Months after the allegations were made in the press and reported to the Police, Bishop Joseph Persaud was hauled before the court on Tuesday and slapped with a rape charge. Bishop Persaud of First Street, Diamond, East Bank Demerara appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan where the matter was heard in camera. Persaud runs a […]
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Bandits break into tomb, steal 6-year-old’s jewellery and purse with cash
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House gutted another scorched in Durban Street Fire
Firefighters left no stone unturned in their desperate effort to put out the blaze after a Durban Street building caught fire this morning. Residents said no one was at home at the time when the fire alarm was raised and the building was quickly engulfed. Lennox Smith is the owner of the building and he […]
Bar manager’s death: Family not buying suicide claims, wants police probe
Natasha Bernard the mother of Tevin Parris was in pain when she arrived at his family’s Garnette Street home to the news of his death. The discovery was made by his uncle David Parris around 7:40 a.m Monday morning. He said his nephew was found dead with a pistol in his hand. Parris said his […]
Hire car driver busted with over 13,000 grams of cannabis
A 23-year-old hire car driver of East Canje, Berbice was on Saturday (January 06) arrested at Weldaad Back Street, West Coast Berbice after the vehicle he was driving was found with thirteen thousand eight hundred grams of compressed cannabis. A party of police commanded by an Assistant Superintendent were conducting a routine stop and search operation in […]
15-Y-O runs away from home; family pleads for public’s help to locate her
A Corentyne Berbice family is in distress after a young member of their family, 15-year-old Rhonda Sealey vanished from their home. Her parents told this news outlet that they retired to bed one night and woke the next morning to see that all her belongings were missing and she was nowhere to be found. Her […]
Latest oil find is largest single find offshore
The Department of Public Information (DPI) in a media release stated that more than 230 feet of the high-quality oil-bearing reservoir has been discovered at the Ranger-1 well in the Stabroek block. This latest discovery represents the largest single find to date and adds to the quantities which have been confirmed in the five previous […]
Foreign nationals detained at city hotel
Several foreign nationals were detained by police following a raid at Diamond Hotel and Bar in George Street Friday morning. The police operation ended just around 10:30 this morning with several young men also detained. A number of items were removed from the hotel along with suitcases of what appeared to be clothing. This news site understands that the […]
Fisherman murders drinking partner
The Police in a report said that the two men were imbibing when an argument ensued. During the altercation, the victim allegedly injured the suspect with a knife, the suspect retaliated by physically assaulting the victim who subsequently died. The victim has been identified as Sahadeo Sankar, 40 years, of no fixed place of abode, […]