‘Fish, flesh or red herring?’ – Magistrate blocks questions on lobbying contracts in Mohamed extradition hearing

Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman repeatedly halted lines of questioning Thursday in the extradition proceedings involving U.S.-indicted businessmen Nazar Mohamed and his son Azruddin Mohamed, telling the court that the defence appeared to be engaging in a “fishing expedition” and “building castles in the sky.” The exchanges occurred during continued cross-examination…

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Sandiford and Sam victorious in Open Chess Championship qualifiers

PRESS RELEASE || Keron Sandiford, after two weekends of intense competition, won the National Open Chess Championship Qualifiers, while young Kataleya Sam took home the first-place prize in the Women’s Qualifiers. The 2026 National Open Chess Championship Qualifiers and the Diamond Fire-sponsored Women’s Chess Championship Qualifiers concluded on Sunday, March…

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Human remains found after Bee Hive fire 

Police are probing the discovery of human remains following a fire this week, which destroyed two houses at Bee Hive Village, East Coast Demerara. A release from Police Headquarters said the fire occurred sometime between 23:50hrs on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, and 01:00hrs on Thursday, March 12, 2026. The fire…

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