The body of a 28-year-old man was Wednesday morning discovered with a gunshot wound to his head, in Roxanne Burnham Gardens, Georgetown. The man has been identified as Roy Roland of Cemetery road. Residents in the area said from all indication it appears that the man’s body was dumped at the location by the perpetrators.
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Sugar workers continue to protest the impending closure of the Rose Hall estate
Business people, sugar workers, their union GAWU, PPP supporters and their families protested this morning the possible closure of the Rose Hall Estate. The protest was by the far the biggest statement made to get GUYSUCO and Government’s attention to the hardship the closure will create on the lives of those who depend on the […]
“My son is innocent” – mother of GDF rank charged with murder of bread vendor
Grant said her son has been a serving member of the GDF for the past four years and never had any brushes with the law. Guyana Defence Force Private Shaquille Grant was Monday (15th May) charged with the murder of Sophia bread vendor, Andre Alexander. The young man appeared in the Sparendaam Magistrates’ Court before […]
Tazim Gafoor and his race car driver son Nazim Gafoor in custody, motorbike racer, Stephen Vieira, businessman Naraine Lall wanted by CANU
The Customs Anti-narcotics Unit, CANU has issued wanted bulletins for sawmill owner Naraine Lall, motorcycle racer, Stephen Vieira and this was after businessman Tazim Gafoor was arrested by police on the West Coast of Demerara on Monday. Canu said the men will help them to complete their investigations into the multi-million-dollar cocaine bust at […]
The decision to close Rose Hall estate is wrong, says sugar workers who took to the streets
Hundreds of sugar workers and supporters on Thursday, May 11 protested the pending closure of the Rose hall Estate. General Secretary of the Guyana Agriculture and General workers Union, Seepaul Narine who joined the protest said the government should reconsider the closure of the estate, given that it has upset workers, who believe that the decision […]
Gov’t suspend installation of arch until tonight
Work on the arch at Cummings Lodge on the east coast of Demerara has being suspended until tonight. this was announced by the government who is also offering an apology for the inconvenience caused. this comes after long lines of traffic was back up along the east coast of Demerara and commuters saying the […]
Father charged with son’s murder
A Better Hope, East Bank Demerara man was today remanded to prison for the murder of his son Azeen Khan called Orlando. The man, 40-year-old Omar Khan appeared in the Sparendaam Magistrates’ Court before Magistrate Alisha George, where he was not required to plead to the capital offence. The police prosecutor told that court that […]
18-year-old mother cleared in the of her death of 2-month-old baby
Post- Mortem examination conducted on the remains of Destiny Holder, the 2-month-old infant who was found dead beside her 18-year-old mother revealed that the child died from “Sudden infant death syndrome”. This was related to family members this morning after the PM was completed. Sudden infant death syndrome is an unexplained death of a baby […]
“I just wanna see my kids,” says acid attack survivor
Seeing her boys after being severely burnt with corrosive acid by their father is what has Shondell Williamson fighting to recover. She recently arrived in the United States to embark on this journey to physical recovery and begun doctor’s consultations in Boston Massachusetts, which will then see her undergoing a number of surgeries on her […]
Family calls for inquest into the death of miner shot by a policeman last month
Relatives of Shaka Bourne, the man shot and killed by police are calling for an inquest to be done into his killing. Family members are of the opinion that an inquest will clear up all the rumors. The shooting occurred at Yarakita, North West District, Region One. Speaking from their North Ruimveldt home, the family […]