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September 5, 2022

Guyana’s CAPE pass rate climbs to 93.2%

Guyana's pass rate at this year’s Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) climbed to 93.22 per cent, Chief Education Officer (CEO) Dr. Marcel Hutson said on Monday. Dr. Hutson, who is presenting preliminary results from this…

Man, 80, confessed to killing wife in 2012

Eighty-year-old Gordon Durant on Monday confessed to the gruesome killing of his wife, Joan Durant whose lifeless body was found buried in the bathroom of their Melanie North, East Coast Demerara (ECD) home in 2012. Gordon appeared…

New Amsterdam gas station robbed of $125k

The C. Mohabir and Sons gas station at New Amsterdam, Region Six, was robbed of $125,000 by two men, one of whom was armed with a handgun. The owner of the gas station son, Krishna Mohabir, told reporters that he received a call sometime…

Parika man admits to killing reputed wife

Ganesh Dhanraj called Andre on Monday, confessed to killing his 29-year-old reputed wife during a domestic altercation at their Parika Façade, East Bank Essequibo home in 2017. Dhanraj appeared before Justice Jo-Ann Barlow at the…

‘Triggerman’ admits to killing ‘Saga’

Aubrey Bobb called 'Triggerman' on Monday pleaded guilty to the murder of Godfrey Scipio called ‘Saga’ – a popular D’Urban Street, Georgetown businessman who was killed during a robbery at a Kitty hotel in 2017. Bobb appeared before…