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A Linden man was today charged and placed on bail for allegedly posting nude photographs of his ex-girlfriend on social media. 22-year-old, Kenon Grovenor, entered a plea of not guilty after the charge was read to him. The charge stated that between the 2nd and 3rd January, 2017, the man leaked nude images of his […]
The Peoples Progressive Party last evening announced that two of its members of parliament who were recently charged in connection with a multi-million dollar fraud, have had their US visas revoked. The two members, Dharamkumar Seeraj and Nigel Dharamlall, recently received letters from the Consular Section of the US Embassy Georgetown, informing them that their […]
In its latest crime report, the Guyana Police Force is stating that at the end of May, 2017, there was a 5% reduction in overall serious crimes. Murders are down by 27%, while robbery under arms is down by 3%. However, there was a 14% increase in robberies where no instruments were used and a […]
In death, they parted, but a 59-year-old widow found herself before a City Magistrate today facing a forgery charge in connection with her late husband’s will. The woman, Lillawattie Persaud of Vreed en hoop, West Coast Demerara, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The Court heard that on or around December 11, 2015, the woman […]
A Bartica resident was today remanded to Prison after he was caught with over one pound of marijuana. 31-year-old Junior Stevens appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman and entered a plea of not guilty, when the charge was read to him. The charge stated that on June 11th at Fifth Street, Bartica, he was caught with […]
A 44-year-old woman who pleaded guilty to beating her 64-year-old landlord to death, was sentenced to eight years in jail today by Justice Navindra Singh. The sentence was handed down after the woman, Zaleena Whittington, entered a guilty plea to the lesser count of manslaughter. The incident took place back in 2013 at the man’s Vergenoegen […]
The Guyana Police Force is urging all taxi drivers, especially those using the Toyota Allion and Premio motor cars to be on the alert for hijackers, who may be posing as passengers. According to a statement from the Police, the suspected hijackers are believed to be seven men. Two are believed to be afro-Guyanese, two […]
The High Court today closed another chapter in the 2014 traffic light murder of city businessman, Ashok Raghu. The accused, Travis McDougal, who was found guilty of the businessman’s murder, was today sentenced to 25 years in jail. Justice Navindra Singh presided over the case. The convict clutched a Bible as he made his way […]
A woman and the driver of a car that was nabbed with just over 25 pounds of marijuana, were among five persons arrested on the Aurora Public Road in Essequibo, this morning. Investigators have not released the names of any of those arrested. The bust was made just after 8 o’ clock this morning as […]
Two young engineers have landed in hot water, after they were nabbed in a car with a packet of cocaine. The youths, Michael Sookoo and Aviskar Rambarran, who are both 20-years-old, appeared in court today and were remanded to prison after pleading not guilty to drug possession. The case is that they were nabbed on […]
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