Dear Editor, TODAY, I read with great interest in a section of the media that the city’s Chambers of Commerce head says SARA probe of oil blocks is a waste of time. This probe and that of Pradoville and others is merely an attempt to say that justice is properly served. As the inheritors of
A 46-year-old shopkeeper was on Tuesday remanded to prison by Chief Magistrate (ag) Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus for the murder of Mark Jacobus whom he allegedly chopped to death on May 31. Troy Wharton called ‘Strongy’ was not required to plea to the capital offence which alleged that on May 31, 2019, at Kuribrong, Region Eight, he…
28-year-old Junior Henry will be spending the next 25 years in jail after being found guilty of murder. Justice James Bovell-Drakes handed down the sentence today, two weeks after a 12-member jury returned a guilty verdict in the 2013 murder case. Although the man claimed that he acted in self defence when he shot and…
After a year on trial, two men were on Monday, June 3,2019, sentenced to serve four years in jail along with a fine of $25M each, for the trafficking of over 20 pounds of cocaine in frozen fish at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) cargo area. Amir Ally, a 31-year-old businessman of Goed Fortuin,
Even in the face of terrifying attacks by armed bandits across the country and a damning travel advisory by the U.S Government against travel to the country because of crime, Police Commissioner Leslie James on Monday afternoon insisted there was no upsurge in crime. What if citizens take his statement as a joke? James would…
A 7-year-old child died gruesomely in an accident on the East Bank road yesterday afternoon after being pinned to the median by a sand truck that was heading to the city. The child was identified as Ciara Benjamin. The impact of the crash separated the young girl’s body and it took hours for the truck…
…on mission to eradicate homelessness across country PRESIDENT David Granger has once again expressed confidence in winning the next general elections, telling residents on the East Bank of Demerara, on Friday, that he is on a mission to eradicate homelessness and that this will be done before he leaves office. “I would like to leave
Bangladesh stunned South Africa to start their World Cup campaign with a fine 21-run victory at The Oval. Batting first, Bangladesh made 331-6 – their highest one-day total – with Mushfiqur Rahim scoring 78 and Shakib Al Hasan 75 in front of a passionate crowd strongly in their favour. The pair put on 142 for…
Magistrate Leron Daly today sentenced 26-year-old Laing Avenue resident, Joshua Joseph, to a total of eleven years in jail for three cases of armed robbery and one case of illegal gun possession. However, the sentences will run concurrently, so he is only likely to spend three years behind bars. The man was accused of the…
A 27-year-old miner succumbed to chop wounds he sustained during an altercation at Kurubrung Backdam in the Potaro-Siparuni region last evening. Dead is Mark Jacobus, who hails from the Aranaputa Valley, North Rupununi. While details are sketchy, the man’s relatives reported that he was stabbed and chopped about his body, including to his head and
