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Lindener dies after being hit down by drunk driver

Police investigators at Linden are probing yet another fatal road accident. The latest accident took place at Half Mile, Wismar just before 11 o’ clock on Tuesday night.  Dead is 38-year-old, Sherwin Hermanstein of 534 Canvas City, Wismar. Investigations have revealed that motorcar PSS 5865 driven by an Industrial Area, McKenzie resident, Ian Alli,  was […]

New GECOM nomination list to be submitted as high level team to be established in case list in rejected

In a joint statement from the President and Opposition Leader, it was announced this evening that Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo, has agreed to submit a third list of nominees to President David Granger, for consideration for the post of Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission. The statement said the “parties agreed that it would be […]

25 years in jail for convict in traffic light murder case

The High Court today closed another chapter in the 2014 traffic light murder of city businessman, Ashok Raghu. The accused, Travis McDougal, who was found guilty of the businessman’s murder, was today sentenced to 25 years in jail. Justice Navindra Singh presided over the case. The convict clutched a Bible as he made his way […]

Woman among five arrested for 25 pound marijuana bust

A woman and the driver of a car that was nabbed with just over 25 pounds of marijuana, were among five persons arrested on the Aurora Public Road in Essequibo, this morning. Investigators have not released the names of any of those arrested. The bust was made just after 8 o’ clock this morning as […]

Princes Street fire leaves four homeless

An early afternoon fire which gutted the top flat of a Princes Street house has left four persons homeless. According to Divisional Commander of the Guyana Fire Service (GFS), Compton Sparman, the fire department received a call at about 2:45 on Sunday afternoon about the fire at lot 1515 Princes St Wortmanville. He said that […]

Two engineers remanded over cocaine possession

Two young engineers have landed in hot water, after they were nabbed in a car with a packet of cocaine. The youths, Michael Sookoo and Aviskar Rambarran, who are both 20-years-old, appeared in court today and were remanded to prison after pleading not guilty to drug possession. The case is that they were nabbed on […]