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The Guyana Court of Appeal on Tuesday set aside the conviction and 18-month sentence for possession of explosives against Donald Rodney- –the brother of Guyanese politician and historian Dr. Walter Rodney who was killed in a bomb blast 40 years ago. “We will  allow the appeal and set aside the conviction and sentence and a written decision will be following ...

A man’s wrist was severed in Annandale, East Coast Demerara while waiting to collect money owed to him by an acquaintance who goes by the name “Dul Dul”. Police say Rayon Adams is now hospitalised awaiting surgery after his wrist was severed Saturday evening. Investigators were told that Mr. Adams travelled to Annandale to collect monies which were owed to ...

Two prisoners of the Lusignan Prison are hospitalised after they wounded each other last night during a heated argument Authorities say those injured are Gerald Jones, who is housed in Holding Bay 2, and Kaley Robert in Holding Bay 1. Jones allegedly left his Holding Bay and went to Roberts’ Holding Bay during which they had a heated argument and ...

The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) on Tuesday said Guyana appears to be a destination for higher grade marijuana from the United States (US) and Canada, even as that anti-drugs agency said a trafficker of the pricy, high grade ‘weed’ has been caught. “There appears to be a developing trend of nefarious individuals trafficking  presumably novel grades of marijuana into Guyana ...

Mr. Justin Nedd would be stepping down from the post of Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) from May 3, 2021, he announced Tuesday. He would be replaced by Mr. Damian Blackburn who said his  immediate priorities would be to “listen to our customers” and “deliver on the country’s goals”. He said he intends to ...

The Head of the Guyana Police Force’s Finance Department and a Mess Officer at the Brickdam Police Station have been charged with allegedly defrauding the law enforcement agency of a total of GYD$1.8 million for food. Police said only the Head of the Finance Department, Assistant Superintendent Kurt Smith was arraigned before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan and he was granted ...

President Irfaan Ali on Monday slammed executive member of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Aubrey Norton for accusing the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) administration of discriminating against Afro-Guyanese. Dr. Ali charged that Mr. Norton’s claim of racial discrimination in favour of Indo-Guyanese was baseless and mischievous.  “To have Mr. Norton, without any basis,  making such a statement. There ...

The woman, who ingested poison and gave her children some to drink, has now died while her eight-year old child continues to cling to life at the Linden Hospital, police said Monday. Police said the woman, Temecia Sampson, was discovered motionless at about 12:22 AM Monday and pronounced dead four minutes later. An autopsy revealed that the cause of death ...

An independent radio disc jockey, known as DJ Yannick, has been allegedly injured by his selector, DJ Raw Gold. The incident occurred last night at about 8:45 at HJ Radio 94.1 on Lance Gibbs Street, Queenstown. Police say DJ Raw Gold allegedly broke a Guinness bottle and stabbed DJ Yannick, who is 28-years old, several times to his face. DJ ...

The Pirara Bridge in Region Nine collapsed overnight, effectively cutting off two-way vehicular traffic to and from Lethem, but workers are hoping to remove the truck and repair the wooden thoroughfare swiftly, Public Works Minister Juan Edghill said Sunday. “At this current time, we are trying to mobilise resources for emergency works because we have to remove the truck from ...