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Army in good hands –says outgoing Chief-of-Staff Mark Phillips

October 3, 2016

AT APPROXIMATELY 17:20 hrs on Monday, outgoing Chief-of-Staff, Brigadier Mark Phillips officially handed over command of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) to his successor, newly-promoted Brigadier George Lewis.Brigadier Phillips,

144 cases for hearing at October session

Staff Reporter -

October 3, 2016

ONE hundred and forty-four cases, including 54 murders are listed for hearing at the October Criminal Session which opens today at the Demerara Assizes.Judges assigned to the session are

UG to hold off on tuition hike

Staff Reporter -

October 3, 2016

VICE Chancellor of the University of Guyana, Professor Ivelaw Griffith, has said he would ask his administration to hold off on a five percent hike in tuition following protest

Credit fraudsters to be sentenced today

Staff Reporter -

October 3, 2016

CITY Magistrate Leron Daly will today hear the probation reports regarding three women found guilty of fraudulently converting in excess of $48M from Telecom Solutions (Guyana) Inc.The women:

Mother who dumped baby on roadway will know fate today

Staff Reporter -

October 3, 2016

THE PROBATION report on a 35-year-old mother who dumped her baby on a roadway because she did not want the child anymore will today be heard by City Magistrate

Remand for teen on motorcycle theft charge

Staff Reporter -

October 3, 2016

AN 18-YEAR-OLD teen accused of robbery under arms was remanded to prison on Monday by Magistrate Fabayo Azore at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.Alfred Prescott of Middle Road, La

“Killer” caught in Linden; gun and ammo found

Fareeza Haniff -

October 3, 2016

A serial armed robber was on Monday morning arrested at his home by the police in Linden. They police also recovered an unlicensed firearm and ammunition. He has been

Husband and wife accused of fraud

Staff Reporter -

October 3, 2016

A REPUTED husband and wife were on Monday released on $25,000 bail each by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan after being charged with fraud.John Freeman, 47, and Cleya France,

City Hall workers protest non-payment of salaries

Staff Reporter -

October 3, 2016

–Town Clerk says pay roll will be “tidied up” by Wednesday WORKERS of the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) on Monday protested the non-payment of their September salaries by

A travesty of justice

Staff Reporter -

October 3, 2016

IN the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control), Chapter 35:01 persons caught in possession of and trafficking in narcotics and cultivation of some plants attract the same penalty. This

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