Former Police Sergeant Colin Bailey, who after spending six years behind bars was released following an admission from the prosecution at his trial that it never had any evidence linking him to the murder of his reputed wife of 21 years has vowed to sue the State.
The Ministry of Health yesterday announced a new partnership with the radiology nonprofit organization, RAD-AID Inter-national, to expand and improve radiology capabilities and services throughout the country.
A pensioner is now dead while another man is currently hospitalised after they were attacked hours apart by a swarm of bees at Montrose, East Coast Demerara (ECD).
Kapildeo Gangadin, the man who allegedly stabbed and killed businessman, Ganesh Persaud during a robbery on Friday is to be charged with the murder tomorrow along with that of Coldingen, East Coast Demerara fisherman, Mukesh Mangra which occurred in 2020.
Minister of Education Priya Manickchand on Friday said that plans are in train for more secondary schools to offer Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) subjects.
Attorney Nigel Hughes said he wrote to Commis-sioner of Police (ag) Nigel Hoppie and Chairman of the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) Justice (ret’d) William Ramlal in relation to the investigation into the fatal shooting of Dartmouth businessman, Orin Boston and is yet to get a response.
A former Queensway Security Service employee, accused of stealing millions from the company, was yesterday faced with the first set of charges stemming from a police investigation.
This year’s sitting of the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) and Caribbean Secondary Educa-tion Certificate (CSEC) saw a four-year high in the number of absentee candidates, according to the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC).
Region Two’s Regional Health Officer (RHO), Dr. Ranjeev Singh, recently disclosed that schoolchildren were amongst the one hundred persons who were vaccinated against the coronavirus in the community of Wakapoa (Pomeroon-Supenaam) which had seen a spike in cases.
Sentenced back in July to a total of 50 years—of which he is required to only serve half of that amount for raping a school girl he transported to lessons, Inteaz Mohamed has filed an appeal, arguing that the sentence is too harsh.
One of the three men accused of stealing over a million dollars in jewellery and cash from an Essequibo businessman was sentenced to four years in jail today.
The Ministry of Health yesterday said that as of October 16, 2021, four more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.