“Cobra”back in court on Monday as retrial starts

Tyrone Rowe, called ‘Cobra’, who was convicted and sentenced to 78 years in prison by Justice Navindra Singh for a murder he committed in 2010 will reappear in court on Monday. This was after the Appeal Court overturned his conviction and sentencing. The once notorious criminal appeared before Justice Sandil Kissoon in the High Court […]

Prisons service giving rewards 

Even as more illegal items keep finding their way into the prison system, the Guyana Prison Service is now giving incentives to its prison wardens to help curb the illegal trade. Director of Prisons, Gladwin Samuels in a release said Officers are being encouraged to help in this fight and for all those officers who […]

Shop owner remanded on drug trafficking charge, placed on $200,000 dollars bail after he allegedly offered a Police Sergeant a $150,000 dollar bribe to drop the charge

A 27-year-old Albouystown resident was today hauled before the Georgetown magistrates’ court where he was slapped with two charges.  Christopher Gonsalves, a shop owner of lot 291 Independence Boulevard, Albouystown, appeared before Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court and was charged with possession of 530 grams of Cannabis for the purpose of […]