Latest update August 24th, 2026 10:25 AM
Apr 19, 2024 Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News
Kaieteur News – On Thursday, a 29-year-old labourer was remanded to prison when he appeared at the Suddie Magistrates’ Court to answer an attempted murder charge.
The accused, Mark Chester of Queenstown Village, Essequibo Coast is accused of attempting to kill 45-year-old Marlon Jones also of the same village on Friday.
Chester made his first court appearance before Magistrate Tamieka Clarke where the charge was read to him. He was not required to plead to the charge which was laid under Section 103 (c) of the Criminal Law Offences Act, Chapter 8:01.
The prosecutor objected to bail, and the accused was remanded to prison.
Chester is scheduled to return to court on April 30, 2024 for disclosures.
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.

Aug 24, 2026
Kaieteur Sports – Newly imported horse from the Jumbo Jet Racing Stables, Sand Pipes stormed to a comprehensive victory in the prestigious Guyana Cup horse race at Rising Sun Turf Club on a cool...Aug 24, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – Guyana never ceases to amaze me. There are moments when a government announces an achievement and it is done in such a manner that one is expected to feel grateful for the evidence of progress. Some of these announcements are about routine things. Yet, the announcement is made...Aug 23, 2026
By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – I have been an advocate of the Caribbean Court of Justice from its conception. In 2015, on the Court’s tenth anniversary, I described its creation as arguably the most significant institutional achievement of the English-speaking Caribbean since the...Aug 24, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – Those visits by Pres. Ali into places of worship may be paying off. He sees the light. He may insist that he sees god (meaning himself); I settle for light. Light is late in coming. Its speed slowed down by GPL wires and thick political darkness. But light has arrived...Freedom of speech is our core value at Kaieteur News. If the letter/e-mail you sent was not published, and you believe that its contents were not libellous, let us know, please contact us by phone or email.
Feel free to send us your comments and/or criticisms.
Contact: 624-6456; 225-8452; 225-8458; 225-8463; 225-8465; 225-8473 or 225-8491.
Or by Email: glennlall2000@gmail.com / kaieteurnews@yahoo.com