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(CNN) Sean “Diddy” Combs will be held by himself at the Special Housing Unit in the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn until his next court appearance Wednesday afternoon, according to a law enforcement official. The special housing unit is separate from the general prison population and is used to house inmates who require additional protection, among
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Police Headquarters on Tuesday said a plastic bag with 27 grammes of cannabis was found in an Eccles, East Bank Demerara alleyway. And the narcotics were found in the alleyway as ranks searched for narcotics at the nearby residence of Debbie Atwell, an unemployed woman. Police said the ranks had a warrant and a search
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David Persaud, a motor lorry driver employed with a company called Epic Guyana at Houston, East Bank Demerara, explained that unlike a regular vehicle that has an internal rear view mirror, the truck that he drives does not have one. This is among the factors that pose a challenge to drivers like himself whose vision
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Nicholas Singh, also called ‘Pookie,’ was arrested by Police on Sunday. He was wanted for the January 1, 2024 murder of Natram Persaud. Persaud, also called Vishal, was shot after a robbery unfolded at a Canal No. 2 Polder, West Bank Demerara (WBD) wedding house on New Year’s Day. Singh is believed to be part
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The Guyana Water Inc. (GWI) says in an effort to ensure there is complete water coverage in Regions Five (Mahaica/Berbice) and Six (East Berbice/Corentyne), the company is drilling new wells and upgrading systems all across the regions. In an interview with the News Room recently, Projects Director Marlon Daniels informed that a new well is
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Making her international debut last year in Peru and setting the tone for what was a very successful sojourn for Guyana, Sarah Sanmogan will once again be setting the stage for another successful campaign when the South American Women’s and Men’s Classic Powerlifting Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina, enters its second day on Wednesday. The
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Thirty-year-old Martin Calvin was on Tuesday sentenced to five years imprisonment for the armed robbery committed on a 30-year-old Windsor Forest, West Coast Demerara woman. Police Headquarters reported that Calvin, a resident of East Ruimveldt, Georgetown appeared before Magistrate Alisha George at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court. He was charged for the armed robbery which occurred
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The Bartica United Youth Development Group, which was founded by convicted child rapist Micah Williams, is under new leadership and is calling for prisoners to be allowed to vote in Guyana’s elections. “Democracy and participation in the decision-making process are core principles of governance, and it is imperative that these rights are respected and protected
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A gold miner and a construction worker were Monday arrested after they were caught with an unlicensed, loaded .38 Revolver. Police Headquarters reported that ranks responded to an alleged break-and-enter at Herstelling, East Bank Demerara (EBD) at about 14:30 hrs Monday. There, they engaged Bertrand Walks, a 36-year-old gold miner, and Oziah Vanrosum, a 20-year-old
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James Lord, also known as ‘Jamesy,’ the man who is accused of fatally stabbing his reputed wife, Alexis Roxanne Harris during a confrontation more than a week ago was on Tuesday charged with murder and remanded to prison. Lord, a sawmill operator of Soesdyke appeared before Magistrate Rhondell Weever. He was not required to plea
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