Mohan Sookdeo who had stabbed his son Satesh to death at Foulis with a louvre pane after he intervened in an altercation between his parents, was yesterday morning sentenced to 20 years behind bars by Justice Sandil Kissoon.
Dennis Marks, who was on trial for the 2016 murder of Police Sergeant Leonard La Rose, will spend the remainder of his life behind bars after a jury returned a unanimous verdict of guilty after hours of deliberation yesterday.
Shareef Bacchus who had killed fellow fisherman, Chinese national Chan Wen Wong back in 2017 was yesterday sentenced to 18 years behind bars after pleading guilty to the lesser offence of manslaughter.
PPP/C candidate Gail Teixeira on Sunday labelled government’s claim that it expelled Russians from Guyana on the belief that they were here to interfere in the electoral process at the behest of the opposition as “ludicrous and comical,” while saying that Guyana is descending into a police state.
Marine traffic has been halted after a 45-year-old man lost control of his vehicle and ran off the Demerara Harbour Bridge resulting in damage to the bridge’s hydraulic cabin.
The police are seeking the assistance of the public to locate a 25-year-old man who is wanted in connection with the murder of Buxton labourer, Daniel Akeem Amore.
Dressed in traditional Indigenous attire, Presidential Candidate of the Liberty and Justice Party Lenox Shuman yesterday entered the High Court to listen to proceedings on the suit filed by the PPP, which seeks to have the verification process for the Region Four vote completed.
Almost a dozen speedboats working the Vreed-en-Hoop/ Georgetown route were yesterday stuck for long periods on the Demerara River due to the morning’s low tide causing many persons to be late for work and other appointments.
The police yesterday said that Daniel Mc Lennon is wanted by the police for questioning in relation to the murder of Lomenzo Johnny between 2020/02/26 & 2020/02/27 at Port Mourant, Corentyne, Berbice.
The erection of security barriers around the Guyana Elections Commission’s (GECOM) Office of the Returning Officer for Region Four at High and Hadfield streets, Georgetown, has resulted in businesses in the vicinity being unable to operate as normal.
One of the men who allegedly shot and robbed a North Road resident at the Blue Martini bar last month was charged yesterday with armed robbery and remanded to prison.
As post-election tensions here continue, CARICOM Chairperson and Barbadian Prime Minister Mia Mottley will tomorrow lead a delegation of regional heads here PPP/C General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo today confirmed.
Chief Justice Roxanne George today hears the case which seeks full verification of the results of Region Four in the General and Regional Elections held on March 2.