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Two former employees of the Ministry of Health’s Material Management Unit (MMU) Bond were Friday charged with three counts of money laundering that police said was linked to their alleged theft and sale of COVID-19 test kits. Chief Magistrate, Faith McGusty granted GY$100,000 bail to 29-year-old Kerron Webster of 344 Middle Street, North Cummingsburg after he was arraigned on one ...

Guyana Police Force Assistant Police Commissioner, Calvin Brutus was Thursday slapped with 30 financial crime charges for transactions totalling GY$376.2 million ranging from money laundering, conspiracy to defraud, larceny, misconduct in public office and liability of public officers. He is represented by a battery of lawyers including Eusi Anderson and Earl Daniels. Despite objections by the prosecution to bail for ...

Superintendent of Police, Karl Wilson has been charged with two counts of sexual assault and granted bail by the court, the Guyana Police Force said Thursday. Mr Wilson, who is stationed at the Criminal Investigations Department Headquarters, appeared on Wednesday at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court #5, before Magistrate Faith McGusty. Police said he was placed on GY$75,000 bail on each ...

A New York-based Guyanese businessman has been placed on GY$600,000 bail on a charge of exporting gold without a licence, police said Wednesday. The suspect is Saffee Ahmad, a businessma of 123rd Street, Queens New York, and Lot 38 Roraima Scheme, Versailles, West Bank Demerara. However, a source said Ahmad was connected to 52-year-old Shameena Ahmad of 38 Roraima Scheme, ...

Deputy Chief Elections Officer Roxanne Myers was Friday morning granted $150,000 bail on each of two counts of misconduct in public office related to the March 2, 2020 general elections. Chief Magistrate, Ann McLennan granted Ms. Myers her pretrial liberty after representation by her lawyers Nigel Hughes and Ronald Daniels. The Deputy Chief Elections Officer was arrested on October 6 ...

After being hospitalized for almost two days, former Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Retired Rear Admiral Gary Best was Monday granted station bail in connection with a deadly road accident. Police said that at about 5 pm Best was placed on GYD$100,000 bail under the surety of his Attorney-at-Law James Bond to facilitate investigations. Police said ...

The man accused of stabbing five Orthodox Jews in Monsey, New York is of Guyanese parentage, according to acting director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Ken Cuccinelli. Grafton Thomas was arraigned on five counts of obstructing the free exercise of religious beliefs by attempting to kill with a dangerous weapon and causing injuries. The New York Times said ...

The two policemen, who beat and burned a teenager who allegedly burgled their home, were Friday released on a total of GYD$800,000 bail. The police prosecutor, Inspector Matthew did not object to bail. Constables Daniel Bernard, 24, and Isaiah Bernard, 26, of La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara pleaded not guilty to two joint charges when they appeared before Magistrate ...