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Min. Parag testifies about vote tampering in Region Four during 2020 elections fraud trial

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Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Sonia Parag testified on Tuesday as the second witness in the high-profile 2020 electoral fraud trial. The proceedings are currently being heard by Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. The defendants in the ongoing 2020 electoral fraud trial are nine individuals who held various […]
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Seven new Appeal Court Judges to be appointed

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The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has announced the appointment of seven new judges for the Court of Appeal – the highest number ever appointed at one time in the country’s history. The appointees are Justice Jo-Ann Barlow, Justice Navindra Singh, Justice Nareshwar Harnanan, Justice Priya Sewnarine-Beharry, Joycelin Kyte-Thomas, Justice Damone Younge, and Rafiq Khan, S.C. […]
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Solomon Lewis and Addisena Benjamin
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Man gets 20 years in jail for murder of Toshao

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A 32-year-old man has been sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment, less time already served, after pleading guilty to the murder of an indigenous village leader. The sentence was handed down by Justice Navindra Singh at the High Court in Essequibo. Addisena Benjamin of Kurutuku Village, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni), was indicted for the capital offence of […]
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Olrick Fingal
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Man nabbed with ganja near Mandela hotel remanded

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Olrick Fingal, one of the men arrested last Friday in connection with a drug bust near the Royal Hotel on Mandela Avenue, has been remanded to prison following his court appearance on Monday. Fingal was hauled before Magistrate Azore at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts, where he was charged with possession of 3.810 kilograms of cannabis […]
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Elton D’Aguair
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Lethem man remanded on ganja trafficking charge

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Elton D’Aguair was on Monday remanded to prison after being charged with trafficking 1.6 kilograms of marijuana. D’Aguair, 55, appeared before Magistrate Omadatt Chandan at the Lethem Magistrate’s Court, where he pleaded not guilty to the charge of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking. The charge stems from a drug bust conducted by […]
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Nicholas Choy
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Tattoo artist remanded for alleged daycare break-in

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A 38-year-old tattoo artist was remanded to prison on Friday after being charged with breaking into the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) daycare and preschool and stealing more than $277,000 worth of items. Nicholas Choy, of Lot 168 Robb Street, Georgetown, appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts, where he […]
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Chandradeo Kumar Singh and Akeem Mullin
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Two charged, three still wanted for Albouystown robbery/murder

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Two men have been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of Chandradeo Kumar Singh, a 55-year-old horse cart operator who was robbed and murdered on March 31, 2025, at Hill Street, Albouystown, Georgetown. Twenty-eight-year-old Akeem Mullin was the latest to be charged, appearing before Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts […]
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