October 2017

Justice Gino Persaud Tuesday afternoon struck out the orders made on September 28, 2017, which sought to prevent the Director of Public Prosecutions, the Chief Magistrate and the Commissioner of Police from continuing the charge of murder…

Sikandar Raza cut through West Indies to register his first five-wicket haul in professional cricket, but Jason Holder and Shane Dowrich combined to put on an unbroken 144-run eighth-wicket stand to give the visitors a 48-run first innings…

Thirty – three – year - old Sawak Maraj, a Trinidadian national, who allegedly staged his own kidnapping in Guyana and demanded US$700,000 in ransom from his family was remanded to prison on Tuesday, October 31, 2017. Maraj, who claims…

A 27-year-old Truck Driver was on Tuesday, October 31 charged with the fatal accident which claimed the lives of two brothers, 28-year-old Jonnel and Phillip Armstrong, 25, on the Friendship Public Road, East Bank Demerara in 2016.…

Police Monday evening caught two gunmen in 6th Avenue, Diamond, East Bank Demerara as they attempted to hijack a taxi. They had in their possession a handgun and live rounds when caught. The same men were reportedly held two weeks ago by…

Four of the world’s leading financial services firms have put in bids to evaluate the assets of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) as the government looks to diversify the troubled industry and keep jobs. The government has set up a…

A 19-year-old male is receiving medical attention at the Georgetown Public Hospital for a gunshot wound he sustained on the right hand after he was shot by the police on Monday, October 30, 2017. A police report noted that the teenager…

By Avenash Ramzan A large, colourful and vibrant crowd couldn’t ask for a better Sunday evening as Enmore Community Centre Cricket Club (ECCCC) produced a clinical bowling effort to stun Strathavon in the final of the club’s anniversary…

Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Frank Thompson, who was recorded verbally abusing a junior rank, was on Monday found guilty of the offence and fined $15,000 or seven days imprisonment by Magistrate Fabayo Azore. Thompson, after…

By Leroy Smith The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) has arrested a broker in connection with the discovery of over 147 pounds of cocaine, which was found in several containers of white rice, destined for Belgium. Andre Poonai, the…