Lindo Creek trek convinces relatives that ‘Fineman Gang’ did not murder miners
By Devina Samaroo
“I am just hoping it never happened,” Onika Butts said, as she held back tears.
Butts was a part of the team led by the Commission of Inquiry (COI) that embarked on a journey on Friday (May 11, 2018) to the Lindo…
Sedition clause to clamp down on Facebook posts- Ramjattan
After two years in a Special Select Committee, the Government is moving to reintroduce and pass legislation to protect against Cyber Crime. However, concerns over freedom of expression were raised about the Sedition section of the bill.…
$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…
AFC to push Constitutional Reform, Campaign Financing legislation
Today marks three years since the coalition won the 2015 General Elections. One of its campaign promises is Constitutional reform and the Alliance For Change (AFC) believes that Constitutional Reform can be achieved over the next two years.…
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,…
LINDO CREEK MURDERS: Grief-stricken mother clings to memories of teen son
By Devina Samaroo
Nearly a decade after the gruesome death of her teenage son at a mining camp in Lindo Creek, the wounds of his grief-stricken mother, Yonette Torres, are still fresh, as are her fears of revealing relevant information…
Georgetown men caught with illegal gun, ammo
Two males were arrested by ranks of the Guyana Police Force on Wednesday evening after they were found with an unlicensed firearm and live rounds.
The police said the suspects, 32 and 21 years old of Campbellville and Thomas Street,…