at-Law Nigel Hughes, even as the Alliance for Change (AFC) has reiterated its call for the act to be decriminalized. Hughes confirmed on Wednesday that he will be challenging the decision which handed […]
The Guyana Prison Service is moving to file internal charges against several Prison Officers who were on duty two Sundays ago when prisoners at the New Amsterdam jail held a rum drinking, weed smoking “nice time” party in the jailhouse. A senior prison official told News Source today that the charges will be brought against […]
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