A DJ and a selector were Monday remanded to prison after they were charged for inciting rape committed on a 20-year-old girl at Raghoo’s Bar at Soesdyke Junction last week. The accused, Leon DeFreitas, 37, and Ryan Rajnarine, 30, appeared before Magistrate Wanda Fortune at the Friendship Magistrate’s Court. The…
DJ, selector charged and remanded for inciting rape at Soesdyke bar
A DJ and a selector were Monday remanded to prison after they were charged for inciting rape committed on a 20-year-old girl at Raghoo’s Bar at Soesdyke Junction last week. The accused, Leon DeFreitas, 37, and Ryan Rajnarine, 30, appeared before Magistrate Wanda Fortune at the Friendship Magistrate’s Court. The…
Arrest made in fatal shooting of Mocha businesswoman
Police have arrested a suspect in connection with the fatal shooting of Mocha businesswoman Desiree Hyman, who was gunned down last Friday in First Street, Mocha, East Bank Demerara. After a weekend of investigation, ranks acting on intelligence conducted an operation on Sunday, 20 July, between 18:00 and 19:30 hrs,…
Arrest made in fatal shooting of Mocha businesswoman
Police have arrested a suspect in connection with the fatal shooting of Mocha businesswoman Desiree Hyman, who was gunned down last Friday in First Street, Mocha, East Bank Demerara. After a weekend of investigation, ranks acting on intelligence conducted an operation on Sunday, 20 July, between 18:00 and 19:30 hrs,…
Ex-partner confess to shooting Linden teacher, says he discarded gun in Demerara River – Police
Hours after he was arrested, Shaka Phillips has confessed to shooting and killing Linden teacher, Jenel Phillips on Saturday night in Linden. Police Headquarters said that Phillips claimed that he threw the murder weapon, a gun, in the Demerara River. Investigators have since took Phillips at the area where he…
Linden teacher begged for her life, ex-partner had history of self-harm & meltdowns
Minutes before she was shot and killed in Linden Saturday night, Jenel Pollymore, a young mother of three, begged her ex-partner, from whom she tried to escape, to spare her life. “She started to beg. She said ‘don’t kill meh.’ He shot the first bullet to her and eventually she…
Owen shines on debut as Australia beat West Indies
Mitchell Owen made a half-century on debut as Australia clinched a three-wicket victory over West Indies in the first T20 international in Jamaica. Owen shared an 80-run stand for the fifth wicket with fellow all-rounder Cameron Green, who made 51 off 26 balls, as the tourists chased 190 with seven…
Lawyer rallies APNU’s Melanie crowd with 1970s self-help model for housing development
Attorney Vanessa Thomas on Sunday urged supporters of the opposition APNU to look to the past for inspiration on tackling the country’s housing challenges, invoking the 1970s self-help model that gave birth to communities like Melanie on the East Coast of Demerara. Thomas, who has practised law for over two…
Lawyer rallies APNU’s Melanie crowd with 1970s self-help model for housing development
Attorney Vanessa Thomas on Sunday urged supporters of the opposition APNU to look to the past for inspiration on tackling the country’s housing challenges, invoking the 1970s self-help model that gave birth to communities like Melanie on the East Coast of Demerara. Thomas, who has practised law for over two…
Lawyer rallies APNU’s Melanie crowd with 1970s self-help model for housing development
Attorney Vanessa Thomas on Sunday urged supporters of the opposition APNU to look to the past for inspiration on tackling the country’s housing challenges, invoking the 1970s self-help model that gave birth to communities like Melanie on the East Coast of Demerara. Thomas, who has practised law for over two…
