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50-year-old Norton Street, Georgetown resident, Robin Marks was today charged with two counts of allegedly sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl. The alleged child molester appeared before the Chief Magistrate this morning and was not required to enter a plea to the indictable charges. The Court was told that back in February, the accused sexually assaulted […]
Medical practitioners in the public health care system have been given a warning about the problem of pilfering of drugs and medical supplies. Regional Health Services (RHS) Director Dr Kay Shako has issued the warning in wake of what may have been a trend for years. Speaking to Regional Health Officers at a retreat, Dr. […]
Approval has been granted for the construction of a 0.95-megawatt dual hydro-system at Moco Moco and a 2.2 megawatt at Kumu in Region Nine (Upper Takutu/Upper Essequibo. This was announced by Regional Chairman, Brian Allicock, at the recently concluded Regional Toshaos’ Conference in Lethem. The projects will be financed from funds received through the United […]
Five men are in custody and others are being investigated following the discovery of more than fifteen pounds of cocaine strapped to the bottom of a car that was inside a shipping bond compound at the Cheddi Jagan Airport. The vehicle had reportedly been used to ferry a shipment of ground provision and pumpkins to […]
A local cosmetologist who may have dabbled with powder than was not the foundation is in the hospital being forced to excrete cocaine pellets. The woman, 37-year-old Natasha Blair, was arrested at the Cheddi Jagan Airport on Monday night as she was preparing to board a New York bound flight. She was traveling with her […]
25-year-old Brian Bobb-semple was today sentenced to 23 years in prison for the killing of 9-year-old Shaquan Gittens. The lifeless body of the youngster was found in the Houston cane field days after he went missing back in 2015. Bobb-semple had been charged for murder and was committed to stand a High Court trial. However, […]
Three months after a young labourer was stabbed and beaten to death in Kitty, a wanted bulletin has been issued for the man, who is believed to be responsible for the murder. The Guyana Police Force this afternoon issued a wanted bulletin for 31-year-old Damian Bissoon, whose last known address has been given as Shell […]
Airlines heading to the United States have announced that passengers will no longer be able to carry powder-like substances in their carry-on luggage except for baby formula and medically prescribed substances. The restriction comes from the US Transportation Security Administration and covers all passengers heading to the US. The powder-like substances that will be allowed […]
It appears as though every weekend, there will be an effort to smuggle items into the prisons across the country. The Director of Prisons, Gladwin Samuels reported this morning that an unknown person was spotted during the wee hours of this morning near the fence of the holding area at the facility. After an alarm […]
-by Ravin Singh- THE Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Regional Commission on Marijuana 2018 has recommended in its report the decriminalization of marijuana across member-states. The report will be presented to Heads-of-Government at the 39th conference of the regional body which will be held in Montego Bay, Jamaica from July 4-6. At a press conference on Monday, […]
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