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13-year-old Enmore boy found hanging

Police are investigating the death of a 13-year-old boy of Enmore, East Coast Demerara who was found hanging from the ceiling in his room early on Tuesday morning. Investigators believe the teen committed suicide. The discovery was made by his grandmother who expressed shock at his passing and the way he took his life. Other […]

Ossie Rodgers remanded to prison for assault of 13-year-old

Freelance Radio Broadcaster Ossie Rodgers was remanded to prison on Tuesday morning after he appeared at the Sparendaam Magistrates’ Court and was slapped with two charges stemming from accusations from a 13-year-old girl. Rodgers was charged with assault causing grievous bodily harm and threatening language. The Prosecution’s case is that he slapped and threatened the […]

Woman freed of girlfriend’s murder at Red Dragon

A Georgetown woman who was charged with the stabbing murder of her girlfriend walked out of the High Court a free woman on Monday after the jury returned a not guilty verdict on the murder charge and the judge informed the accused that she had been acquitted. The woman, Tiffney Clarke, wasted no time and […]

Enmore man charged for staging own kidnapping

A 19-year-old young man from Enmore who staged his own kidnapping was placed on $200,000 Bail on Monday after he was charged with attempt to commit a felony to wit obtaining money by false pretence.  The young man Ramraj Singh went missing last Monday. His parents received a  phone call the following day informing them […]

Rohee silent on Ramkarran’s take down of Jagdeo

General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Clement Rohee on Monday offered no comment on the stinging article written by former Speaker and former PPP Executive Member Ralph Ramkarran on the grip that former President Bharrat Jagdeo is trying to keep on the party and the Government. At a Monday morning press conference, Mr. Rohee […]

LIAT appoints new Chief Executive Officer

Regional Airline, LIAT on Monday morning announced that its Board of Directors has appointed a 35 year aviation veteran as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer. The new CEO is David Evans who is a British National who has more than 35 years of experience in senior roles within the aviation industry, according to LIAT. “Between […]

Budget strong on subsidies, weak on ideas -Ram and McRae.

The Chartered Accounting firm, Ram and McRae which is headed by Chartered Accountant and Attorney Christopher Ram has described the 2014 National Budget as “a budget strong on subsidies but weak on ideas and job-creation”. The firm would carry out annual reviews of the National Budget. This year, the company seemed unimpressed. According to Ram and […]

Elderly woman found strangled to death in Linden

Police Investigators were on Saturday called to the Amelia’s Ward, Linden home of an elderly woman who was found strangled to death. Sources close to the investigations said the woman who has been identified as 76-year-old Yvonne Adams, was found with an electrical cord wrapped around her neck. According to reports, Adams who lived alone […]

9-year-old wakes parents and get them out of burning house

A Linden family is counting their losses but thanking God for life after they managed to escape from their burning home at Determa Street at Mackenzie Linden  on Saturday morning. The entire house was gutted. The family of five managed to get out of the blaze after the 9-year-old son woke his parents just after […]

APNU not prepared to support Budget without amendments

Just one day after President Donald Ramotar said he was upbeat about the National Budget receiving the full support of the National Assembly in its current form, Opposition Leader David Granger is assuring him that there is no way A Partnership for National Unity will support the Budget estimates without amendments. At a press conference […]