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Three days after a 51-year-old, Better Hope,East Coast Demerara resident, was found decapitated, his nephew was today remanded to prison on the murder charge. The nephew , Dwayne Tappin, appeared at the Sparendaam Magistrates’ Court and was immediately remanded to jail. The 26-year-old, who worked as a construction worker, stood before Magistrate Alisha George to […]
As the Commission of Inquiry continued today into the alleged assassination plot against the President, a “Diva” found herself on the stand. The woman, Luanna Walker, who goes by the name of ‘Diva’, told the Commission that she once advised Andriff Gillard to work obeah on Nizam Khan instead of lying to claim that he […]
A national Under-19 cricketer and his girlfriend are in the custody of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit following the discovery of over 20 pounds of cocaine in a gas cylinder. The bust was made on Sunday after CANU agents carried out a search at the Delph Avenue, Campbellville house. The two 17-year-olds were the only […]
The body of a 51-year-old Better Hope, East Coast Demerara man was found this morning with the head severed. The dead man has been identified as Randolph Seenauth. One of his relatives is suspected to have been the assailant and the man is on the run. Neighbours said they heard a loud argument and commotion […]
The discovery of an illegal airstrip in the Rupununi region has prompted an investigation by the Guyana Defence Force and the Police. In a statement on Saturday evening, the GDF announced that during an early morning patrol in the Hinterland region by its ranks, the discovery was made. The ranks also found several dug out […]
The Guyana Prison Service on Friday evening announced that a 26-year-old prisoner who was on remand at the Timehri Prison on a murder charge, was shot dead by Prison Officers during a bid to escape. The dead prisoner has been identified as 26-year-old, Winston Hinds. According to the Prison Service, several prisoners “were involved in […]
A Cevon’s Waste Disposal Services employee, whose job was to conduct waste disposal services at the Lusignan Prison, is sleeping in Prison this evening as a convict. The 25-year-old man, Akeem John, appeared at the Cove and John Magistrates’ Court today and pleaded guilty to the charges related to the attempt to smuggle a large […]
Police Commissioner, Seelall Persaud’s decade old friendship with businessman Imran Khan is premised on an exchange of information and sharing of intelligence, the Commission of Inquiry into the alleged plot to assassinate President David Granger heard on Thursday. Imram Khan, who is the brother of the man fingered in the alleged plot, Nazim Khan, told the […]
Following an early morning attempt by workers attached to a waste disposal company to smuggle contraband into the Lusignan Prison, members of the Joint Services conducted a raid in the new holding area of the Prison. The raid unearthed several improvised weapons and cellphones along with phone chargers. The new holding area, which is temporary […]
In the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court this afternoon, a 21-year-old woman was charged for the unlawful killing of her boyfriend and granted bail in the sum of $250,000. The charge is related to the stabbing death of Devon Ali. The incident reportedly took place on July 29, 2017 in Queen Street, Kitty. The accused, Lisa Hayley, […]
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