Fisherman gets 20 years in prison for killing Cornelia Ida pensioner
Forty-five-year-old Jaipaul Hitlall, who is accused of unlawfully killing 65-year-old Bibi Keniez in the course or furtherance of a rape, was today handed a...
Duo jailed for attempting to traffic cocaine in frozen fish to the US
The two men who were accused of attempting to traffic 9.366 kilograms of cocaine in frozen fish to the USA were each sentenced to four...
PI into murder of Isaiah Henry closes with discharge
Two men who were charged for killing Isaiah Henry last September, are now freed of the charge after a Magistrate upheld a no-case submission...
Nephew remanded for alleged murder of aunt
The man accused of killing his aunt after being given an eviction notice has been remanded to prison. Fifty-year-old Keith Walton was arraigned before...
Friends caught with ganja: one imprisoned, other remanded
Two friends, found with 140.1 grams of marijuana, were this afternoon sent to the same place — lot 12 Camp Street. But while one...
“Thankful” taxi driver gets three years for trafficking 8 lbs ganja
“I am thankful for the lies the witnesses told," were the words of a taxi driver who was sentenced to three years on a...
Venezuela disregards ICJ’s ruling blocking seizure of Guyana’s Essequibo Region
While the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued a ruling on Friday morning, ordering that Venezuela refrains from any action that affects Guyana’s control...
2, 287 benefited from legal aid last year
By: Tiana Cole
The Guyana Legal Aid Clinic (GLAC) extended its services to 2,287 persons from January to September, last year.
This is according to information published...
I was drunk and the door was open- thief tells court
A man, who told the court that he stole several items from an apartment because the door was open, is on remand pending sentencing.
30-year-old...
12 months jail for murder accused who robbed fruit vendor at gunpoint
Jason Howard, who is no stranger to the courts, was sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment after he was found guilty by City Magistrate, Annette...
