Guyana News

Thirty-one-year-old Quincy Letlow, of Lot 13 West Ruimveldt, Georgetown, appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on May 17, before Chief Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus where he pleaded not guilty to assaulting a police officer with intent to prevent lawful apprehension after being identified as a suspect in a robbery.

Twenty-nine-year-old Kester Gilkes, a taxi driver of Lot 227 Blue Berry Hill, Linden, appeared yesterday at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Crystal Lambert to answer to the charge of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.

Michael Embrack, a 38-year-old man of East Canje, Berbice yesterday pleaded guilty to trafficking in narcotics and was jailed for a year. 

Fazaad Ali appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly to answer to the charge of littering.

Allico Sealey yesterday appeared before Magistrate Peter Hugh at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court charged with the offence of possession of a narcotic for the purpose of trafficking and was sentenced to 18 months.

A man appeared yesterday at the Cove and John Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Fabayo Azore to answer to the charge of larceny of cattle.

The body of a 60-year-old boat captain who went missing after a river mishap on Monday was found on Wednesday by a search party headed by a police sergeant in the vicinity of Eteringbang Landing, Cuyuni River.

Shadwin Semple (no address given) appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court today before Magistrate Esther Sam to answer to two counts  of Murder in the Course of or Furtherance of a Robbery.

The Guyana Association of Women Lawyers (GAWL) today strongly condemned attacks on the judiciary.

ExxonMobil’s annual general meeting on May 31st will see at least two demands from shareholders on the ramifications of the landmark decision by Justice Sandil Kissoon requiring it to provide an unlimited parent or affiliate company guarantee to indemnify and keep indemnified the EPA and the Government of Guyana.

A Linden woman has been sentenced to eight years behind bars for the rape of a child.

Joshua Woodrosse, an 18-year-old motorcyclist of Linden succumbed to injuries sustained on Monday morning on the Enmore public road after a speeding minibus swerved into him.

One of the suspects wanted for the murders of an elderly man and his son-in-law during a home invasion on Saturday, has surrendered to the police.

A man accused of rape made a bold attempt to escape from the custody of a police officer on Tuesday at the High Court in Georgetown.

The police yesterday issued a wanted bulletin for William De Abreu, 25, who is wanted for questioning in relation to a series of gun robberies and discharging a loaded firearm with intent at Enmore, East Coast Demerara on April 8, 2023.

Inderjeet Ramjeet yesterday walked out of the High Court in Berbice a free man after he was found not guilty of the murder of Mahendra Ally in 2011.

Construction work in the Demerara River for the new harbour bridge has commenced and the contractor will soon begin developing a reserve work area, Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill, yesterday said.

With local government elections set to take place on the June 12, the Joint Services are beginning their security preparations for that day.

Vendors and stallholders were left in a state of frustration yesterday after  heavy  rain resulted in a build-up of water in the town of New Amsterdam and East Canje Berbice.

The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) yesterday said that it is  aware of the concerns that the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Math Paper 02 which was written yesterday was leaked.