The Ministry of Public Infrastructure is advising the general public to take all necessary precautions during the spring tides which began yesterday and will run until April 22. In a statement, the Ministry said the predicted tide indicates above normal levels for the impending period. The Sea and River Defence Department believes a number of…
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Valencia Carmichael, a 37-year-old woman of Heatburn Village, East Bank Berbice (EBB) was sentenced to two years imprisonment Friday by Magistrate Peter Hugh for the possession of 484 grams (1.1lbs) of narcotics. Police Headquarters said she appeared at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court and pleaded guilty to the charge shortly after she and ten others…
After complaining that the International Court of Justice did not have jurisdiction to hear the border case filed by Guyana, the Government of Venezuela continues to not recognise the Court. In a statement today, the Foreign Affairs Ministry announced that it has asked the Court to move ahead with oral hearings at the earliest possible…
…US$723,000 being spent to improve analytical capacity …six more police stations to undergo massive rehabilitation under Citizen Security programme APPROXIMATELY US$1.2M has been earmarked, through the Citizen Security Strengthening Programme (CSSP), to rehabilitate six more police stations across the country, while well over US$723,000 is being expended to address the deficiencies within the Guyana Forensic
American Airlines on Thursday announced that it will begin daily direct flights from New York’s JFK airport to Guyana from December 18. “This route will be an important addition for our customers with cultural, business, or economic ties between Guyana and New York, and we look forward to offering Guyanese visitors air service to the…
Proceedings in the Fort Wellington Magistrates’ Court came to halt today when the woman accused of murdering her own mother, collapsed in the Courthouse. 42-year-old Camilia Jameer appeared dazed as she appeared before the Magistrate and was charged with the murder of her 69-year-old mother, Rookmin Jameer. Just after the charge was read, the accused…
The body of a 63-year-old man, who reportedly fell into a waterway at a mining camp at Mahdia in the Potaro-Siparuni ,was fished out of the water on Wednesday morning. Dead is Matthew Joseph. Relatives believe the man went to check on his dredge operation at “Water Dog” area, sometime late on Tuesday night, when
Eddie Williams, a 21-year-old Baramita, North West District resident, who allegedly went on a chopping spree in his village was on Tuesday slapped with four attempted murder charges. Williams appeared in court Tuesday before Chief Magistrate (ag) Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus and was not required to plea to the charges. Police Prosecutor Shellon Daniels told the court…
21-year-old Baramita resident, Eddie Williams, found himself in Court today, facing four charges of attempted murder, after he allegedly chopped four persons in the North West community. The young man, who it is believed went bezerk over a 4 day period, is accused of slashing Selicia Jacobs, Devon Scott, Rawle Campbell and Bergil Thomas with…
