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Essequibo man, reported to US Embassy as terrorist, granted $400,000 bail for ammo possession
A 20-year-old Essequibo man was today placed on $400,000 bail by city magistrate Leron Daly for illegal possession of ammunition....
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Armed robbery duo get three and four years, respectively, for $96,000 heist
Two men were handed sentences of three and four years imprisonment, respectively, by city magistrate Dylon Bess for the 2016...
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Man gets 5 years in prison for smuggling guns to Guyana
ATLANTA (AP) - A native of Guyana who lives in Georgia has been sentenced to five years in federal prison...
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Businessman in Tucville bridge fatal shooting to stand trial for murder
City magistrate Dylon Bess has ruled a prima facie case has been established against Robert Benn, the businessman whose matter...
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Man gets 5 years prison, $237million court fine for 194lbs cocaine in fish
Kapil Haresh Thakurian, 32-years-old, from Enmore/Foulis, East Coast Demerara was today sentenced to five years in prison, and fined $237million...
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Professor Mars murder accused stabbed at Georgetown Magistrate Courts
A prisoner was today stabbed at the Georgetown Magistrate Courts, just a few minutes after police locked down the prisoner...
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Georgetown public hospital gets new Board of Directors
Cabinet has given approval for the appointment of a new Board at the Georgetown Public Hospital, according to Public Health...
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Guyana, Suriname to set aside protected areas at sea
(Left to right) Representative of WWF Guianas, Laurens Gomes and EU Ambassador for Guyana and Suriname, Jerney Videtic sign the...
Read moreDetailsExam date set for ‘distressed’ nursing students, exam leak still under police investigation
The Public Health ministry, under new minister Volda Lawrence, has called on the Education Ministry for assistance in resolving an...
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Brief commotion as prisoner draws knife in brawl at Georgetown Magistrate Courts
An inmate standing on a table wields as officers try to calm heated inmates inside the locked-down police Outpost. A...
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