THE absence of prospective jurors yesterday stalled trials at the criminal sessions of the Berbice Assizes.Justice Dawn Gregory-Barnes adjourned Court to Monday.State Prosecutor Dionne Mc Cammon was prepared to

THIRTY-NINE-YEAR-OLD Sharon Monplaisir alias ‘Big Red’, of St. John Street, New Amsterdam, Berbice, was sentenced to three years imprisonment, last week, on conviction for a drug offence.She had pleaded

AN OVERSEAS based sexagenarian couple, Thakurdyal and Dropattie Ramphal have thanked God for being alive after being robbed of cash and jewellery by two armed bandits.They suffered a total

MORE tributes continue to be paid to dead People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) presidential hopeful, Winston Murray.Among the latest is one from Central Corentyne Chamber of Commerce (CCCC), expressing

THE offer, by the Mayor and City Council (M&CC), of amnesty on all interest on general rates will expire in ten days time.A reminding press release from City Hall

THE Mayor and City Council (M&CC) said it is alarmed by the high level of environmentally unfriendly attitude displayed by some residents of Georgetown.The Municipality, in a press release

THE Regional Administration in Region Two (Pomeroon/Supenaam) has appealed to residents not to throw garbage, including old wood, tree limbs or pieces of old iron into the waterways, as

THE regional administration in Region Two (Pomeroon/Supenaam) has released its programme of activities for Mashramani 2011.Regional Chairman, Mr. Alli Baksh, who heads the Planning Committee, announced the schedule in

RPA taking legal action over $50M owed farmersTHE General Secretary, Mr. Dharamkumar Seeraj announced, on Wednesday, that the Rice Producers Association (RPA) will take Mahaicony Rice Mills (MRM) and

DIGICEL, which claims to be the bigger, better network, was, on Thursday night, named winner of the ‘Best Operator in a Developing Market’ in the World Communications Awards 2010.The