A man who incessantly described himself as a devout Catholic who could never hurt children, was yesterday handed a life sentence for raping and sodomising an eight-year- old girl, whom he began abusing at the age of six.
Michael Abrams, was unanimously convicted on the two counts levelled against him, for rape of a child under the age of 16.
He first sexually penetrated the now ten year old girl, sometime between January 1, 2013 and January 19, 2016…..
Cayenne-based man gunned down in Craig
A 42-year-old French Guiana-based Guyanese was murdered by bandits during what appeared to be a robbery yesterday morning at Craig, East Bank Demerara and the police have since arrested one of three suspects.
Appeal Court orders NBS to pay $59m in pension to Maurice Arjoon
Justice of Appeal, Rishi Persaud, yesterday ordered the New Building Society (NBS) to pay over to dismissed manager, Maurice Arjoon, the more than $59M in pension owed to him.
Private sector again urges gov’t to reconsider closure of sugar estates
The Private Sector Com-mission (PSC) yesterday said that it continues to be dismayed at the Government’s decision to pursue the closure of sugar estates as the only solution to the crisis in the sugar industry.
Waramuri miner stabbed to death
A northwest miner is now dead after being stabbed several times during the course of an argument close to midnight on Tuesday.
Escapee read murder charge in court
Wayne Gilbert, one of the three escapees from the Golden Grove Police Station on Tuesday, was yesterday taken to the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court to answer to a murder charge.