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Retired cops, others charged over $10M fraud at GPF

Several retired police officers along with other members of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) were today charged in relation to a multimillion dollar fraud...

Fmr in-laws charged for killing Kuru Kururu bus driver

Three persons were today charged for killing 38-year-old Marcus Thomas, a bus driver of Kuru Kururu, Linden-Soesdyke Highway. Thomas was hacked to death on the...

Five charged over $19.4M fraud involving forged GRA cheques

Five persons - four men and a woman - have been charged for forging $19.4M worth in cheques in the name of the Guyana...

Use 15 years’ jail time detox – Judge tells convict

Eustace Abrams, the 34-year-old father of four who was found guilty of manslaughter, was on Monday sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment by High Court...

High Court to rule on Jagdeo’s challenge against $20M libel judgment on June 16

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo had filed an application to set aside a $20 million default judgement in a libel suit brought against him by...

Fairfield man remanded for killing brother

Twenty-two-year-old Rameshwar Gouveia of Fairfield Village on the Essequibo Coast was today remanded to prison for the murder of his brother, Ganga Persaud. Gouveia made...

Trevor Benn gets $100k bail on another misconduct charge

Former Head of the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GL&SC) Trevor Benn was today slapped with another misconduct in public office charge when he...

Salesman to face judge, jury over murder of Triumph resident

A salesman was on Thursday committed to stand trial at the Demerara High Court for the December 27, 2020 murder of 29-year-old David Barclay,...

Father/Daughter murder: 1 freed, 3 to lead defence

Three men accused of the July 14, 2019 murders of Better Hope, East Coast Demerara moneychanger, Aaron Latchman, and his daughter Arianna Latchman have...

Man found guilty of raping girl, 13

Damon Assanah, 33, was today found guilty of raping a 13-year-old girl. He was initially indicated on three counts of rape of a child under...

Recent Articles

Guyana to host regional Legal Conference on Criminal Justice Reform in July

See below for a statement on Guyana hosting the regional Legal Conference on Criminal Justice Reform in July: The Government of Guyana, through the Attorney General’s...

Guyana Energy Conference & Supply Chain Expo 2025 set for February 18-21

See below for a statement on the 2025 hosting of the Guyana Energy Conference and Supply Chain Expo: The Guyana Energy Conference and Supply Chain...

Porter falls to death from Norton Street building after receiving electric shocks

A porter died on Friday morning after being electrocuted and falling from a three-story building on Norton Street in Georgetown. Dead is Bryan Hardilall of...

Teen dies after being stabbed at Belle West

A 19-year-old male died in the hospital on Friday - one day after he was stabbed multiple times by a man with whom he...

Duo charged for murder of security guard

Two men were charged and placed before the court for the murder of security guard, Paul Waterman, who was killed during a robbery back...

NRSC wants stricter penalties for repeat traffic offenders

Despite increased enforcement and educational efforts, National Road Safety Council (NRSC) Chairman Earl Lambert has expressed serious concerns over motorists’ continued violation of traffic...

“There are challenges” – Pres Ali to Crabwood Creek residents on cane production

Issues of low cane production, proper compensation, and poor quality of cane were discussed with the Head of State, President Dr Irfaan Ali, recently...

Teens charged with murder of excavator operator

Nineteen-year-old Daniel Badley of Second Street, Mocha Arcadia EBD and Quamina Street, Beterverwagting ECD along with two juveniles were on Friday charged with the...

Teen busted with ammunition during roadblock exercise  

A teenager was taken into custody following the discovery of a magazine belonging to a Taurus pistol and a single live round of 9mm...

Man escapes from Police leaving behind ganja & cocaine

The police have launched a manhunt for a man who reportedly escaped from Police leaving behind 2239.2 grams of cannabis and 41.9 grams of...