One year after being wanted for rape, 26-year-old Esmund Adams appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan on Monday, where he was released on bail. Adams was not required to plea to the charge, which detailed that between December 1 and 31, 2018, at Princes and Adelaide Streets, Wortmanville, Georgetown, he engaged in sexual penetration with a girl under the age of 16. The matter was held in camera inside the Chief Magistrate’s courtroom. This newspaper was told that the rape reportedly occurred at Princes and Adelaide Streets, Wortmanville, but the…
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Gold medallion, stamps launched for Guyana’s 50th Republic Anniversary
In celebrating Guyana’s 50th Republic Anniversary, commemorative stamps and limited-edition gold medallions have been launched for the occasion. Through collaboration between the Guyana Post Office Corporation, Natural Resources Ministry and Public Telecommunications Ministry, the commemoratory memorabilia were unveiled on Monday at the Umana Yana, Kingston. Each medallion is 99.99 per cent pure gold and weighs one Troy ounce. Only 200 pieces have been produced and will go on sale, at over G$200,000 each. During the unveiling ceremony at the Umana Yana, officials did not reveal how much the Guyana Government…
Read More“Pretty Boy” on bail for resisting arrest, assaulting cop
Principle Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus on Monday granted a former murder accused bail after he denied a charge of resisting arrest and assaulting a police officer. Thirty-two-year-old Edward Skeete called “Pretty Boy”, of Independence Boulevard, Georgetown, denied that on February 10 at Cornhill Street, Georgetown, he unlawfully assaulted a Police Constable, who was at the time acting in the execution of his duties. He further denied that on the said date and location, he prevented lawful apprehension by the peace officer, who was at the time acting in the execution of…
Read MoreBandit shot dead after snatching woman’s bag
…accomplice injured Moments after robbing a woman of her handbag, one of the bandits was shot dead and another one injured after a licensed firearm holder opened fire in their direction. The robbery took place at about 16:00h on Tuesday at a popular shop at William Street, Campbellville, Georgetown. The dead bandit has been identified as Randy Bowen of Lot 184 Duncan Street, Georgetown. The identity of the second bandit was not immediately released. Based on reports received, Bowen and his accomplice had attacked the woman and relieved her…
Read MoreMinibus driver, sex worker charged for assaulting cops
Minibus driver Winston Farrell was last week slapped with charges of assault, resisting arrest, and disorderly behaviour and appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. Magistrate Leron Daly read the first charge which stated that on February 11, 2020, at Croal Street, Georgetown, Farrell resisted arrest from Police Constable Daniel Nedd, who was acting in the execution of his duties at the time. It was further alleged that on February 12, 2020, at the said location, Farrell assaulted the said Police Constable and proceeded to behave in a disorderly manner. An…
Read MoreCoalition dangles land promise for fired sugar workers’ votes
Broken promises over the years surrounding land grants for fired workers of the sugar belt have resurfaced once again, as the A Partnership For National Unity/Alliance For Change (APNU/AFC) coalition delivers its plans to garner votes at the upcoming polls. In their manifesto launch on Friday, the coalition mentioned the creation of a State Land Resettlement Commission to “enable former sugar workers to access land for housing and agriculture”. In contrast to the series of unfulfilled promises meted out to retrenched workers, Government has in the past, integrated plans to…
Read MoreGuyana records 18 maternal deaths for 2019
Guyana has recorded some 18 cases of maternal deaths during the course of 2019, according to Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr Shamdeo Persaud. On the sidelines of a quarterly meeting of the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO)-funded Maternal and Child Health/Expanded Immunisation Programme on Wednesday, Persaud told reporters that they have recorded the death of a total of 26 pregnant women. However, eight of these are indirect causes such as vehicular accidents. According to the CMO, they are required to collect any death of a woman while she is pregnant…
Read MoreFamily seeks public assistance for woman to undergo brain surgery
The once-normal life of 47-year-old Sharmila Rampersaud of Lot 9 South, Better Hope, East Coast Demerara (ECD), has taken another turn after she was diagnosed with a brain aneurysm last December, damaging her vision and causing other serious health conditions. Today, her family is pleading with the public for assistance for her to have much needed medical attention so as to bring about some normalcy. Doctors at the Georgetown Public Hospital Cooperation (GPHC) after conducting a computerised tomography (CT) scan and a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) found that Rampersaud was…
Read MoreCop charged for sexually assaulting woman
A serving member of the Guyana Police Force was on Wednesday granted bail by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan on a sexual assault charge. The Policeman, 27-year-old Shane Tobin denied that he inappropriately fingered a woman without her consent earlier this month. The matter was held in-camera inside the Chief Magistrate’s courtroom. The defendant was released on G$50,000 bail. The case will continue on February 28, 2020.
Read MoreCops accused of assisting civilians to traffic cocaine being probed
Four ranks attached to the Guyana Police Force (GPF) are under investigation for allegedly collaborating with civilians to smuggle cocaine out of the country. This was according to Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan on Monday, who stated that depending on the outcome of the investigations, the ranks could face criminal charges. “It will have a negative impact once you have misconduct in the Force. That is why I have zero tolerance for that. They are elements about the gravity of it. Certain things are so grave that you have to…
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