Otisha for high court trial over 

Otis “Otisha”, Pearson,  was today committed to stand trial in the High Court. The popular transgender man was before Senior Magistrate Fabayo Azore on a rape charge. The court was told that on December 24th, 2017, at Station Street Kitty, Pearson engaged in sexual activity with a child under the age of 16. Otisha was […]

Men in involved in shootout with the Police remanded

The two men involved in the Emancipation Day shootout with the Police were today remanded to prison when they appeared before Magistrate Ann McLennan in the Georgetown Magistrates’ court. 21-year-old Jamal Jeriah, of Albert Street, Queenstown, Georgetown and 32-year-old Junior John, of  East La Penitence, Georgetown were jointly charged with Carlton Bourne who was remanded […]

Suspected murder-suicide rocks Corentyne village

Three children are now left orphaned after their father killed their mother before taking his life. Dead are 29-year-old Sabrina Lakhan and her 42-year-old reputed husband Ramesh Ramdeen both of Chesney New Housing Scheme, Corentyne.  Reports are that the woman who was granted a protection order from the Albion Magistrates’ Court accompanied by two police […]

Just in AFC to contest Local Government Poll alone.Reaffirms commitment to coalition politics at national level

Full AFC STATEMENT The Alliance For Change will contest the upcoming Local Government Elections on November 12 but not as part of the APNU+AFC Coalition. This decision was reached following the inconclusive negotiations with APNU. This applies only for LGE 2018 and does not, in any way, affect the APNU+AFC Coalition Government, nor does it, […]

Farmer shot dead in his Pomeroon home. A female helper who witnessed the murder of a Pomeroon farmer is in custody assisting the police with their investigation.

Dead is Deonarine also known as Russian, 73, a farmer of Grant Maria’s Delight, lower Pomeroon River. The police in a press release said he was shot once his left side abdomen. The incident occurred around 18:30 hrs, on Friday and was allegedly committed by a masked man who managed to escape. The entire ordeal was witnessed by a […]

Alert prison wardens avert escape bid

The two inmates who were planning to escape are slated for High Court trial on murder charges. A release from Director of Prisons Gladwin Samuels stated that officers on duty at the Lusignan Prison between August 2, 2018, and 8:30 am on August 3, 2018, were able to disrupt an escape plot by two prisoners that are committed […]