Nykose Gritten, who was charged with the 2014 murder of Albouystown moneychanger Wendell Liverpool, walked out of the High Court, in Georgetown, a free man yesterday after Justice Navindra Singh upheld a no-case submission made in his favour.
Communications consultant, Lennox Cornette, who will take over the running of NCN on May 1st says he intends to “revolutionise” the state broadcaster and he said the signature that he was found to have forged while working at GTT had nothing to do with “financial impropriety”.
Masakenari, a Wai Wai village in the deep south of Guyana now has an internet connection after complaining about the difficulty in communicating with the rest of the country.
While recent rainfall across Region Nine has eased the effect of the persistent El Nino dry weather, the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) with assistance from the Brazilian army has commenced drilling operations to offer additional relief to severely affected areas.
Mohan Basdeo, the cane cutter accused of fatally stabbing his common-law wife in 2008, will be spending the next 13 years in prison after pleading guilty to a manslaughter charge.
Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo has begun a process which could see trade unionist Carvil Duncan removed from his positions on three service commissions.
The accused in the murder of Timehri resident McLean Benjamin, whose battered body was discovered face-down a short distance away from a ‘wedding house,’ will serve a three-year sentence after pleading guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter.
A woman was rescued after she jumped from the Demerara Harbour Bridge in an apparent bid to end her life early yesterday afternoon.
A Nigerian national was last Thursday ordered to pay a fine of $200,000 after he admitted to forging a Guyanese passport and identification card.
Member of Parliament (MP) Bishop Juan Edghill has been charged over a derelict vehicle that the city says is blocking a parapet.
A 72-seater bus has been donated to help children living along the Soesdyke-Linden Highway to get to school.
A Robb Street businessman is now seeking justice after his building was broken into and his property removed and placed on the street.
The Guyana Police Force has returned the file on alleged death threats made against President David Granger on Facebook to its legal advisor after conducting additional investigations that were requested.
A second man was yesterday charged with the murder of Crabwood Creek resident Shameer Ally, who was found dead in his house last October when police went to arrest him.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Front-runners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton rolled to easy wins in New York state’s presidential nominating contests yesterday, recapturing lost campaign momentum and taking big steps toward capturing their respective parties’ nominations.
The man who was wanted by the police in connection with the abduction of businessman Tazim Gafoor, which occurred almost two weeks ago, turned himself into the police yesterday.
Gariban Ali, who was arrested on Monday after being on the run over more than a year after he allegedly murdered a neighbour in New Amsterdam, is likely to be arraigned today.
HAVANA, (Reuters) – President Raul Castro will serve up to five more years as head of Cuba’s Communist Party as he and other aging revolutionaries keep their grip on power at a time of economic reform and detente with the United States.
NEW YORK, (IFR) – Argentina made a triumphant return to the international bond markets yesterday, selling a bigger-than-expected US$16.5bn offering that amassed a whopping US$69bn-plus in orders.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – In an historic first, U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts used sign language from the Supreme Court bench yesterday as he welcomed a dozen deaf and hard-of-hearing lawyers who took part in a ceremony authorizing them to argue cases before the court.
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