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Linden man busted with $4M in ganja pleads guilty to narco-trafficking

Leonard Caleb of Amelia’s Ward, Linden who was busted with a quantity of cannabis at Providence, East Bank Demerara (EBD) back in November, 2023...

“Spoil Child” remanded for illegal gun, ammo

Forty-two-year-old Teon Allen, called “Spoil Child” of South Ruimveldt, Georgetown, who was apprehended at the Leonora stadium, West Coast Demerara (WCD) with an illegal...

Election Fraud Case: Defense requests minutes of GECOM Meetings 

Despite the state being ready to move forward with the various election fraud-related cases and despite providing the defense with a plethora of evidence,...

Wanted WBD man nabbed in Region 7

Oneil Melbourne, a 26-year-old from La Grange, West Bank Demerara, who was wanted by the Police on a commitment warrant for two years imprisonment,...

Teachers strike: Court appoints mediators to address stalemate between Govt, GTU today

…as VP Jagdeo urges teachers to return to classroom In an effort to end the stalemate that has led to the ongoing strike action by...

Berbice man found guilty of ganja possession jailed, fined $3.5M  

Forty-five-year-old Paul Lewis of No. 30 Village West Coast Berbice (WCB) was on Thursday jailed for two years and six months for having 3.954kg...

East La Penitence man gets 3 years, fine $3.4M for cocaine possession

Forty-seven-year-old Ian Griffith of North East La Penitence, Georgetown was on Wednesday sentenced to three years and one month after he was found guilty...

Engineer charged with shooting fiancé to death freed

The Berbice engineer who was charged with the murder of his fiancé back in November, was on Wednesday set free by a Berbice magistrate...

LBI hit-and-run: ECD man charged for causing death released on $400,000 bail

Edward Sampson, a resident of Graham’s Hall, East Coast Demerara, (ECD), was released on $400,000 bail after a causing-death-by-dangerous driving charge was read to...

Haslington youth slapped with armed robbery charges

Lushawn Jevon Crawford, 22, of Haslington South, East Coast Demerara (ECD) was on Monday remanded to prison on robbery under arms charges. He appeared before...

Recent Articles

Venezuelan stabbed to death by co-worker

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  A report of an alleged murder committed on one called ‘Frankie’, Venezuelan, by suspect, Cane Vincent, age...

“Words can’t express how much they mean to me” – mother demands answers, justice...

By: Andrew Carmichael “Words can’t express how much they mean to me, dem is me children,” expressed Rihanna Persaud, the mother who lost her nine-year-old...

No increase in electricity costs for consumers – Jagdeo assures amid power ship deal

Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has assured that the electricity price will not increase following the government’s move to charter a power ship to...

Govt would hire contractors without “full experience” to keep up with rapid development –...

New contractors would be hired by the government to keep apace with the ongoing rapid development in the infrastructure sector. This is according to Vice...

Stabroek Market Wharf cleanup making significant progress

Works on clearing the rubble from the collapsed roof of the Stabroek Market Wharf continued on Thursday. A 45-member crew is working assiduously to remove...

US$1M mobilisation fee for rental of power ship – GPL

  See full statement from the Guyana Power and Light: On April 13, 2024, the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Inc. signed a contract with Urbacon...

Truck involved in Water Street fatal accident was unregistered – police

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  A fatal accident occurred on Monday, April 15, 2024, on Water Street, Georgetown, involving an unregistered motor...

Mother of 3 crushed to death by truck

A 36-year-old mother of three was last evening crushed to death by a hauler truck at High and Princes Streets, Georgetown. She has been identified...

Remigrant calls for better police response after home burglarised; over $1.5M in items stolen

A businessman’s home in Berbice was burglarized while he was overseas, resulting in over $1 million in items being stolen. The man, a remigrant is...

IDPADA-G never filed discrimination complaint with ERC – Commissioner

See full statement from the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC): The International Decade of People of African Descent Assembly – Guyana (IDPADA-G) has never filed a...