MARAD says no hike in water taxis fares
The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) yesterday said that there is no hike in the fare on water taxis plying the Georgetown to Vreed-en-Hoop route.
The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) yesterday said that there is no hike in the fare on water taxis plying the Georgetown to Vreed-en-Hoop route.
Three men yesterday walked out of the High Court in Berbice as free men after they were found not guilty of the murder of a 24-year-old farmer from Crabwood Creek, Upper Corentyne in July 2017.
Ryan Guyandat was on Tuesday acquitted on a charge of causing a man to rape another man; but faces a retrial in relation to another count of the offence, which accuses him of raping the complainant.
The three GECOM employees who on Tuesday declined to testify before the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the March 2nd 2020 general elections have together filed a $150 million suit against the State, which they have accused of breaching their constitutional right to a fair hearing and against self-incrimination.
Residents in Suddie Housing Scheme in Region Two found themselves bailing out water from their premises after the area experienced two hours of heavy rainfall yesterday morning with some relating that their houses were in several inches of water.
The Guyana Court of Appeal has reduced to 22 years, the 70-year sentence which had been imposed upon Rajesh Guyadeen, who had been convicted of the 2003 murder of Nandram Manohar.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil runs the risk of losing control over its vast Amazon rainforest region to organized crime and traffickers who use the lawless region to smuggle drugs, a Supreme Court judge warned yesterday.
Shaquille Charles, a 27-year-old unemployed man of 7th Avenue, Bartica, appeared at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court around 09:00 hrs yesterday before Magistrate Crystal Lambert to answer to a ganja possession charge.
The Guyana Court of Appeal has set February 8th, 2023 at 9:30 am for hearing of an appeal of the dismissal of the second petition challenging the results of the March 2nd, 2020 General and Regional elections.
RIYADH, (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping began a visit to Saudi Arabia yesterday that Beijing said marked its biggest diplomatic initiative in the Arab world, as Riyadh expands global alliances beyond a long-standing partnership with the West.
Michelle Miller, another GECOM employee who is currently facing elections-related charges yesterday opted not to give evidence at the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the March 2020 elections to avoid self-incrimination.
LIMA, (Reuters) – Peru swore in a new president yesterday after a day of political drama that saw leftist leader Pedro Castillo arrested after his ousting from office in an impeachment trial following his last-ditch bid to cling to power by dissolving Congress.
LONDON/KYIV, (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has acknowledged that his army could be fighting in Ukraine for a long time, but for now there will be no second call-up of soldiers.
GUATEMALA CITY, (Reuters) – A Guatemalan court yesterday sentenced both former President Otto Perez and his vice president, Roxana Baldetti, to 16 years in prison each in a graft case years after explosive corruption revelations forced the two out of office early and into prison.
The Ministry of Health yesterday reported that 21 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded after 337 tests were conducted.
(Trinidad Express) A taxi driver who was described as kind and respectful to his passengers was hijacked and shot dead on Tuesday night by killers in his taxi.
LIMA, (Reuters) – Peru’s Congress swore in a new president today in a day of sweeping political drama that saw the former leader, Pedro Castillo, ousted in an impeachment trial hours after he attempted a last-ditch bid to stay in power by trying to dissolve Congress.
Police in Regional Division #7 are investigating the murder of 32-year-old Raphael Cadogan, a mechanic from Tucville, Georgetown, and the attempted murder of his 25-year-old brother, Clive Anthony Cadogan, a welder from Lot 171 Middle Street, Silvertown, Linden.
A man accused of murdering his wife last Friday at Hillfoot, Soesdyke-Linden Highway was yesteday remanded to prison.
DUBAI, (Reuters) – A sister of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has condemned his crackdown on nationwide protests and called on the widely-feared Revolutionary Guards to lay down their weapons, according to a letter published by her France-based son.
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