CHICAGO, March 10 (Reuters) – Actor Jussie Smollett, one-time star of the TV drama “Empire,” was sentenced in a Chicago court to 30 months’ probation and 150 days in jail on Thursday for staging a hate crime against himself. Smollett, 39, was also ordered to pay $120,000 in restitution and fined $25,000 by Cook County…
The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security, in celebration of International Women’s Day 2022, hosted a national consultation ahead of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) 2022, with over 80 persons attending. The event was held at the Guyana Women’s Leadership Institute, Cove and John, East Coast Demerara, a location substantive Minister,…
Although longtime PNC Reform member and economist Carl Greenidge is the choice of the PNC Leader to take up one of two parliamentary seats to become available later this month, sources close to Mr. Greenidge have indicated to News Source that it is unlikely that he would take up the parliamentary seat if it is…
FIVE years after 13-year-old Daveanand Sanichar was fatally chopped to his head with a cutlass, and another teen injured during a ‘wedding house’ brawl, the accused, Kevin Sahoy, was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment for the crime on Thursday. Sahoy’s sentencing was handed down by Justice Simone Morris-Ramlall at the Demerara High Court. Last month,…
By adopting smart city technology, the Guyana Police Force can provide better service and offer more protection to citizens. The technology-driven force was touted by Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and President Irfaan Ali at the Guyana Police Force’s Annual Officer’s Conference on Thursday. The conference is held annually to review and analyse its operations,…
Although longtime PNC Reform member and economist Carl Greenidge is the choice of the PNC Leader to take up one of two parliamentary seats to become available later this month, sources close to Mr. Greenidge have indicated to News Source that it is unlikely that he would take up the parliamentary seat if it is…
KURT ‘Banana’ Erskine was found guilty of manslaughter, on Thursday, by a 12-member jury, for his involvement in the 2015 robbery and fatal shooting of the owner of the Regent Multiplex Mall, Ganesh ‘Boyo’ Ramlall. After a two-hour deliberation whether Erskine was guilty of murder, the jury returned with a verdict that confirmed he was…
Nkrumah Bonner looks the part. He combines an orthodox technique with a contented strut. His sleeves are long and his collar is popped. He takes guard by removing a bail and hammering it into the ground. Classical style combined with Caribbean flair. The Jamaican James Bond. It would be wrong to describe Bonner’s exemplary hundred today,…
Although longtime PNC Reform member and economist Carl Greenidge is the choice of the PNC Leader to take up one of two parliamentary seats to become available later this month, sources close to Mr. Greenidge have indicated to News Source that it is unlikely that he would take up the parliamentary seat if it is…
SHANNON Cox, 24, was, on Thursday, sentenced to serve 17 years for his role in the 2017 fatal stabbing of 16-Year-Old Brian Charles Yearwood outside the Covent Garden Nursery School, East Bank Demerara (EBD). Last month, Cox was arraigned before Justice Simone Morris-Ramlall at the Demerara High Court. Cox pleaded guilty to the capital offence,…
