The members of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) that will probe last Thursday’s fiery revolt at the Georgetown Prison, which claimed 17 lives, were sworn in yesterday and have been given additional time to complete their final report.
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has advised that a murder charge be levelled against Dennis Marks who allegedly stabbed and killed Police Sergeant Leonard LaRose last week Tuesday.
Former home affairs minister Clement Rohee yesterday said that embattled Deputy Director of Prisons Gladwin Samuels who was accused of killing a prisoner in 2008 was reinstated after the case against him was dismissed.
Post-mortem examinations of almost half of the 17 prisoners who died at the Georgetown Prison last Thursday during a fiery protest, were yesterday conducted during which some family members viewing the remains for the first time, broke down in tears.
Surinamese national Damaris Chaslie, who attempted to smuggle cocaine hidden in her privates onto an outgoing flight at the Ogle Airport last year, has been jailed for three years.
Two sitting councillors are running for the Lodge North/Meadow Brook Gardens constituency seat at the March 18 elections and they are facing competition from independents in a seven-person race.
Salt and Pepper Restaurant and Bakery reopened its doors to the public on Thursday last, following renovations and under new management.
Nand Persaud and Company is urging the Ministry of Agriculture to reconsider granting the approval for the aerial spraying of pesticides as it states that the rice that has been reaped so far is showing an unusually high percentage of damage.
Forty participants from Caricom member states, the Caricom Secretariat, the United Nations as well as other regional and intergovernmental organisations are currently being trained in how best to conduct electoral observations.
Accused of robbing a University of Guyana (UG) guard, a man yesterday told a court that he was drunk and could not remember what he had done on the day in question.
A Pomeroon boat captain was yesterday placed on $50,000 bail after he denied fraudulently converting more than $1 million in items that he was supposed to keep safe for his employer.
An Eccles mason was yesterday fined and had his licence suspended after he admitted to charges of driving under the influence (DUI) at a city court.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US President Barack Obama will be accompanied on his historic visit to Cuba this month by up to 20 members of the Senate and House of Representatives, US congressional sources said yesterday.
A Guyhoc Park youth who pleaded guilty to cannabis possession has been given the opportunity by the Chief Magistrate to work in the police force as a means of turning his life around.
Chief Election Officer Keith Lowenfield has appealed the decision of former acting Chief Justice Ian Chang to overrule his summons to have the elections petition filed by the opposition PPP/C parliamentarian Ganga Persaud struck out.
A teen, who was accused of stealing about $200,000 in cash and valuables during a break-in, was yesterday cleared of the charge a court raised doubt over whether he was identified during the crime.
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean and US troops began large-scale military exercises yesterday in an annual test of their defences against North Korea, which called the drills “nuclear war moves” and threatened to respond with an all-out offensive.
Almost seven years after the Ministry of Health main building located at Brickdam was gutted by a fire, the police yesterday arrested the third suspect, who had managed to flee the jurisdiction after being released on bail.
BRASILIA (Reuters) – A friend of Brazil’s former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva arrested in November for allegedly taking out a fraudulent loan for the ruling Workers’ Party is negotiating a plea bargain deal with prosecutors, newspaper Valor Economico reported yesterday.
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s president has said his country will not pay for White House hopeful Donald Trump’s proposed wall along the US-Mexico border, and likened his “strident tone” to the ascent of dictators like Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini.
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