Last Updated on Sunday, 24 April 2016, 13:42 by Denis Chabrol by Dr. David Hinds Ras Michael Jeune was my friend, my mentor, my brother. In a little wooden house at Buxton-Friendship Line Top he taught me and others how to write and read poetry and how to write period. He taught us drama and storytelling and short story writing. ...
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Need for “massive” movement of prisoners from Georgetown to Mazaruni -Granger
Last Updated on Friday, 22 April 2016, 23:59 by Denis Chabrol In the wake of last month’s violence at the Georgetown Prison that claimed the lives of 17 inmates, President David Granger Friday announced plans to for a “massive” movement of a number of prisoners to the Mazaruni Prison. “The problems will not be resolved unless there is a massive ...
Read More »Justice Patterson slams Ram over COI walk out; says display “petulant, outrageous”
Last Updated on Friday, 22 April 2016, 20:25 by Two days after the President of the Guyana Bar Association (GBA) Chris Ram, stormed out of the Camp Street Prison Commission of Inquiry (CoI) withdrawing the group’s participation, the Commission Chairman retired Justice James Patterson has come out swinging at Ram for what he deemed a display of childishness. At the ...
Read More »“Quarters” charged with killing his child’s mother
Last Updated on Monday, 25 April 2016, 7:07 by Denis Chabrol The man, who police said confessed to killing his child’s mother and dumping her body in a canal, was Friday arraigned for the indictable charge of murder. Cleavaughn ‘Quarters’ Hamilton of Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara was not required to plead to the charge. After the charge was read to ...
Read More »‘How can you save a life already lost?’ – Prison Service Officer asks COI
Last Updated on Friday, 22 April 2016, 13:57 by Cadet Prison Officer and the Head of the task force that was activated to deal with rioting prisoners on March 3 had some grueling questions of his own when he appeared before the Commission of Inquiry into the Camp Street Prison disturbances on Friday. Udistair Holligan, a key respondent during the ...
Read More »Robbery suspect grabs policeman’s gun, shoots him
Last Updated on Friday, 22 April 2016, 10:59 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana Police Force says that at about 1515h. yesterday Thursday April 21, 2016, Constable 20060 Randy Claxton and another rank were on anti-crime patrol on motor cycles at New Market Street, Rosehall, Corentyne, when they saw Keno Thomas who is wanted pending investigations into an armed robbery. ...
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