Four Colombians and two Guyanese were today January 10, remanded to prison for aiding in trafficking of cocaine when they appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann Mclennan in the Georgetown Magistrates’ court. It is reported that between September 1, 2017, and January 2, 2018, at Gran Woodland Pomeroon, the men aided Gavin Adam to traffick 11.410 […]
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Pastor charged with rape of church member
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 […]
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 […]
NCN’s CEO resigns
There are more changes taking place at the National Communications Network (NCN) and this online news site understands that Chief Executive Officer, Lennox Cornette was asked to resign from his position. He agreed and submitted his letter on Wednesday(December 27). There are reports that Cornette’s resignation takes effect from January 15, 2018. He was appointed by the […]
JUST IN: Motorist critical following hit and run
Police are probing a hit and run accident that left a motorcyclist in a critical state at the Georgetown Public Hospital. The accident occurred at the corners of Middle and Carmichael Streets minutes ago. The cyclist has been identified as Troy Ridley. An Investigation is in progress. We will bring you more details as it […]