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Five months after the Sexual Offences Court was operationalized, Justice Simone Morris-Ramlall is reporting that a total of 14 cases have been heard by the Court with 9 of those matters returning guilty verdicts. Providing a statistical update on the work of the Court, Justice Morris-Ramlall said Friday morning that the Court has been meeting its expectations, […]
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo today described as “frivolous”, the charges filed against former Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh and former NICIL Head Winston Brassington related to misconduct in public office. The three charges relate to the sale of hundreds acres of land to three business persons for prices that were far below the valuation price. […]
Former Finance Minister under the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) government Dr. Ashni Singh and former Head of the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) Winston Brassington have been given three weeks to return to Guyana and make an appearance at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to answer charges related to their time in office. Dr. […]
Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs today took a decision to put a pause on the ongoing extradition proceedings involving US murder accused Troy Thomas until the High Court makes a declaration on an application to the Court by the man’s attorneys. The Defence moved to the High Court last week and filed an application, asking the Court to […]
Six men who attempted to rob a poultry farmer but dashed those plans when an alarm was raised, have been arrested and are in Police custody. According to the Police, poultry farmer, Michael Chang Yuen was at his East Bank Demerara home relaxing when he was awakened by noise coming from the outside of his […]
At the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court today, a miner who was recently charged for robbing two individuals, in vicinity of Stabroek Market, decided not to waste the Court’s time and entered guilty pleas to the charges. 34-year-old, Devon Holder, a resident of Onderneeming, West Bank Demerara confessed that on January 9, 2018 at Stabroek Market, he […]
One day after the lifeless body of a man was found floating in the Carifesta Avenue canal just outside Camp Ayanganna, his identity remains unknown. The Guyana Police Force is now seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the body. In a statement this afternoon, the Police said the body, which is presently at the Lyken’s […]
A 64-year-old man from Triumph on the East Coast of Demerara was today remanded to jail after he was charged for issuing death threats against the President of Guyana. The man, Motielall Balkarran, allegedly called the 911 emergency line to issue the threats. The Court was told that on the 20th March at Triumph, East […]
The Guyana Prison Service has announced that a 23-year-old prisoner who was nearing the completion of his sentence, is now on the run after escaping during labour duties. The man has been identified as Derrick Oudkerk. He is originally from Watooka Linden and was serving an 18 month jail sentence for larceny. According to Acting […]
As Guyanese law enforcement ranks from several agencies come together to undergo an “intense” two-week training programme on investigating fraud, bribery, and corruption, they are being reminded that corruption must also not be allowed to thrive within these very agencies, set up to fight the scourge. Participants have been drawn from the Special Organised Crime […]
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