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Just over a year after he was charged for stabbing a Presidential guard and then opening fire on the official residence of the President, Nigerian national, Bethel Chimezie has opted to plead guilty to the charge of discharging a loaded firearm with intent. He is still facing the attempted murder charge, and the trial for […]
A 38-year-old man from Bath Settlement on the West Coast of Berbice has been taken into Police custody after he was nabbed with 92 pounds of marijuana in his motorcar. According to a Police statement, the suspect, Ramall Ramdihal, was arrested at around 8:30 on Thursday night when ranks intercepted his motorcar parked at the […]
Previously convicted drug trafficker, Rohan Rambarran aka “Sauce”, landed in some more hot water this morning when several large parcels of foreign marijuana were discovered in his possession. In a statement, the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit said it conducted an operation in the Eccles area this morning, and during that operation a vehicle being driven by […]
The Guyana Government is seeking to increase security at the country’s various ports of entry, according to President Ali. Speaking at the Private Sector Commission’s Corporate dinner earlier this week, the President said Guyana has already entered into agreements with the United Kingdom and Canada to boost the country’s port security. There will be an […]
A mid-morning fire gutted three houses, leaving at least ten persons homeless and counting their losses. It was just after 11 o’clock this morning that an alarm was raised that one of the wooden houses was on fire in the squatting area known as Container City, which is located behind the John Fernandes Container Terminal, […]
The Guyana Police Force is tightlipped on the investigations into the execution-styled murder of Georgetown resident, Joseph Wilkinson popularly known as “Dready”. The man died early Sunday morning after being shot by the occupants of a passing motor car outside a wake house in North Ruimveldt. Contacted on Wednesday for an update into the murder […]
Police investigators are continuing their probe into the execution-style murder of Campbellville resident Joseph Wilkinson, aka “Dreddy”. The 49-year-old man was shot dead early yesterday morning, moments after he stepped out from a wake that he was attending in the South Ruimveldt Park area. According to reports, while attending the wake, Wilkinson stepped outside the […]
A mid-morning fire ripped through the living quarters for the Guyana Prison Service this morning in Kingston, completely gutting the wooden building. A cause of the fire is still to be determined, but a total of 30 prison officers who stayed at the property have been affected. Most of the prison officers are from outside […]
Opposition lawmaker, David Patterson has been freed of indecent exposure and use of obscene language charges by the Magistrates’ Court. Magistrate Dylon Bess dismissed the charges against the Member of Parliament today over the lack of sufficient evidence tying Patterson to the allegations laid out before him. During the trial, the virtual complainant was called […]
The Guyana Fire Service has determined that the overheating of electrical appliances which resulted in sparking, was the cause of yesterday’s fire in Springlands, Corentyne which completely gutted a building that housed an upholstery shop and a hotel next door. In a report today, the Guyana Service said two fire tenders responded to the blaze […]
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