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A new model initiated by the Caribbean Community (Caricom) will result in each participating country in Carifesta X1 being limited to 50 persons, the Government Information Agency said yesterday.
Magistrate Ann Mc Lennan yesterday fined 59-year-old Leon Saul, President of the Guyana Rastafarian Council $20,000 for possession of cannabis and ordered him to undergo 4 weeks community service at the Brickdam Police Station.
Shawn Smith, called “Bolo,” who is charged with the murder of a pensioner, is currently on trial before Justice James Bovell-Drakes and a jury in the High Court.
Although foreign publishers have extended a discount on the books sold to the government for its national textbook distribution exercise, Education Minister Priya Manickchand says the prices remain steep and producing books locally is being considered as an alternative.
A Sophia man, charged with killing his father-in-law, told police he did it after he was attacked by the man after a row over fried chicken This is according to murder accused Marlon Ganesh’s statement to police, which was admitted as evidence against
Attorneys for Opposition Leader David Granger have filed a notice of motion appealing acting Chief Justice Ian Chang’s decision to exclude him from the 2012 budget cut case.
Two-year-old Prity Mohammed who was severely burned in a gas explosion last month at Unity, Mahaica succumbed to her injuries on Monday evening, relatives said yesterday.
A 41-year-old auto dealer was yesterday remanded to prison after he was accused of having 30.4 grammes of cannabis in his possession.
A miner accused of dealing his estranged girlfriend several cuffs to her face was placed on $80,000 bail by Magistrate Ann McLennan yesterday.
Lethem residents are still only receiving a limited amount of power as a part to fix the community’s non-functioning generator was not installed up to yesterday.
Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque asserts that Caricom youth have said that they want a Caribbean Community in their future and want to push the boundaries beyond where they are.
The Guyana Police Force has sent correspondence to Interpol in relation to a report that a Trinidadian vessel was shot at in Guyana’s waters after its captain refused to transport drugs, Crime Chief Seelall Persaud said yesterday.
A 33-year-old vendor was yesterday placed on $10,000 bail by Magistrate Ann Mc Lennan for allegedly assaulting another man.
A woman who was allegedly found with 11 grammes of cannabis in her possession was remanded to prison after Magistrate Ann McLennan so decided yesterday.
The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) says that 18 reserve officers from the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Second Infantry Battalion were trained and certified in Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) Management.
Mason Joel Jack, who is alleged to have stolen a BlackBerry cellphone was yesterday remanded to prison when the matter was heard by Magistrate Ann McLennan in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
A 20-year-old father of one was yesterday placed on $75,000 bail for allegedly being in possession of six grammes of cannabis.
While Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has commenced an enhancement programme to improve the water services provided to residents of Bartica, the company is concerned about the high levels of water wastage in the community.
A man accused of robbing a cashier at Woodlands Hospital of $1.1 million and a BlackBerry cellphone was today remanded to prison when he appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.
A United States consular officer is being investigated for allegedly selling visas while stationed in Guyana.
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