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He was once charged in connection with the Princess Casino robbery, but now while on bail for that charge, the accused, Wayne Griffith has found himself back in Court facing an additional robbery charge. Griffin stood before Magistrate Leron Daly and denied the charge against him. The charge stated that on the 25th July at […]
The Tobacco Control Bill 2017 which seeks to minimize the harmful effects of smoking and second-hand smoking will see individuals being charged $200,000 or facing six months imprisonment and businesses $9M if they breach the law. The bill was presented to the National Assembly yesterday by Minister of Public Health, Volda Lawrence, and was […]
Days after a wanted man, who escaped from lawful custody, was caught hiding in a barrel in an Agricola home, two teens along with a mother of three, appeared before a City Magistrate charged with harbouring a fugitive. 17-year-old, Shyon Freeman, 24-year-old, Carletta Gir and 18-year-old, Esan Gibson, all made their first court appearance before […]
The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has announced that with immediate effect, there will be increased mandatory security screening of all United States bound passengers. In a statement, the Civil Aviation Authority said the checks are in compliance with the recently issued United States Transportation Security Administration (US-TSA) requirements, which stipulate the additional screening of […]
Popular local television news anchor, Travis Chase on Thursday found himself being part of the news rather than just presenting it, as he took the stand at the ongoing Commission of Inquiry into an alleged plot to assassinate President David Granger. It was Chase who first interviewed the man at the centre of the plot. […]
A Taxi Driver was today placed $25,000 after it was alleged that he made a wrong turn and drove his female passenger to a location that was not requested and made sexual advances to her. 26-year-old, Joel Withon of Grove, East Bank Demerara, stood before Magistrate Fabayo Azore and entered a plea of not guilty […]
In was an emotional time in Court this afternoon as a 24-year-old, Grove resident, found himself facing charges related to the death of his wife in an accident. The young man, Laurent McGarrell, stood before the Court in an emotional manner after he was charged for causing the death of his wife by dangerous driving. The […]
Faced with several incidents of sabotage to its cable system in different parts of the country, local telecommunications company, GTT, rolled out a $1 Million reward for any information that could lead to the arrest of persons who may be involved in the criminal offense. The company on Wednesday afternoon hosted a joint press conference […]
The Security Forces are further stepping up their efforts to ensure the capture of all of the prison escapees. Seven of the thirteen prisoners who escaped from the Lusignan Prison were recaptured last evening. Those recaptured have been identified as Odel Roberts, Jamal Forde, Jamal Joseph, Rayon Jones, Winston Long, Teshawn McKenzie and Jason Howard. […]
A former Guyanese airline employee has been arrested in Brooklyn as US Federal Agents probe a drug ring with links to New York’s JFK International Airport. The 32-year-old man has been named in US Court documents as Jermaine Horatio. According to the court documents, he was taken into custody after agents intercepted his text messages […]
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