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Friday, April 19, 2024

Arrest warrant issued for cop who allegedly planted ganja at business place

An arrest warrant was issued on Wednesday for Detective Constable Richard Persaud after he failed to show up in court on a charge of...

Murder accused attacks, stabs inmate with knife

– suspect alleges victim, other inmates plotted to kill him A prisoner who is on remand for murder at the Mazaruni Prison, Region Seven...

Schoolboy loses life after motorcycle crashes

– pillion rider flees scene A 16-year-old student of Bina Hill Secondary School, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) is now dead after he lost control...

21-Y-O fined $20,000 for slapping female cop

A 21-year-old man who carried out a series of offences was on Wednesday hauled before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. Daniel Boutrim, of Lot 157 Guyhoc...

Driver fined $80,000 for traffic violations

A resident of One Mile, Wismar, Linden, Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice) was on Wednesday fined $80,000 by Magistrate Rondel Weever when he appeared at...

Man pretending to be cop faces several robbery charges

A 21-year-old man accused of pretending to be a cop was on Wednesday slapped with several robbery charges and appeared before Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus...

Youth fined for slapping female Police Officer

A 21-year-old man who carried out a series of offences was on Wednesday hauled before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. Daniel Boutrim, of Lot 157 Guyhoc...

Guyana needs to prepare for increase in human trafficking – Ramjattan

Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan is urging stakeholders to be prepared for a possible hike in human trafficking activities in the coming years. "I believe...

Cops continue probe into daring attack on overseas-based couple moments after arriving in Guyana

An overseas-based couple and their taxi driver were on Tuesday morning robbed at gunpoint shortly after the couple arrived in Guyana. Reports are the couple...

Soesdyke farmer accused of trafficking 2lbs cannabis granted bail

A 59-year-old farmer, who is accused of trafficking two pounds of cannabis, was on Tuesday released on G$200,000 bail when he appeared at the...

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...