54-year-old Noel DeFreitas was today granted $800,000 bail by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan for causing the death of Maurice Nurse by dangerous driving at Nelson Mandela Avenue on January 24. DeFreitas, an alleged diabetic who also suffers from high blood pressure, heard the charge that he drove a hire car, HC 4295, in a dangerous manner to the public on ...

58-year-old pensioner Andrew Alder was today sentenced by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan to threes years in prison for causing death by dangerous driving. Alder was instructed earlier this month to build his court defense since the case against him had been well-established. The chief magistrate ruled today the court was satisfied Alder drove his vehicle in a manner which fell ...

More forensic audit reports have been brought before cabinet, according to Natural Resources Minister Raphael Trotman during a mid-afternoon post-cabinet press briefing. Trotman said forensic audits for the Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL), Guyana Energy Agency (GEA), and Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) we’re submitted. The minister continued saying Minister within the Finance Ministry, Jaipaul Sharma has already raised ...

Three men who were arrested in connection with guns and matching ammunition found in a Campbelville house will remained remanded until their return to court on Valentine’s Day, February 14. Teon Alleyne, a 30-year-old miner from Lorry Creek, Soesdyke Highway; 29-year-old Andre Pollydore, a miner from South Ruimveldt; and Lloyde Roberts, 35, from North Ruimveldt today answered to joint charges ...

Well-known gunman Rawle Franklin, 28-years-old of Plaisance on the East Coast of Demerara, was today ordered to pay a $60,000 fine and serve a 4 year concurrent sentence on two charges by city magistrate Judy Latchman. Franklin, known as Mad Max, answered to charges of illegal possession of a gun and matching ammunition. Police last year found the items in ...

Calvin Reid, Raymond Reid, and Leron Blaize were today remanded by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan for three armed robbery charges. The first charge read that on March 24 last year at Arrow Mountaintop in the Cuyuni River, armed with a gun, they robbed Carlotta Harris of one yellow metal chain valued $50,000; a yellow metal ring valued $40,000; a yellow ...

Timothy St Hill, a local taxi driver from Diamond Housing Scheme, was today fined $15,000 or two weeks in prison by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan. The charge against St Hill read between January 15, and January 16, 2017, he did not present himself to an immigration officer when he entered Guyana through Springlands, Berbice. Police Prosecutor, Neville Jeffers said St ...

Four spanish-speaking women today came before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan where they were charged for a number of immigration offenses. The women were first picked up during a recent raid on the popular Rio Nightclub in Queenstown, Georgetown. That night club has been subjected to many raids, and was once shut down officially, but later reopened its doors. The first ...

Led by the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU), a sizeable number of teachers Tuesday evening marched on the Main Street residences of President David Granger, and Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo, who now functions as President since Mr Granger is out the country. Tackling the impact of parking meters which take effect from Tuesday (January 24, 2017), GTU President Mark Lyte called it ...

City Magistrate Renita Singh today sentenced 41-year-old truck driver Greg Stewart to three years imprisonment for causing the death of 19-year-old Dustin Crawford in July 2015. The July 2015 hit-and-run occurred along the Flour Mill Public Road on the East Bank of Demerara. Stewart was also found guilty of failing to stop at the time of the accident, and also ...