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  • Cdn$40M cocaine bust

    By Zoisa Fraser and Oluatoyin Alleyne | Thursday, December 25, 2008 | 51 Comments


    Cops seeking local suspect
    A local suspect has been identified by the Guyana police in connection with the Cdn$40 million drug bust that was made in Ontario, Canada earlier this month, according to acting Commissioner …

  • Four-storey mall opened on Regent St

    By Zoisa Fraser | Saturday, December 13, 2008 | 68 Comments


    Four-storey mall opened on Regent St

    A new four-storey shopping complex located at the corner of Regent and Wellington streets was officially declared open on Thursday, just in time for the Christmas season.
    The new Regent Street mall.
    The multi-million dollar ‘Regent Multiplex’, …

  • Electrician battered in South Georgetown

    By Zoisa Fraser | Wednesday, December 10, 2008 | 147 Comments


    Electrician battered in South Georgetown

    – left to die in police station compound
    A 42-year-old electrician was battered to death by unknown persons between Monday night and early yesterday morning and so far police have been unable to determine the circumstances …

  • Regent Street arms find

    By Zoisa Fraser | Monday, December 8, 2008 | 13 Comments


    Regent Street arms find

    No evidence to charge -DPP
    Three months after a cache of high-powered weapons and ammunition were found in a Regent Street house, the Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has told the police that …

  • Man found murdered in bed

    By Zoisa Fraser | Thursday, December 4, 2008 | 57 Comments


    Man found murdered in bed

    -computer missing
    A 48-year-old Alexander Village resident was yesterday morning discovered dead in his bed with stab wounds to the upper body and a wound to the back of the head.
    Fiesal Ferose Ali
    Dead is …

  • Decomposing body of woman found in trench

    By Zoisa Fraser | Friday, November 28, 2008 | 42 Comments


    Decomposing body of woman found in trench

    - boyfriend held for questioning
    The semi-nude and partially decomposed body of a woman was discovered yesterday morning in a trench on Thomas Lands, outside the Malteenos Sports Club Ground.
    Dead is Creavone Thorne, 26, of Lot …

  • Shot woman to seek treatment overseas

    By Zoisa Fraser | Friday, November 21, 2008 | 27 Comments


    Shot woman to seek treatment overseas

    – says spurned boyfriend had vowed revenge
    With a bullet lodged close to her spinal cord, Sophia Pitman’s relatives said she will have to seek treatment overseas.
    Pitman, who was shot in the chest by an ex-boyfriend, …

  • Teacher takes Renaissance title

    By Zoisa Fraser | Saturday, November 8, 2008 | 3 Comments


    Teacher takes Renaissance title

    It was a clash of beautiful, intelligent and mature women at the National Cultural Centre on Saturday last, but in the end, Quacy McGowan emerged victorious with the 2008 Ms Renaissance crown and title.
    Quacy, a …