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The Prime Minister’s representative on the board of the Guyana National Newspapers Limited (GNNL)- publishers of the Chronicle newspaper-  has been surprisingly elevated to interim chairman of that state-owned media house. Imran Khan’s appointment was communicated by Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo to management on October 31, 2016 at a time when there are concerns about the independence of that nine-member ...

Guyana’s Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Shalimar Hack on Wednesday warned Guyanese against consuming drinks from people they barely know because of the increasing use of date-rape drugs. “When you go out, do not take drinks from people because some of these people they offer them drinks and in the drinks is substance, they lose consciousness, they wake up in ...

A labourer, who claimed he was feeding thirsty pit-bulls, was remanded to prison for breaking and entering and larceny. The allegation against Junior Alleyne is that on October 31, 2016 at Bel Air Park Georgetown, he broke and entered the dwelling house of Angelica Singh and stole a quantity of items. The items which included a Samsung cellular phone ($150,000), ...

A former BK International clerk is now on GYD$250,000 bail for embezzling the company’s money. It is alleged that between July 20 and September 13, 2016 Toteram Ramchand, being employed as a servant or clerk at BK Queries Inc., fraudulently embezzled the sum of GYD$28,571,235. The money was taken into possession by Ramchand for employer. The 25-year-old pleaded not guilty ...

Police in Berbice said they are probing the “brutal murder” of a woman by her neighbour,  who is believed to be mentally unstable, at Belvedere, Corentyne, Berbice Wednesday morning. Dead is 53-year old  Bhumattie Delall of 351 5th Street South Belvedere, Corentyne, Berbice who was attacked while she was standing in her yard. “The suspect armed with a cutlass, approached ...

The trial for three remaining accused in the Bartica massacre began on Wednesday morning with the prosecution’s address to the Jury. Prosecutor Diana Kawlesar in her address reread the charge, which states that on February 17, 2008, when persons engrossed in the 20/20 Cricket games, heavily armed gunmen drew their boats ashore and opened fire. The men then made their ...

Police said one of two armed bandits was shot and killed by a licensed firearm holder, early Wednesday morning as they attempted to break into his 5th Avenue Diamond Housing Scheme, home.   Investigations revealed that about 02:15h., the 38 year old miner was awoken by a loud noise coming from the lower flat of his house, and upon investigating ...

An 18-year-old appeared in court on a stretcher on Tuesday afternoon, and was charged with robbery under arms, gun and ammo possession, and for firing shots at a policeman. The first charge against Mark Anthony is that on September 26, 2016 at Georgetown, he discharged a loaded firearm at Roger Pilgrim. This he did with intent to maim, disfigure or ...

A security guard, who said he stole over a half million Guyana dollars  in items from an Industrial Estate bond because he wanted them at his home, will be spending nine months in prison although he begged for a light sentence The allegation against Omand Hussain is that between December 1, 2015 and September 29, 2016, at Ruimveldt, Georgetown he ...

by Wesley Kirton Havana, November 1- Some 12 Caribbean Community (CARICIN member states including Guyana, Belize, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Barbados and several Organisation of  Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) countries are among the 75 nations represented at the 34th Havana International Fair (FIHAV 2016) which opened here Monday. The impressive display booths mounted by CARICOM member states were a hive ...