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Thursday, March 23, 2023

Sophia man gets $2000 bail for verbally abusing policewoman

Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan has granted a 54-year-old man $2,000 bail after he was charged for verbally abusing a female police officer. The defendant, Shawn...

Duo on $15K bail each for assaulting Fort Wellington teacher

Two persons were charged today for assaulting Marlon Daniels, a teacher of Fort Wellington Secondary School, West Coast Berbice, which occurred on Monday. Tray McPherson...

Teacher remanded until she repays almost $500K she stole from ex-lover

A teacher has been remanded to prison until she can repay the almost $500,000, she admitted to stealing from her ex-boyfriend. Nickacia Sobers, 23,...

Cousin remanded for shooting cop to head

A Central Amelia’s Ward, Linden, Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice) man has been remanded to prison on an attempted murder charge following a shooting incident...

Hope Estate man remanded for killing reputed wife

A 27-year-old, Ricardo Kattow, called “Otis” has been arraigned before the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court, for allegedly killing his common-law wife at their home in Hope...

AG demands payment of court costs in dismissed parliamentarians’ suspension case

The eight Opposition Members of Parliament (MPs), who were suspended over the December 2021 uproar in the National Assembly, have failed to settle the...

Essequibo Coast men fined for drunk driving

Two male residents of the Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam), were on Wednesday fined $30,000 each after they pleaded guilty to driving under the...

Man acquitted of raping 15-Y-O girl

A jury in the Georgetown Sexual Offences Court cleared a Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara (ECD) of a child rape charge when it returned a...

Man seen in video beating dog gets $5000 bail after charged with animal cruelty

The man seen in viral videos on social media beating a dog was charged for the offence of animal cruelty contrary to Section 176...

Truck driver charged for killing 4 persons in road accident

Ewart Stewart, the 38-year-old lorry driver who was arrested on March 6 for his involvement that day in the gruesome accident on the Greenwich...

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Grandson confesses to dumping pensioner’s body but says her death was an accident

The 27-year-old grandson who was arrested in connection with the murder of his 88-year-old grandmother has confessed to wrapping the woman’s body in a...

GCAA Director General gets int’l aviation award

Director General of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) Lt. Col. Egbert Field has received the prestigious Katerina & George Iatrou” Lifetime Achievement Award,...

Major upgrades announced for Stabroek Market

The Stabroek Market will soon see major upgrades to the facility, including a clean-up exercise which is slated for March 26. This is a part...

Kopinang in Region Eight to get new secondary school

The village of Kopinang, Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni) is set to benefit from a new state-of-the-art secondary school, as government seeks to achieve universal secondary...

Majority of new logging concessions went to small loggers – Bharrat

  The forestry sector continues to grow as new loggers enter the market. So much so that since the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Government’s return...

Freedom of expression respected by Guyana’s Govt – US State Dept

    There are a host of constitutional rights that Guyanese enjoy, including freedom of expression and the right to peaceful assembly and association. And according...

Ramadan is a reminder of mercies, grace of God – President Ali

  With the sighting of the moon on Wednesday evening, the Holy Month of Ramadan commences today and President Dr Irfaan Ali, in extending Ramadan...

NA school temporarily closes as students display strange behaviour

Students attending the Tutorial Academy Secondary on Tuesday and Wednesday reportedly started exhibiting strange behaviour, which some claimed was as a result of some...

Moon sighted – CIOG

See below for a Message from CIOG President Al-Hajj Shahabudeen Ahmad on Ramadan 2023:  My dear respected Brothers and Sisters, Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa...

Mother of 3 accused of killing reputed husband charged with manslaughter, gets $300K bail

A 21-year-old woman who is accused of stabbing her reputed husband to death after he slapped her was arraigned for the offence of manslaughter...