Latest update January 14th, 2025 3:35 AM
Latest News
- ‘Guyana could have received at least US$13B to date from oil’
- ExxonMobil preparing for oil production at 6th project
- Final draft of Gaza truce deal presented to sides after ‘breakthrough’, official says
- Venezuela detains tanker falsely flying Guyana’s flag
- ‘Pres. Ali made it clear no renegotiation of Exxon contract’ – Hess boss tells conference
Witnesses in Gold Board employee trial set to be summoned
Five more witnesses are set to be summoned in the matter, for which Ronald Singh is charged for stealing over $2M worth in gold from the Guyana Gold Board (GGB).
Ronald Singh
Singh, 30, of 161 Hibiscus Avenue ‘AA’ Eccles, East Bank Demerara, is accused of stealing eight ounces, nine grams of gold worth $2,153,034 from the GGB on February 19, last, at Brickdam, Georgetown.
According to the facts of the case presented by Police Prosecutor Kerry Bostwick, Singh had been gainfully employed at the GGB since 2013.
Bostwick told the court that a manager of the GGB noticed that a bar of gold was missing from the laboratory and summoned the police. He stated that investigations were launched and staff members of the company’s laboratory were questioned. Bostwick said that based on information received, police contacted the defendant and he later handed over the gold bar.
However, Singh had pleaded not guilty to the charge and was released on $200,000 bail.
He is currently facing a trial before Magistrate Judy Latchman. When the matter was called up yesterday afternoon, no witnesses were present.
Attorney-at-Law, George Thomas noted that the witnesses were absent on a previous occasion and requested that the Prosecution close its case.
However, Prosecutor Bostwick told the court that five more witnesses are yet to testify in the matter. He explained that summonses had been sent out for the witnesses to attend court, but no one has turned up to the hearing.
Magistrate Latchman dismissed the Prosecutor’s excuse as “sloppy.”
She overruled Thomas’ request and explained that given the nature of the offence, a final date will be given for the witnesses to be present. The Magistrate then adjourned the matter until September 16.
Similar Articles
THE BLUNT OF THE DAY
Sports
Features/Columnists
The PNCR and AFC are a blight on democratic politics
Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) and the Alliance For Change (AFC) have forfeited... more
Clarifying misconceptions about the Panama Canal
Sir Ronald Sanders (Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the US and the OAS) By Sir Ronald Sanders Kaieteur News–... more
Weekend Cartoon
