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A Corentyne man who was charged after police allegedly found 63.1 grams of cocaine in his possession has been found not guilty following a trial at the Springlands Magistrate's Court.
A sheep theft charge against 43-year-old Nankumar Sham, called "Shacty", of Lot 4 Reliance, East Canje, Berbice, was dismissed on Wednesday after the court upheld a no-case submission by the defence.
On World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, a call to action was issued to protect the safety, freedom, and dignity of every individual as Guyana continues to grow. Under the theme "Stronger Connections, Stronger Futures: Together Against Human Trafficking," the national focus…
Police officers are investigating the discovery of live ammunition and a spent shell following an operational search conducted on Mandela Avenue, Georgetown on Thursday morning. At approximately 01:00 hrs, ranks intercepted and searched a Toyota Hilux driven by a 31-year-old…
David Singh, a 41-year-old taxi driver of Eccles New Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara, was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment…
….lawyers say charges threaten COI (Kaieteur News) – The 72 murder charges instituted against the captain and two crew members of the ill-fated MV Barima have drawn sharp criticisms from members of the local legal fraternity, who are contending that charging the trio with murder raises serious legal concerns and could possibly undermine the Commission of […] The post Legal firestorm erupts over charges against MV Barima captain, crew members appeared first on Kaieteur News.
(Kaieteur News) – Tensions boiled over in the West Coast Demerara (WCD) community of Den Amstel Thursday morning and evening, and later spread to a demonstration in Melanie Demishana, East Coast Demerara (ECD), as families and supporters of the MV Barima crew members charged with 72 counts of murder gathered to demand justice, accountability, and the […] The post Protests spread to Den Amstel, Melanie over arrest of MV Barima crew members appeared first on Kaieteur News.
(Kaieteur News) – A Colombian national was sentenced to four years in prison and fined $82.9 million, while a Venezuelan national was remanded to prison, after the pair appeared before Magistrate Dylon Bess at the Diamond Magistrates’ Court on Monday in connection with a 55-kilogramme cocaine bust at Providence, East Bank Demerara. The men were identified […] The post Colombian jailed, fined $82.9M in Providence cocaine bust, Venezuelan remanded appeared first on Kaieteur News.
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