Suspect in KN grenade lobbing had left army – source
Shemar Wilson, a suspect in the lobbing of a grenade outside the Kaieteur News office earlier this month, was not a member of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) at the time of the incident.
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Shemar Wilson, a suspect in the lobbing of a grenade outside the Kaieteur News office earlier this month, was not a member of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) at the time of the incident.
A young couple was yesterday remanded to prison after being charged in relation to last week’s drug bust at the Ogle airport where a mother of two was caught attempting to smuggle cocaine to Barbados.
A High Court judge has been singled out in the Prison Commission of Inquiry (CoI) report for the lengthy sentences he has been handing down to persons convicted of murder in recent years.
The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has called for the parking meter project to be “scrapped forthwith,” even as the Mayor of Georgetown Patricia Chase-Green announced plans to go ahead.
The much anticipated People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Congress has been set for December 16, 17 and 18 at the Cotton Field Secondary School on the Essequibo Coast.
Juliano Seunarine, the driver charged with causing the death of Christobel Hughes by driving in a dangerous manner while drunk was yesterday jailed for four years.
British High Commissioner Greg Quinn has called for more support and assistance for abused women and children here even as he urged the country’s citizenry to speak out when they become aware of such acts.
Hansel Andre Lewis, alias ‘Smiley,’ of John Lewis Street, Angoy’s Avenue in New Amsterdam, Berbice, was found guilty yesterday of attempted murder over the wounding of Chris Burrowes, called ‘Boonee’, during the early hours of New Year’s Day 2013.
– 16 around country for rehab Residents of Diamond, East Bank Demerara, and surrounding areas can now feel a slight relief as the well, that has been giving problems, has been temporarily fixed and CEO of GWI Richard Van West-Charles said that by the end of the year the area should be equipped with another well.
A youth who stole two passports and other items from a woman in the city last year, was yesterday jailed for four years after being found guilty of the crime.
Elated that his years of contribution to the arts in Guyana have resulted in national recognition, illustrator and graphic artist Barrington Braithwaite is continuing to press for proper legislation for the industry so that artists can benefit.
A woman and a man are currently in custody as police investigate the suspected molestation of a three-year-old girl in Berbice.
A taxi driver was yesterday placed on $300,000 bail by a city court after he pleaded not guilty to causing the death of Coverden resident Ann Mohammed by dangerous driving in January.
The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has promised to continue engaging its Member of Parliament (MP) Nigel Dharamlall over threats he allegedly made against a man who was communicating with his ex-wife.
Months after Corentyne businesswoman Su Di Wong was shot and killed after gunman invaded her home, three persons including two remanded prisoners have been questioned and the case file is expected to be sent for legal advice soon.
The 15-year-old boy who was shot in his head on Sunday has been transferred to ICU and is recovering.
Kadesiya Adams, 21, is wanted by the police for questioning in relation to ‘embezzlement committed at Singer Guyana Inc.’
A Mon Repos woman was granted $30,000 bail after she denied that she conned a friend out of $150,000, which had been given to her to deliver to the friend’s mother.
A 33-year-old man was yesterday remanded to prison after denying a charge that he had over four pounds of marijuana in his shop at Kwakwani.
More than four months after the fatal shooting of Rose Hall resident Caitanya Kishundyal, a woman has been charged with perverting the course of justice after she allegedly provided the police with a false statement in relation to the murder.
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