They were jointly charged with Sherwayne DeAbreu a Guyana Revenue Authority Enforcement officer and Nazim Gafoor the father of the motor racer. Under tight security, the men were brought before Magistrate Roshelle Liverpool in the Leonora Magistrates’ court this morning to answer to the drug trafficking charges. They were jointly charged with Sherwayne DeAbreu a […]
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Eccles man remanded to prison for causing the death of cricket umpire
Elton Carter was the driver of the Toyota Tacoma which collided with a mini-bus at the corners of Durban and Smyth Streets. In that incident Daniel Richmond, a cricket umpire was killed, while 15 other persons were injured. When the matter was called before Magistrate Judy Latchman today in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, Carter denied […]
Two fishermen charged with piracy murder.
Two Rose Hall Corentyne fishermen were today remanded to prison, for the piracy murder of boat captain Mahadeo Ramdial, while a third man was charged with aiding and abetting the men. The men, Khemraj Naraisan and Doodnauth were not required to plead to the indictable charge of murder, when they appeared before Chief Magistrate, Ann McLennan […]
Mother of 3 succumbs after beating by reputed husband who accused her of “giving blow”
Gomattie Ramsingh, 34 died at the Georgetown Public Hospital on Sunday, two days after she was admitted to the institution for injuries she sustained. She related to relatives in a shocking video in the hospital, how her lover beat her with a piece of iron and accused her of “giving blow” with a black man. […]
Clothes vendor dies in Camp and Middle Street accident
The man has been identified as 45-year-old, Dereck Mangal of Diamond on the East Bank of Demerara. Eyewitnesses said the accident occurred just after 7:00 Monday morning. They recalled the man was riding his motorcycle when a speeding car apparently jumped the traffic light and slammed into another car which hit Mangal and sent him […]
“The final price must make the houses accessible” Minister Patterson cautions private housing developers.
Amidst lots of buzz and excitement, the Central Housing and Planning Authority rolled out its “Housing Model Village”, at Perseverance on the East Bank Demerara. Junior Minister of communities, Valarie Patterson said when she first spoke with private contractors, it was made clear to them, that the target group includes low to middle-income earners, youths […]
House lot lottery at Housing Solutions 2017 and Beyond Exhibition
One lucky applicant has the opportunity to win a free house lot from the Central Housing and Planning Authority.
Cocaine in lumber: CANU seeks International help to retrieve data from seized DVR they believe has critical information
A Digital Video Recording device was retrieved from the home of NAZIM GAFOOR at Vreed-en- Hoop, WBD, but agents later discovered that the device’s storage was ‘wiped’ and as such, CANU says they are now seeking international assistance in retrieving the data, that may have been therein. Canu still has a wanted bulletin out for […]
Trini National Jailed for 2 years for overstaying in Guyana
Daniel Ali was before the court on charges of overstaying his time in Guyana and forging two legal documents. He told Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan he is sorry for his actions, but he was still sentenced to two years with a fine of $30,000. The sentence was handed down by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan in […]
Deeds Registrar charged with $4.5M fraud
Registrar of the Deeds registry, Azeena Baksh was on Tuesday (May 23) charged with obtaining money by false pretense. The police’s case is that between May 1st, 2014 and January 31, 2017, in Georgetown, Baksh caused or procured valuable securities in the sum of $4.5M to be delivered to her bank of Novia Scotia account […]