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A 44-year-old woman who pleaded guilty to beating her 64-year-old landlord to death, was sentenced to eight years in jail today by Justice Navindra Singh. The sentence was handed down after the woman, Zaleena Whittington, entered a guilty plea to the lesser count of manslaughter. The incident took place back in 2013 at the man’s Vergenoegen […]
The Guyana Police Force is urging all taxi drivers, especially those using the Toyota Allion and Premio motor cars to be on the alert for hijackers, who may be posing as passengers. According to a statement from the Police, the suspected hijackers are believed to be seven men. Two are believed to be afro-Guyanese, two […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
Residents in the mining community of Mahdia in Region Eight, are being encouraged to take all necessary precautions as flood waters remain in the community following more than 12 hours of heavy rainfall. Overnight and early morning showers have seen the overflowing of the Mahdia creek and the flood waters quickly moving through the community. […]
There are over 1000 vehicles with dual number plates and vehicles bearing number plates of older vehicles driving around the country. Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA),Godfrey Statia, made that revelation today while addressing a press briefing on Thursday afternoon. The Commissioner General noted that there are persons who would have had an older vehicle […]
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo today said that he is willing to prepare and submit another list of nominees for the post of Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) if he is asked by President David Granger to do so. Jagdeo made the comment ahead of a planned consultation between himself and President Granger at […]
The Board of Directors of the Georgetown Public Corporation (GPHC) has fired the Corporation’s acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Allan Johnson, following a series of lapses which they claim caused much embarrassment. A statement from the Board’s Chairperson, Kesaundra Alves noted that Johnson’s removal from the post takes effect from Friday June 9, 2017. She […]
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