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A-29-year-old North Ruimveldt resident was sentenced to 23 years in jail today after admitting to the execution-style killing of Festival City resident Christopher Wharton. In Court today, the accused Rickford Jones called Junie appeared before Justice Sandel Kissoon and entered a guilty plea to the lesser count of manslaughter. He admitted to the unlawful killing […]
As Guyana begins the celebration of its 50th Republic anniversary, the “Golden Jubilee Youth Village” opened this morning at Durban Park. The event will run until Saturday evening and has brought together non-governmental organizations, youth groups, and government agencies showcasing the work of Guyanese youth. Youth entrepreneurs are also showcasing their products and services at […]
A marriage of 27 years came to a deadly end late last night when a Cane Grove man stabbed his wife to death and later attempted to take his own life. 44-year-old mother of six, Somattie Keosoram died from multiple stab wounds to the body and a slash to the neck. Her husband, Terrence Jackson […]
Three men who were charged last year with the smuggling of foreign chicken have been found guilty of the crime and ordered to pay $5.7 million to the Guyana Revenue Authority or face one year in prison. The Magistrate at the Sparendaam Court handed down the decision yesterday and gave the convicts one week to […]
The 15-year-old schoolgirl who was stabbed to the lower back during an after-school fight in Linden is resting comfortably after undergoing more than three hours of surgeries at the Linden Hospital. According to sources at the Linden Hospital, the young girl has suffered a broken rib, a puncture to the left lobe of the lungs […]
A driver who operated his mini-bus with the passenger door open and allowed his student passengers to jump from the moving bus, will be spending the next six months in jail. The driver, Omkar Rambharose appeared in Court on Wednesday and was charged with dangerous driving, failure to ensure the safety of passengers and breach […]
A 15-year-old female student of the Linden Foundation Secondary School is a patient of the Linden Hospital tonight nursing a stab wound to her lower back. The teenage girl and another girl were involved in an afternoon fight after they left school. It was during the roadside brawl that a third girl attacked and stabbed […]
Leader of the Opposition and PPP General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo today said he is still not satisfied with the work of the Guyana Elections Commission ahead of the upcoming elections in March. At a press conference this afternoon, Mr. Jagdeo said the moves by GECOM to make corrections to the Revised Voters List appears suspicious. […]
The Liberty and Justice Party (LJP) has branded as “fake news,” recent statements from GECOM Commissioners that its presidential candidate, Lenox Shuman has been barred from running in the upcoming general and regional elections because of his dual citizenship status. Shuman is a Guyanese-Canadian who has since confirmed that he has filed to relinquish his […]
In a strongly-worded statement this afternoon, The Guyana Elections Commission said it is perturbed by recent attempts to discredit its work. GECOM said it is cognizant of the efforts by some whose “sole intention is to disenfranchise thousands of eligible electors who participated in the house-to-house registration exercise. This will not happen”. The Opposition Leader […]
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