Father of 1 appeals severity of sentence for raping girl, 13
Damon Assanah, who was sentenced to 18 years in prison for child rape, in June, has moved to the Guyana Court of Appeal to...
Strip club patrons charged for breaching COVID-19 curfew
Twenty-nine persons who were arrested at a well-known city strip club last week Saturday for breaching the nationwide COVID-19 curfew have been summoned to...
Siblings remanded over 518 grams marijuana bust
Siblings Shantell Evans, 24, and Timhara Evans, 19, were today remanded to prison after they were charged with possession of narcotics for the purpose...
Annette Ferguson charged for cyberbullying
Opposition Member of Parliament and former APNU+AFC Minister Annette Ferguson was today charged for cyberbullying a senior member of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF),...
Man accused of rape found not guilty
A man has been found not guilty of rape at the Demerara High Court. The 12-member mixed jury took under two hours to reach...
Man arraigned for murder of GRA’s Enforcement Officer
Forty-five-year-old Rawle Lamaison of Durban Backlands, Georgetown was earlier today arraigned for the murder of GRA’s Enforcement Office, Dwayne Taitt.
Lamaison was not required to...
DPP recommends charges for Annette Ferguson over FB post
The Director of Public Prosecutions has advised the Guyana Police Force to charge former minister and current Opposition Member of Parliament Annette Ferguson for...
Ex-cons get life sentence for killing mason during robbery
Two men convicted of fatally stabbing a man during a robbery on January 20, 2017 were on Wednesday sentenced to life imprisonment by High...
Nephew charged for beating uncle to death over plantains
Melroy Moore, 27, of Phoenix Leguan Island was on Tuesday charged for beating to death his uncle on July 7.
Moore made his appearance at...
Files in Haresh Singh murder case not missing – Crime Chief
Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum has clarified that the files relating to the Haresh Singh murder case are not missing but rather, the investigators were...
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Letter: Support for Gandhi Street in Georgetown
Dear Editor,
The Indian Diaspora Council International (IDC), in collaboration with Guyana IDC Chapter headed by business magnate Mr Yesu Persaud fully supports the proposal...
Linden man chopped to head after attempting to rescue woman who was being assaulted
A 36-year-old man identified as Keno Griffith was on Monday afternoon chopped about his body after he attempted to rescue a woman who was...
500 hectares of mangroves restored since 2010 – Agri Minister
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Dr Anthony concerned as some religious leaders urging persons against taking Covid-19 vaccine
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With the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) uncovering increasing cases of overpayment of contractors, Ministry staff who fraudulently certify works will soon start feeling the...
Letter: Ogle Airport unlawfully imposing 10% increases on lease holders
Dear Editor,
Though Ogle Airport Inc’s (OAI) Public Relations would toss aside serious matters raised by stakeholders as mere storm in a teapot in its...