Prison graduate gets 12 years for killing man over bicycle
Ravindra Paremdass, a graduate of the Mazaruni Prison's tailoring course, was this morning handed a 12-year jail sentence on a manslaughter charge after he...
One found guilty; two freed on rape charge
Nick Skeete called ‘Jason Blair’ and ‘Shatta’ was this afternoon found guilty of raping a woman between July 8 and 9, 2016 in Essequibo.
Skeete...
Sophia man remanded for dousing girlfriend with gasoline, setting her afire
Days after a man allegedly set his girlfriend afire after an argument, he was today remanded to prison for the crime.
Twenty-five-year-old Wazim Perreira of...
Pakistani charged with forging passport stamp
A Pakistani national was today released on $200,000 bail when he appeared in court and denied that he forged a passport stamp.
Jagdeo asks court to strike out application for him to produce Irfaan Ali’s qualifications
Leader of the Opposition ,Bharrat Jagdeo has filed an action in which he is asking Justice Franklyn Holder for an order striking out an...
Youth released on $150,000, each, for armed robberies
A Guyhoc Squatting Area, youth who claims police beat him up, was slapped with two armed robbery charges and released on $300,000 total bail.
Twenty-one-year-old...
Duo charged for 12.8KG of ganja found in haversacks
Two men were yesterday remanded to prison after they were found with over 28 pounds of marijuana.
They appeared before Magistrate R. Liverpool at the...
Bartica boat captain remanded for hiding four Mazaruni Prison escapees
Ralph Jones, 60, a boat captain of Lot 114 Fourth Avenue Bartica, was today slapped with four counts of harboring a fugitive.
He appeared at...
Brazilian hotelier remanded for trafficking Venezuelans, confiscating their passports
The owner of the Charlotte Street business Ola Hotel was this afternoon charged and remanded on charges of trafficking in persons and the abuse...
Trio jailed for abducting taxi-driver, committing armed robberies
Three men were sentenced today for abducting a taxi-driver and committing two armed robberies. Those jailed are 33-year-old Rawle Franklin, also known as “Rawle...
