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Sophia teen denied bail over possession of unlicensed gun and ammunition

On the same day that his father was charged with attempting to bribe policeman to have him released, a Sophia Teen was remanded to prison after being charged with possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition. 19-year-old Micheal Raghubeer stood before the Chief Magistrate at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court this afternoon and faced the charges. […]

Two granted $200,000 bail each over attempt to bribe policeman

Two Sophia residents were today placed on $200,000 bail each at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court after they were both charged with attempting to bribe a policeman. The two men, Kamendra Raghubeer and Anil Persaud, both appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan and entered not guilty pleas. The court heard that on May 9th, at the […]

Coalition Government is “masterpiece of incompetence” -says Jagdeo

Opposition Leader Bahrrat Jagdeo believes that Guyana’s economy and citizens are worse off under the APNU+AFC coalition government than under any People’s Progressive Party government. Jagdeo’s comments come as the governing APNU+AFC coalition is entering its third year in office. Reflecting on the government’s performance over the last two years, the Opposition Leader said Guyanese […]

GRA comes under fire for poor storage of tax exemption files

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is blaming poor storage for its inability to produce several tax exemption files which were specifically requested by Auditor General, Deodat Sharma, during a routine audit of the Authority back in 2016. However, the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee is not satisfied with the explanation provided by GRA’s Deputy Commissioner General, […]

La Penitence men charged over gunfight and chopping incident

Two La Penitence residents who sent their neighbourhood into fear last Monday as shots rang out in the area, appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan to answer to two separate charges. One of the men was remanded to prison for discharging a loaded firearm, while the other was placed on $60,000 bail from chopping the […]