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Mini-bus driver, Robert Grant, will have to spend the next 56 months in jail after being found guilty for causing the death of an East Bank Demerara man, by dangerous driving. The verdict and sentence were handed down on Friday by Magistrate Judy Latchman at the Georgetown Magistrates Court and they came less than a […]
Two of the accused in the Bartica Massacre case were late Thursday night found guilty of seven counts of murder and five counts of manslaughter, while the third accused was found not guilty on all 12 counts of murder. It took the jury just over three hours to return with the verdicts that Mark Royden aka […]
A 28-year-old man who appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court this morning and was slapped with an attempted robbery charge, denied that he was part of any robbery attempt. The West Ruimveldt resident, David Bernard, was charged with the January 30, 2017 attempted robbery of Leon Blackman. The Prosecution’s case is that Bernard and and […]
A man who was wanted by the Police for the shooting death of a Chinese restaurant waitress and another woman, has been found alive but crippled. The arrest comes more than three years after he went into hiding. Police sources have told News Source that the suspect is in police custody after he was arrested […]
A Rupununi farmer and his wife were today charged for possession of marijuana, after a Police search at their home unearthed over six pounds of marijuana. The two appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates Court this morning and both pleaded not guilty to the charge. Their identities were given as Louis Cupertino and Felicia Cupertino. The […]
Three soldiers of the Guyana Defence Force are being probed following an allegation of rape being made against them by a 15-year-old girl. The GDF would only say that it has set up an inquiry and is now probing the incident and the facts behind the allegations. Police investigators are also probing the case. The […]
An armed bandit was shot dead on Friday afternoon just before 3 o’ clock as he attempted to rob a businessman just outside a gas station on the East Bank of Demerara in the McDoom area. The dead gunman has only been identified as “Gary” and it is believed that he lived in the Bagotstown […]
An arcade vendor died on Thursday night as a result of a drive-by shooting in the Warlock community in East Ruimveldt. The dead man has been identified as 30-year-old Andrew Fraser aka “Zeggy” (seen in photo above). The other man, who was inured, was identified as Junior Abrams. The dead man, who was a vendor in […]
The three men who were found in a Campbellville house on Sunday night when a police search unearthed a high powered ak-47 rifle, a 9mm handgun and over 60 rounds of ammunition, have been charged with possession of illegal firearms and refused bail. The three appeared in court this morning and were identified as 35-year-old […]
Two 19-year-old men have been arrested by Police and are facing questioning after a Crane Housing Scheme man and his mother were robbed at gunpoint in their home of two ounces of raw gold, gold jewellery, cellphones and $60,000 cash. The incident took place just after 8:00pm on Tuesday. The Police in a statement said […]
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