ABIDJAN, (Reuters) – Gambia’s army chief pledged his loyalty yesterday to President Yahya Jammeh, who has refused to accept defeat in last month’s election and faces the possibility of regional military intervention to enforce the result of the vote.
A Matthews Ridge resident who is accused of attempting to break and enter another man’s house, was granted self-bail yesterday by the Chief Magistrate, after he denied the offence.
Former Director of the Guyana Power and Light (GPL), Carvil Duncan will have to wait a little longer for the commencement of his conspiracy to steal trial, since the presiding Magistrate has recused herself.
LONDON, (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May appointed a senior career diplomat as envoy to the European Union yesterday to replace an ambassador who quit with a scathing resignation letter that exposed frustration among officials over her strategy.
(Reuters) – Coca-Cola Co and the American Beverage Association trade group were sued yesterday for allegedly misleading consumers about the health risks from consuming sugary beverages.
A two-year sentence was yesterday handed down to a teenaged boy after he admitted to stealing $41,000 in cash and other items.
(Trinidad Express) The midnight murders of three people in Freeport, during which four others were wounded, happened at the birthday party for one of the victims who survived.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – A New York City train derailed at a downtown Brooklyn terminal during yesterday’s morning rush hour, injuring more than 100 commuters in the metropolitan area’s second major rail accident since late September.
(Jamaica Gleaner) The Moravian minister of religion charged with having sex with a minor has been granted bail in the sum of j$800,000.
MANAUS/BRASILIA, Brazil (Reuters) – The governor of the state that saw Brazil’s bloodiest prison massacre in decades this week urged federal authorities yesterday to step up the fight against drug trafficking, which he blames for a wave of violence in the remote jungle region.
LUANDA, (Reuters) – Angolan lawyers, who argue that President Jose Eduardo dos Santos’ billionaire daughter was illegally appointed as the chief executive of the state oil company, have applied for their case to be heard in the Constitutional Court.
A 37-year-old man today appeared before court charged with the murder of a 65-year-old Cornelia Ida woman, just after he had raped her in her home.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – A New York City train derailed at a downtown Brooklyn terminal during Wednesday’s morning rush hour, injuring more than 100 commuters in the metropolitan area’s second major rail accident since late September.
(Trinidad Express) A mass shooting in Freeport has left three people and four wounded.
In what he described as an “adjustment,” President David Granger yesterday announced three changes to his Cabinet, including the demotion of the embattled Minister of Public Health Dr.
Continuous rainfall, which began in the wee hours of yesterday, flooded the commercial and residential districts of the city but the water quickly receded after the tide fell.
Prison Warder Sheldon Prince, who allegedly stabbed his wife to death on Wednesday, December 28, 2016, was yesterday remanded to prison, when he appeared at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court.
Cabinet has granted its no-objection to several major contracts for infrastructural works, according to a release yesterday from the Ministry of the Presidency.
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has advised that an inquest be held into the fatal shooting of ex-policeman, Ryan Vaux, who died during May last year after he was shot by the police.
The University of Guyana has been granted a $15, 322,300 contract to provide data collection services to the Ministry of Public Security.
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