Grove man sentenced to five years for gun, cannabis possession
A young man was yesterday sentenced to a total of five years in jail, after he pleaded guilty to firearm and narcotics possession charges.
A young man was yesterday sentenced to a total of five years in jail, after he pleaded guilty to firearm and narcotics possession charges.
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, (Reuters) – The United States yesterday unveiled enhanced security measures for flights to the country designed to prevent expanding an in-cabin ban on laptops, but an airline trade group said the changes might cause more disruptions.
A miner was yesterday granted bail by the Chief Magistrate, after being accused of stealing 19 pennyweight of raw gold.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The Trump administration will require visa applicants from six predominantly Muslim countries and all refugees to have a close family or business tie to the United States, the Associated Press reported late yesterday.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Attacking right-hander Sunil Ambris says he is not taking his call-up to the West Indies side for granted and will be looking to prove his worth in the five-match series against India.
(Trinidad Express) Former police prosecutor Harry Ramlochan, who raped a 17-year-old child at the San Fernando police station when she went there to make a report, has been sentenced to 17 years in prison with hard labour.
The Guyana Sugar Corporation says that over the past six months the World Market price for sugar has fallen significantly with a range of US$ 250 – 275 per tonne which is around US12.5 cents per pound (c/lb).
Parmanand Sookdeo, the former policeman who was charged with breaking into a house earlier this year, had the charge dismissed after the prosecution failed to prove its case.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The top U.S. Senate Republican struggled yesterday to salvage major healthcare legislation sought by President Donald Trump, meeting privately with a parade of skeptical senators as critics within the party urged substantial changes.
(Trinidad Express) A Malabar mother arrived home yesterday afternoon in anguish after learning that her son and his sitter had been murdered.
AMSTERDAM, (Reuters) – A joint venture between Royal Dutch Shell and Exxon Mobil said yesterday it would appeal against a Dutch government plan to lower a production cap at the Groningen natural gas field by a further 10 percent.
An 18-month sentence was yesterday handed down to a man, who admitted to stealing over $200,000 in items.
SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Brazilian authorities have suspended the issuance of passports indefinitely due to a lack of funding, as the federal government grapples with a budget crunch and political infighting over control of the coffers.
Three persons are in police custody in connection with the murder of eight-year-old Isaiah Smartt, whose lifeless body was pulled out of a trench in Sophia last week, Commander of ‘A’ Division Marlon Chapman said.
(Trinidad Express) Another Chinese national has been shot and killed. Yang Zeng, the owner of N&N Mini Mart, was shot by men who entered her business place demanding money on Tuesday night.
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Protests were held in cities across India yesterday against a wave of attacks on Muslims by mobs that accuse them of killing cows or eating beef.
(Trinidad Express) Two criminal suspects were shot and killed by police in Caroni yesterday.
A 70-member delegation has been chosen to represent Guyana at Carifesta XIII from August 17-27, 2017 in Barbados.
The man who died earlier this week after he was beaten by three persons including a woman on the Third Avenue Beach, Bartica has been positively identified as Kumar Persaud, a resident of Canal #1, West Bank Demerara.
The Guyana Sugar Corporation says that over the past six months the World Market price for sugar has fallen significantly with a range of US$ 250 – 275 per tonne which is around US12.5 cents per pound (c/lb).
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