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The man accused of the murder of political activist, Courtney Crum-Ewing in the run-up to  Guyana’s general elections last year was Wednesday freed by City Magistrate, Judy Latchman because of insufficient evidence. Regan Rodrigues, 38,  was free to leave the Georget0wm Magistrates’ Court after the Magistrate ruled that there was insufficient evidence for him be trialed by a High Court judge ...

Deputy Mayor, Sherod Duncan and fellow Georgetown City Councillor Andriea Marks on Tuesday signalled that they would team up with each other to spearhead a campaign for the removal of Town Clerk, Rosyton King. Marks’ first salvo was the hoisting of two two placards during the City Council’s statutory meeting to vent her frustration at the way King is managing the city ...

Researchers believe that family problems are the biggest trigger for suicide in Guyana, even as government prepares to outlaw attempted suicide and go after alcohol consumption. Final Year Graduate Student in the University of Guyana’s Masters in Public Health Programme, Liza Marie Merai said her thesis on “Suicide attempts by Guyanese admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC)” from ...

Despite the Guyana government’s assurances that it was preparing to cut short the “undesirable” rental of a pharmaceutical bond from a city businessman, former Attorney General Anil Nandlall plans to file legal action to scrap the deal. Nandlall said that in the first instance that the contract between the Ministry of Health and Linden Holdings, a company under the directorship ...

Baishan Lin, is actively considering taking legal action against Guyanese authorities, a day after the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) began seizing equipment and allegations that even personal property was being stolen from the company’s workers at Coomacka, Upper Demerara River. At the same time, the Chinese company is begging the Guyana government for three more years to acquire US$30 million ...

A taxi driver was Sunday night shot in Albousytown, Georgetown and subsequently died while receiving medical attention at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, authorities confirmed. He is 42-year old Oswald Rambarran of West Ruimveldt, Georgetown. He was attached to 007 Taxi Service located at Middle Road, La Penitence, Georgetown. A close family member said he went to drop off some ...

A man was stabbed to death near Bourda Market, Georgetown during an argument, but the assailant has not yet been arrested, police said. Dead is 34-year old Omesh Chetram of Unity, East Coast Demerara. The incident occurred  between 11:30 Saturday night and 1:30 Sunday morning on Robb Street between Bourda and Alexander Streets. “Enquiries disclosed that the deceased had an argument with a male, ...

The second of three youths who dug out a hole at the Sophia Juvenile Detention Centre and escaped through it has been recaptured, police said. The Guyana Police Force said the second arrest was madet at Tain Settlement, Corentyne, Berbice at about 7:15 Saturday night “based on information received from the public.” In relation to the other one who is still ...

Guyanese police are investigating a fatal accident which occurred about 10 O’clock Saturday night, at the corner of Garnette and Sheriff Streets, which resulted in the death of 4 years old Abiola Providence of Newtown Kitty. Enquiries disclosed that the deceased and two of her relatives were in the back seat of Motor car PMM 1426 which was proceeding south ...

The Alliance For Change (AFC) on Saturday fended off suggestions that Guyana’s Ambassador to Kuwait, Dr. Shamir Ally was unfit for that top diplomatic post, saying that he never deliberately engaged in fraud at an American transmitter manufacturer. The party for which Ally is a key financier said he had merely performed duties based on the system he had taken over. ...