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Nursing assistant charged with terrorism released on bail

Nursing Assistant Tianna Serena Lewis-King, who was remanded to prison for the offence of inciting acts of terrorism, has been granted $350,000 bail. Lewis-King, 23, of Better Hope, East Coast Demerara (ECD), was arrested earlier this month following the release of a voice recording in which she purportedly claimed to be present during the autopsy […]

High Court throws out Cathy Hughes’ “low-life” defamation lawsuit against VP Jagdeo

Alliance For Change (AFC) executive Catherine ‘Cathy’ Hughes has suffered a major legal defeat after the Demerara High Court dismissed her defamation lawsuit against Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo and ordered her to pay over $4 million in costs. The decision was handed down by Justice Priscilla Chandra-Hanif, who ruled that Jagdeo’s controversial reference to […]

U.S.-sanctioned businessman granted $500K bail on tax evasion and false declaration charges

United States-sanctioned businessman Azruddin Mohamed was on Thursday granted $500,000 bail after appearing at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts to face two fraud charges laid by the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA). Mohamed, 39, of Houston Estates, appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty and pleaded not guilty to both charges related to the alleged under-invoicing of […]

Cuban national remanded over brutal murder of stepdaughter

Wispriey Alfonso, the 40-year-old Cuban national, who allegedly murdered his 21-year-old stepdaughter, has been charged and remanded to prison. Alfonso was hauled before Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court and was not required to plead to the capital offence. The charge stems from an attack on May 23 at a Pike […]

Cuban national remanded over brutal murder of stepdaughter

Wispriey Alfonso, the 40-year-old Cuban national, who allegedly murdered his 21-year-old stepdaughter, has been charged and remanded to prison. Alfonso was hauled before Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court and was not required to plead to the capital offence. The charge stems from an attack on May 23 at a Pike […]

Social media ‘influencers’ charged after brawl at Cuffy Square

Four well-known social media personalities were on Tuesday hauled before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court over a violent altercation that took place at the Square of the Revolution, commonly referred to as ‘Cuffy Square’ in Georgetown on Sunday. Rayhana Goring, popularly known as “Fatta,” and Bradley Sampson, also known as “Doggie,” were jointly charged with incitement […]