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Hydromet office warns of 90% chance of above average expected rainfall

The Hydromet Office on Wednesday issued a seasonal forecast for Guyana and predicted that rainfall during the Christmas season is expected to be above average. The increase in rainfall can, in some instances, result in localized flooding and an upsurge in mosquito breeding and other moisture related pests, it cautioned.  “The output from the Seasonal […]

“Non-cooperating” PPP wants government to include its proposals in National Budget

Still refusing to be a part of any formal budget consultations with the government and amid insistence of non-cooperation, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo now wants the APNU+AFC government to include its proposed measures in its 2018 National Budget. Ahead of the presentation of the government’s 2018 fiscal plan to the National Assembly, the Opposition People’s […]

Judge throws out Bisram’s application to get murder charge dropped

High Court Judge, Gino Persaud, today denied the application of Marcus Bisram to have the murder charge against him dismissed. In his ruling to throw out the application, Justice Persaud also fined the applicant $250,000 for wasting the Court’s time following a recent effort to withdraw the application. In a statement to the Court, Bisram’s […]

Trini man remanded to jail over faking his own kidnapping and demanding ransom from parents

He came to Guyana, claiming that he was here for a job interview, but today Trinidadian national, Sawak Maraj, found himself appearing before Guyana’s Chief Magistrate facing charges of staging his own kidnapping. The 33-year-old man denied the allegations presented to him at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court that he knowingly conspired with others to gave […]

Commercial sex workers remanded over robbery of “client”

Two male commercial sex workers who had previous brushes with the law, were remanded to jail today on a robbery charge. 19-year-old, Godfrey Cox and 21-year-old, Kevin Forester appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman and denied the robbery allegation. The charge stated that on the 24th October on Croal Street, the two robbed Victor Best of […]