Crime
Man arraigned for stabbing death of girlfriend
Shivnarine "Shiv" Roopnarine at the Sparendaam Magistrates' Court. A young man who, allegedly stabbed his 18-year old girlfriend 41 times almost...
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Mahaica man killed in hit and run
Forty-eight-year-old Deodat Ram of of Helena No.2, Mahaica is now dead after he was struck down by a motorcycle on...
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UPDATED: One dead, another injured in Aubrey Barker road smash-up
One of two men died after a route 41 minibus crashed into a car on Aubrey Barker Road South Ruimveldt....
Read moreDetailsMan wanted for stabbing death of girlfriend captured
Shivanand Roopnarine and his late girlfriend, Alicia Mc Pherson. Almost one year after a man stabbed his girlfriend to death...
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Deputy Director of Prisons sent on leave; Camp Street head says “sorry”
Superintendent of Prisons Kevin Pilgrim Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan has revealed that effective immediately, the Deputy Director of...
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6 more prisoners injured as unrest quelled; compensation for families being considered
Prisoners on Friday called for the Officer-in-Charge of the Georgetown Prison, Superintendent Kevin Pilgrim to be fired, saying that he must...
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Calm restored at Georgetown Prison; negotiated settlement reached between govt, prisoners
Calm was restored at the Georgetown Prison late Friday morning as a delegation of prisoners met with two top government ministers...
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BREAKING: Prisoners threaten to ignite gas cylinder, gasoline in standoff with security forces
The situation at the Georgetown Prison deteriorated Friday morning, with inmates threatening to light a cooking gas cylinder and a...
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No Normalcy! Prisoners still rioting
A section of the already weakened Georgetown prison wall that was kicked out by inmates Friday morning. For a third...
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Fresh unrest at Georgetown Prison
In the wake of the fiery death of 16 inmates of the Georgetown Prison, prisoners there Friday morning began fresh...
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