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Taxi driver remanded for possession of licensed firearm

July 2, 2025 Editor

A taxi driver was remanded to prison on Wednesday after being charged with possession of an unlicensed firearm in Region Six. Jayz Halley, 23, a taxi driver from Stevedore Housing Scheme, Georgetown, appeared before Magistrate Michelle Matthias at the Reliance Magistrates’ Court. Halley was charged with possessing a firearm without a license, an offence alleged […]

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Two miners remanded on murder charge

July 2, 2025 Editor

Two gold miners, Rovel Santiago, 21, of Mabaruma, Region One, and Shawn Williams, 20, of Kuru Kururu Village, Soesdyke-Linden Highway, were remanded to prison on Tuesday, after being jointly charged with murder. The charge was read to them at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Teriq Mohammed under the Common Law of the Criminal Law […]

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Motorcyclist charged in connection with death of Chesney woman granted self-bail 

July 2, 2025 Editor

Kenwin Collins, 23, has been charged with causing the death of an 81-year-old woman by dangerous driving following an accident in Chesney, Region Six. He has also been charged with riding without a safety helmet and carrying a passenger without one. Collins, of Lot 258 Number 1 Village, Corentyne, Berbice, appeared before Magistrate Michelle Matthias […]

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Driver granted bail in Hampshire fatal accident case

July 1, 2025 Editor

A driver from Rose Hall Town was charged on Tuesday following his involvement in a fatal accident. Shakir Batson, 25, an employee of Lot 113 Rose Hall Town, Corentyne, Berbice, appeared before Magistrate Michelle Matthias at the Albion Magistrates’ Court. Batson is charged with causing death by dangerous driving in connection with the death of […]

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Alleged drug trafficker granted $750K bail

June 30, 2025 Editor

Ulric Fingal, who was arrested in connection with a drug bust near the Royal Hotel on Mandela Avenue, has been granted bail after a recent court appearance. Fingal appeared on Monday before Magistrate Fabayo Azore in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts, where bail was set at $750,000. Full disclosure was made during the hearing. The trial […]

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Audio recordings expose tabulation irregularities in 2020 elections — Special Prosecutor

June 28, 2025 Editor

A set of audio recordings presented in court has strengthened allegations of attempts to manipulate the 2020 General and Regional Elections, according to Special Prosecutor Darshan Ramdhani, KC. Speaking to reporters outside the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts on Friday, Ramdhani described the recordings as “corroborative” evidence in the ongoing trial against former Region Four Returning Officer, […]

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Man awaits sentencing after pleading guilty to 2010 wounding incident

June 28, 2025 Editor

More than a decade after a violent altercation left a man seriously injured, Brian Murray, also known as Bryan Murray, has pleaded guilty to wounding with intent. His sentencing is scheduled for July 1, 2025, before Justice Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus at the High Court in Demerara. The charge stems from a July 21, 2010, incident in […]

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2016 wedding house murder: ‘Shandy’ charged, remanded to prison

June 28, 2025 Editor

A fisherman was recently remanded to prison after being charged with murder related to an incident that occurred at a wedding house in Region Six in 2016. Dave Ramnauth, known as “Shandy,” a 28-year-old fisherman of Lot ‘B’ 21 Portuguese Quarter, Port Mourant, Corentyne, Berbice, appeared at the New Amsterdam Magistrates’ Court before Magistrate Michelle […]

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‘Sir Mars’ murder accused committed to stand trial

June 27, 2025 Editor

Brian Richards was committed to stand trial on Friday for the murder of popular entertainer and educator Kirwyn Mars, better known as “Sir Mars.” Senior Magistrate Sunil Scarce at the Diamond/Grove Magistrate Court ordered Richards to appear at the next practicable sitting of the Demerara Assizes. Richards, who resides in John Fernandez Squatting Area, Georgetown, […]

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‘Mental health is a basic human right’—AG declares as Guyana launches first Mental Health Court

June 27, 2025 Editor

Mental health is a fundamental human right essential for personal dignity and societal development, Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall, SC, asserted on Thursday during the launch of Guyana’s first Mental Health Court. “This court is historic and groundbreaking as it is the first of its kind in Guyana,” Nandlall said at […]

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