September 10, 2013
DIRECTOR of the Child Care and Protection Agency (CC&PA), Ms. Ann Greene has announced that this year’s ‘Child Protection Week’ will be themed ‘Joining hands for effective child protection
September 10, 2013
DANIEL Mohamed (no address given) appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman yesterday, charged with robbery under arms and unlawful wounding. The 25-year-old porkknocker pleaded not guilty to having, on August
September 10, 2013
MAGISTRATE Judy Latchman dismissed a common assault charge against Dexter Pires yesterday, after his reputed wife declined to testify against him. The defendant (no address given) had pleaded not
September 10, 2013
A STUDENT of Carmel High School was placed on $80,000 bail yesterday when he appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman on an assault charge. Nineteen-year-old Tyrone Escourse, of Lot 640
September 10, 2013
Food for the Poor Inc. (FFP) yesterday donated approximately 145 gallons of latex paint to four schools in order to make the teaching and learning environment more conducive. The
September 10, 2013
As Guyana observed World Literacy Day yesterday, several persons were able to receive free books distributed by the National Library on Church and Main Streets, Georgetown. Among the books
September 9, 2013
THE Environmental Health Department of Region 5 (Mahaica/Berbice) and the Government Analyst Food and Drug Department last week seized and destroyed a large quantity of expired food products which
September 9, 2013
WYNCAM Nedd of Mackenzie, Linden, Region 10, who claimed he was a patient at the ‘Berbice mad house’ (New Amsterdam Psychiatric Hospital), was remanded to prison on Friday when
August 10, 2010
Sojo Nedd of Queenstown, Georgetown, was sentenced to four years imprisonment after she was found guilty of a charge of trafficking in narcotics.In addition, she was fined four times
August 10, 2010
Two neighbours from Patrick Dam, a squatting area on the outskirts of New Amsterdam, appeared before Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo on Friday on charges of assaulting and wounding respectively.Marcia Benn,
August 10, 2010
Two suspects are in custody following a knife-point robbery on Sunday night at Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara.Police said at about 21:30 hrs that night, Ravi Biswah, 19, was
August 10, 2010
The police are investigating the murder of Brazilian miner, Jose Rodriguez De Oliveira, which occurred at about 06:00 hrs Saturday last, at Aranka Backdam, Cuyuni River.Investigations have revealed that
August 10, 2010
The police are investigating an armed robbery committed at about 09:15 hrs yesterday at the Laparkan Office at Rosehall, Corentyne, by two men, one of whom was armed with
August 10, 2010
On page nine of our August 3, 2010 edition we inadvertently stated in the caption of the article” Torginol celebrates 50th anniversary” Mr. and Mrs. Puri. That should have
August 10, 2010
A nurse attached to the National Psychiatric Hospital was found hanging from a rafter in a bedroom of his home at Winkle Road , New Amsterdam, Berbice, on Sunday.Dead
August 10, 2010
A recent survey of the National School Feeding Programme in 27 schools throughout the country has indicated that the programme has generated an improvement in students’ attendance since its
August 10, 2010
POLICE are investigating a shooting incident that occurred at about 01:00 hours on Saturday at Third Street, Alberttown, during which Horace Moseley, 56, was shot and injured.Investigations revealed that
August 10, 2010
Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent(Reuters) DEVASTATING floods in Pakistan and Russia’s heat-wave match projected trends of ever more extremes caused by global warming, even though it is impossible to blame