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Carpenter fined for pelting woman with brick

A 50-year-old carpenter and mason from East Ruimveldt, Georgetown, faced legal consequences for pelting a woman with a brick during a heated confrontation on January 9, 2025. The accused, Eclife Caravan, appeared on Friday last, before Senior Magistrate Fabayo Azore at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts, where he pleaded guilty to unlawfully assaulting Daphnie Langervine with […]

Mother of three jailed for 24 months, fined $30k for cocaine trafficking

Attie Trotz, a 36-year-old mother of three and resident of Charlotte Street, Georgetown, was sentenced to 24 months in prison and fined $30,000 after pleading guilty to possession of cocaine. The sentence was handed down by Senior Magistrate Fabayo Azore on Friday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. The charge against Trotz stemmed from a police […]

Driver granted bail over a year after fatal North Road accident

Abayomi Hart, a 40-year-old technician involved in a fatal collision at the intersection of North Road and Camp Street, Georgetown, has been granted bail, more than one year after the accident. The accident, which occurred on September 7, 2023, claimed the life of 30-year-old motorcyclist Loyden Alexander Britton of Bagotstown, East Bank Demerara (EBD). According […]

Food Vendor Granted Bail in $3.4M Robbery Case

Peter Thompson, a 22-year-old soup vendor accused of armed robbery, was granted bail in the amount of $250,000 on Wednesday during his appearance before Acting Chief Magistrate Faith Mc Gusty at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. Thompson had been in remand since November 2024, following his arrest in connection with an armed robbery involving over $3.4 […]

Security guard granted bail over shooting outside store

A 38-year-old security guard has been charged with discharging a loaded firearm with intent after he allegedly shot a man outside a store.Ryan Weekes of Lot 150 6th Street, Alberttown, Georgetown, appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Faith Mc Gusty at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts on Wednesday. He is accused of discharging a loaded firearm at […]

High Court rules on Fly Jamaica Airway’s lawsuit over 2016 CJIA aircraft collision

The High Court in Demerara has issued its much-anticipated ruling in the case surrounding a 2016 collision at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) between aircraft operated by Fly Jamaica Airways and Caribbean Airlines Limited (CAL). Justice Priya Sewnarine-Beharry’s 44-page decision, delivered on January 7, 2025, concluded years of litigation by assigning liability to several […]

Bascom denies apologising to Mohameds over murder allegations

Interdicted Police Sergeant Dion Bascom has denied apologising—either orally or in writing—to Azruddin Mohamed regarding allegations of Mohamed’s involvement in the murder of Ricardo Fagundes, also known as “Paper Shorts.” In a statement to the press, Bascom’s attorney, Nigel Hughes, clarified: “Sgt. Dion Bascom did not issue any apology, whether oral or written, to Mr. […]

Cop Files $80M Defamation Lawsuit Against Burke

Assistant Superintendent of Police Rodwell Sarrabo has initiated a lawsuit against United States-based Guyanese activist Rickford Burke, seeking damages exceeding $80 million for defamatory statements allegedly made on social media. The lawsuit, filed in the High Court earlier this week, accuses Burke of publishing a series of false and damaging claims that have significantly tarnished […]
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