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Businessman granted bail on gun, ammo possession charges
The cellular phone store owner, who was charged with illegal possession of an AK-47 assault rifle, matching ammunition and a...
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New York Home Depot theft ringleader, who smuggling goods to Guyana, jailed
Manooj Heeralall of Baldwin, was convicted after he pleaded guilty to being part of a retail theft operation that targeted...
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Court halts cybercrime prosecution to address novel challenges to speech-based offences in Guyana
A significant legal development unfolded on Friday at the Diamond Magistrate’s Court, highlighting the growing concerns over the criminalisation of...
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“Shoulders” pleads guilty to burglary, theft from home affairs ministry, four others
A 48-year-old unemployed man on Wednesday pleaded guilty to break-and-enter and larceny from the Ministry of Home Affairs and four...
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Mohameds raise new legal issue after magistrate refuses to refer constitutionality of Fugitive Offenders Act to High Court
Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman on Wednesday ruled that Guyanese gold traders Azruddin Mohamed and his father Nazar "Shell" Mohamed cannot...
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Mohameds ask magistrate to refer constitutionality Fugitive Offenders Act amendments to High Court
The Mohameds and their lawyers outside the Georgetown Magistrates' Court United States (US)-indicted wealthy Guyanese gold traders Azruddin Mohamed and...
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Policeman faces life imprisonment, flogging if convicted on firearm charge
Mr Daniel Henry The Region One (Barima-Waini) policeman could be jailed for life and whipped or flogged if he is...
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Trio on charges for GY$4.4 million fraud
Mr Omar Rudolph Ms Parbattie "Paro" Sharma Mr Paul Watson Three persons have been charged with obtaining GY$4.4 million from...
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Rupununi woman fined, jailed for online harassment
Lorian Toney A 34-year-old woman of Tabatinga, central Rupununi was on Tuesday fined GY$1 million and jailed for one year...
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Magistrate to rule next month on whether Azruddin Mohamed’s case should go to High Court
The prosecution's box of legal documents to support its arguments in the US' extradition case against Azruddin Mohamed and Nazar...
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