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The driver involved in that fatal Kuru Kururu Public Road, Soesdyke/Linden Highway accident was today slapped with a causing death by dangerous driving charge. The 36-year-old man, Sadat Newark, appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman and pleaded not guilty to the charge. He was released on $1.5M bail. It is alleged that back in February this […]

It was revealed in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court this morning that former Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Captain Orwain Sandy is mentally fit to stand trial for the murder of his girlfriend, Reona Payne.  The report was handed over to the court this morning by Police Prosecutor Shaw Gonsalves.  The evaluation was done by local psychiatrist […]

The Guyana Police Force is mourning the loss of one of its members who was killed in an early morning accident at Loo Creek, Soesdyke/Linden Highway.  Dead is Teon Hope, a Corporal in the Guyana Police Force. There are reports that Hope was a passenger in the vehicle which reportedly collided with an 18 wheeler […]

The suspect, Anthony Carmichael, called ‘Strongly’ appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan and denied the charge. It is alleged on April 16th within the vicinity of  Royal Castle Restaurant on Sheriff Street, Carmicheal had 72.008 kilograms of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking. This happened following a  sting operation conducted by ranks of the Customs […]

The indictable charge of attempted murder was today read to Calvin George of Grove East Bank Demerara, when he appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan. The court was told that the 19-year-old on April 11th  at Kainville, EBD wounded Orwin Peters with intent to commit murder. Police Prosecutor Gordon Mansfield […]

The victim was identified as 29 yr. old Daniel Nandlall, of Better Hope, East Coast Demerara. Nandlall was shot while he was in front of his yard, by bandits who pounced on him. He died while receiving treatment at the Georgetown Public Hospital. His cousin, Alisha Douglas said while they were sitting in the yard, […]

A pensioner was today released on $100,000 bail for attempting to commit a felony. The man, Clifford Rodney, 66 years old of Savannah Park, News Amsterdam appeared before Magistrate Leron Daly in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court where the charge of attempting to commit a felony was read to him. The court was told that Rodney […]

Already serving lengthy jail sentences, two prisoners are likely to have more time added to that which they were initially sentenced to. Today, two inmates of the Mazaruni Prison appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, where they were both charged with collecting monies under false pretense while pretending to be […]