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Daily Archives: Tuesday, 14 July 2015, 22:52

Two suspects in shootout at Craig identified

Last Updated on Tuesday, 14 July 2015, 22:52 by GxMedia Police Tuesday night disclosed the identities of two men-one shot dead and the other injured- who were captured during an operation at Craig, East Bank Demerara that netted several suspects in two recent murders and then brutal assault of a judge and her husband. The suspect who was fatally shot ...

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GDF Lieutenant to appeal jail term for causing death by dangerous driving

Last Updated on Tuesday, 14 July 2015, 21:37 by GxMedia A Guyana Defence Force Lieutenant (GDF) was Tuesday sentenced to 36 months imprisonment after he was convicted for causing death by dangerous driving almost three years ago. Lt. Anthony Eastman was found guilty of the offence that he committed on November 1, 2013 at Mandela Avenue, Georgetown. City Magistrate Judy ...

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3 J’cans among 5 busted for drugs aboard Guyanese vessel

Last Updated on Tuesday, 14 July 2015, 19:52 by GxMedia SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (CMC) – The United States Coast Guard says it has detained two Guyanese and three Jamaican smugglers and seized 215 pounds of cocaine aboard a Guyanese fishing vessel in the Caribbean Sea. The Coast Guard said Monday that the interdiction, on July 2, was the result ...

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Coalition for the 1823 monument protest “racist” Jagdeo, other “Anti-Guyana” PPP MPs

Last Updated on Tuesday, 14 July 2015, 18:04 by GxMedia by Zena Henry Just as the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is preparing to make its way to Parliament, the Coalition for the 1823 monument has condemned former President Bharrat Jagdeo as Opposition Leader and at least three other PPP members who have been named as parliamentarians. The organization, which protested ...

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“Clean sweep” of illegal shops in mining areas planned

Last Updated on Tuesday, 14 July 2015, 6:31 by GxMedia Authorities will soon begin a “clean sweep” of Guyana’s interior in search of illegal shops that are havens for various criminals and illegal activities including weapons and gun possession, according to Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan. “We would like to notify all illegal shops first as to their illegal ...

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Royston King appointed Town Clerk

Last Updated on Tuesday, 14 July 2015, 0:01 by GxMedia by Zena Henry Public Relations Officer of the Georgetown Municipality, Royston King was Monday elevated to the position of Town Clerk by the Minister of Communities, despite a thin cloud of  administrative uncertainty. Communities Minister, Ronald Bulkan issued a letter of appointment dated Monday July 13 was issued by Minister ...

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