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Commander for A’ Division, Assistant Police Commissioner Marlon Chapman has launched an investigation into reports of some 911 emergency calls going unanswered. The probe has been triggered by yet another complaint about repeated calls to the emergency line going unanswered. The latest complaint came from prominent Public Relations and Media Consultant Alex Graham, who complained […]
Convicted Guyanese drug lord, Shaheed Roger Khan, is scheduled to be released from a US prison in July of this year, on the completion of his 10 year jail sentence for narco trafficking and conspiracy. Khan was slapped with the prison sentence after he opted to take a plea deal rather than face a trial. […]
PPP Member of Parliament, Joseph Hamilton, has confirmed that he is the local representative of a company from Suriname that was granted a number of contracts by the Central Housing and Planning Authority to build government housing in Guyana. According to Hamilton, as the representative of the company, he was involved in all the dealings […]
In the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court today, 25-year-old Revelana Smith was charged and remanded to jail on an attempted murder charge. It is alleged that on the 26th March at Pike Street Kitty, the accused attacked the new girlfriend of her ex-lover. She reportedly became aware that the new girlfriend, Ranetta Bharrat, who is also a […]
A 59-year-old farmer from Port Kaituma was today remanded to jail after being charged for the rape of a 9-year-old girl. The man, Clarence Marques, arrived at the Courthouse with a smile on his face, but that became a frown as he was handcuffed and taken before the Court to face the serious charge. He […]
The Presidential Candidate for the People’s Progressive Party, Irfaan Ali, today declared that he is an “honest candidate” and all of his qualifications are authentic and could be verified. Since being elected to the position of Presidential Candidate by his party, questions have swirled about the academic qualifications for the former Housing Minister under the […]
The new US Ambassador to Guyana, Sarah-Ann Lynch, has been meeting with Government, Opposition and other stakeholders about the political situation in the country. Appearing on the Jumpstart Morning show today, the Ambassador said she is encouraged by the plan of the stakeholders to respect the ruling that will be made by the Caribbean Court […]
Several sections and wards of the Georgetown Hospital were left in the dark this morning following an internal electricity supply problem. The problem was triggered by the failure of a power breaker in the main power control room at the Georgetown Hospital. Because of the nature of the problem and the seriousness, the generator system […]
Low cost US airline, Jet Blue, has approved a plan to begin scheduled service to Guyana. Airline staff members were today informed about the decision by the company’s Chief Executive Officer. According to reports, the airline intends to have dedicated aircraft for the Guyana service when it begins. The service is likely to be launched […]
Almost 10 years after the gruesome murder of fuel dealer Ramzan Alli, his widow has been charged and remanded to jail for the murder. The woman, Miliami Alli, appeared before the Chief Magistrate today and was not required to enter a plea to the indictable murder charge. She is accused of murdering her husband, while […]
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