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May 11, 2018

$788M in legal fees cleared for border case

The US$18 million the Government received from ExxonMobil as a signing bonus is beginning to trickle into the Consolidated Fund. It was revealed today that the Government estimates to spend $788 million to pay lawyers associated with the…

Main suspect in deadly pirate attack charged

The main suspect in the deadly April 27, 2018 pirate attack appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court this morning, slapped with two charges of robbery underarms, which he allegedly committed in 2015 and 2016. Nakool Manohar, 39,…

Police recover stolen Allion car in Essequibo

The Guyana Police Force on Thursday recovered a Toyota Allion motorcar at Airy Hall, Essequibo Coast. A brief police statement noted that the car was stolen from its owner Anthony Pickett of Pineapple Street, East Ruimveldt on March 14…

CCJ frees two accused in Lusignan Massacre

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Friday restored the 2013 acquittals of James Hyles and Mark Williams, men who were charged with 11 counts of murder in the case of the Lusignan massacre. The massacre occurred on January 26, 2008,…

Body of fisherman washes up on No.63 Beach

The badly decomposed body of a male was discovered at 12:30hrs yesterday on the No. 63 Beach. According to the police, the body was clad in a blue ¾ trousers and bore a tattoo on the left chest. Based on the description and tattoo,…