GUYANA-Sam Hinds Jr. son of the former Prime Minister Sam Hinds, has been embroiled in a criminal proceeding before the Magistrates’ Court since March, last year. Hinds was convicted before Magistrate Geeta Chandan-Edmonds on   February 6, 2014 for threatening, assaulting and unlawfully wounding his 18-year-old sister-in-law, Tenza Layne. Chandan Edmonds had adjourned the matter to February 20 and further to February 27, pending the presentation of a probation report on Hinds’ behalf. Magistrate Chandan-Edmonds was however, sacked by the Judicial Service Commission, (JSC) before she could have handed down a sentence.  The JSC had cited absenteeism among their reasons for dismissing the Magistrate.(KAIETEUR NEWS/ kaieteurnewsonline.com)…[+]

WASHINGTON-Donald Trump says he’s not blaming George W. Bush for 9/11, but he claims that if he’d been president, the attacks never would have happened. In an appearance on “Fox News Sunday,” the real estate mogul said that since he’s “extremely, extremely tough on immigration” the attackers wouldn’t have been in position to commandeer U.S. flights. “So there’s a good chance that those people would not have been in our country,” Trump said. He took another shot at Jeb Bush for claiming that Bush’s brother, the 43rd president, kept the nation safe.(CNN NEWS/cnn.com…[+]

U.S   –  Authorities have arrested a Malaysia-based hacker who they accuse of stealing personal information of U.S. military members and giving it to ISIS. Ardit Ferizi, a Kosovo citizen, was detained in Malaysia on a provisional U.S. arrest warrant alleging he provided material support to ISIS and committed computer hacking and identity theft, the U.S. Justice Department said.(CNN.COM/photo: tetovasot.com)…[+]

Civilians Tuesday rescued a man, who plunged off the Demerara Habour Bridge. The man has been identified as 20-year-old Joshua Jackson, of Pouderoyen, West Bank Demerara (WBD).  Jackson, who jumped from the northern side of the bridge, landed on a pontoon. He was later taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC)’s Psychiatric Ward for observation.(Kaietuernieuws.com/photo:Kaieuteurnieuws.com)…[+]

The Bicycle Patrol Unit which was at a standstill for over three years has been resuscitated by the City Constabulary Department of the Mayor and City Council. The bicycle patrol was birthed out of a relationship developed during a visit to the Miami Conference of Mayors 2008, by local City Council officials. The focus of the unit is said to be to identify violations of the City By-Laws which can see ranks warning and initiating arrests. The first batch of Bicycle Patrol officers were trained by, Gary McLaughlin.(Kaieteurnieuws.com/photo:Kaieteurnieuws.com)…[+]

WASHINGTON   –   The United States deployed approximately 90 troops to Cameroon Monday as part of an effort to assist Cameroon and other regional governments in their efforts to battle extremist groups in the region.  President Barack Obama sent a letter to Congress Wednesday informing lawmakers of the move.(CNN/photo: forces.gc.ca)…[+]

A date for the start of a Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the murder of Herstelling block maker, Nathan Persaud, is expected to be set on October 20, when the matter comes up before Magistrate Judy Latchman in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.(Kaieiteurnieuws.com/photo:Kaieteurnieuws.com)…[+]

The recent salary increases for Members of Parliament (MPs) are not exorbitant said Minister of Governance, Raphael Trotman, Wednesday. In fact, he believes it is “fair.” He said, too, that the increases were necessary to address certain disparities in the salary structure in the three arms of the government the Legislative, the Executive and the Judiciary.(Kaieteurnieuws.com/photo:Kaieteurnieuws.com)…[+]

RUSSIA   – Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday his country’s involvement in Syria is helping protect the world. “We are not striving for any kind of leadership over Syria. Syria can have only one leader the Syrian people,” Putin said at a Moscow investment forum, according to Reuters.(CNN/photo: usnews.com)…[+]

The staff of the National Communication Network (NCN) at most levels, with the exception of four persons, had been kept in the dark about the presence of satellite uplink facilities lying still in plastic wrapping in the compound. According to an audit, it was only the former Chief Executive Officer, Mohamed ‘Fuzzy’ Sattaur, then Programme Manager Martin Goolsarran, the Finance Controller and a technician Kenneth Jones, who were aware of the presence of the multi-million dollar equipment. Sattaur resigned from his post at NCN following a massive corruption scandal that rocked the entity. The scandal involved millions from the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T).(Kaieteurnieuws.com/photo:Kaieteurnieuws.com)…[+]