Caregiver accused of stealing almost $2M from employer
A caregiver was granted her release on $250,000 bail yesterday after being accused of stealing almost $2 million in cash and valuables from her employer.
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A caregiver was granted her release on $250,000 bail yesterday after being accused of stealing almost $2 million in cash and valuables from her employer.
Although the city council made a decision two weeks ago to close a section of Sussex Street due to its deplorable state, no action has been taken as yet.
Grove construction worker Travis Garrett, who was accused of chopping his neighbour with a cutlass, yesterday had the attempted murder charge against him dismissed after his victim accepted compensation.
The Paruima Primary School in the Upper Mazaruni was commissioned over the weekend, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).
The pregnant woman who was accused of dousing a People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) supporter with dirty water during a protest, yesterday had the charge against her dismissed.
A man hired as a security guard for a Regent Street store found himself before a city court yesterday charged with stealing 12 dresses from the business.
After admitting to breaking his neighbour’s nose and damaging his glasses, a man has been given a chance to avoid prison if he can pay over a total of $60,000 in compensation by today.
Akeem Sinclair, who is accused of stealing a woman’s gold chain, was denied his pre-trial liberty on Friday after a city magistrate was told that there is a robbery charge still pending against him.
SARA has interviewed several “major players” in its ongoing probe of the awards of oil blocks near to Exxon-Mobil’s Stabroek Block.
The draft schedule of timelines presented by the Secretariat of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) includes a 55-day gap between Nomination Day and Elections Day, according to a source.
Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson says he is only willing to meet the management of BBCI if it is to discuss maintenance and repairs.
Seven-year-old Shaniya Persaud yesterday succumbed to the injuries she sustained after being burnt in a fire that gutted her Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara home.
The State Assets Recovery Agency (SARA) will investigate the sale of two Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) transmission towers to Bobby Vieira’s Multicultural Communications Inc for $2.1 million when GuySuCo officials have said that they are worth at least $10 million each.
Over the past year, 3,000 infants were screened for sickle cell anaemia and congenital hypothyroidism in a pilot project at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).
An assessment of roads and bridges in the South Rupununi by the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) in Region Nine, which was reportedly delayed by the torrential rains, is expected to commence this week.
According to Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo his party will be unveiling its manifesto in phases.
A team of surgical specialists from the Georgetown Public Hospital, the Minis-try of Public Health and other health facilities in Regions 2, 6 and 10, conducted a two-day outreach at the Mabaruma Regional Hospital during which 27 surgeries were done.
Trinidadian conglomerate Massy will on Wednesday open one of its largest stores in the Caribbean at Turkeyen, East Coast Demerara.
Residents of Speightland in Mackenzie, Linden yesterday received a one- year permit to utilise a plot of land near the waterfront.
Over two years after being accidentally shot during a shootout between police and alleged bandits, an Agricola woman is still awaiting compensation from the Guyana Police Force.
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