Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia A woman, who stole her friend’s Blackberry and was caught when she accepted a BBM date with another of the owner’s friends, was Monday jailed. 21-year old Tricia Persaud of 1231 Tuschen Housing Scheme, East Bank Essequibo was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment by City Magistrate, Ann Mc Lennan. The ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia A man, who assaulted his wife after she read a text message he had received from another woman, was fined after the victim begged for him. City Magistrate Ann Mc Lennan fined 38-year old Keith Azore GUY$5,000 and placed him and his wife, Christine Azore, on a one-year bond to ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia Two persons were Monday arrested in connection with the discovery of a quantity of cocaine in a shipment of ochros destined for the United States (US), according to well-placed sources. The amount of the narcotic was not immediately known.Sources said the cocaine was stashed inside a number of the vegetable. ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia Leader of the Opposition David Granger has indicated that the APNU would rather face the wrath of the electors than the potential fallout from the US$858M Amaila Falls Hydro Power project which he said was flawed. At a news conference on Monday he was asked whether the APNU had calculated ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia BY By Prem Calvin Prashad (TIMES LEDGER).-The recently formed group West Indians Serving Humanity has bold plans to aid underprivileged children through tapping the large West Indian community in Queens. I spoke with WISH group members Safraz Deen and Deven Dindiyal on their experiences, aspirations for their group and the ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia The body of a 33-year old man was Sunday recovered from near the Lombard Street koker, a day after he might have been beaten by several men. He has been identified as Jules Walker of 7 Ogle Front, East Coast Demerara. Investigators said marks of violence were seen on what ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia The regional umbrella body of non-governmental organizations, the Caribbean Policy Development Centre (CPDC), has launched a regional project aimed at improving the free movement of artisans and domestic under the Caribbean Community Single Market & Economy (CSME). The project, entitled Making CSME Work for Artisans and Domestics, will focus its ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia The opposition A Partnership of National Unity (APNU) on Sunday said the United States (US) firm, Sithe Global, pulled out of the nearly US$1 billion Amaila Falls Hydropower facility, fearing that if the government changes the deal could be amended. Although the smaller opposition Alliance For Change (AFC) joined the ...