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Taxi driver who drove getaway car in teen’s killing gets 5 years

Melroy Doris, who confessed that he was the driver of the getaway car in the killing of Lusignan, East Coast Demerara (ECD) cosmetologist Ashmini...

Man found guilty of raping girl, 11

In a majority verdict on Thursday, a jury found Adriane Sewdeen guilty of raping an 11-year-old girl. Indicted on two counts of rape, Sewdeen has...

James Bond, others get bail on conspiracy to defraud charges

Former People’s National Congress (PNC) Executive James Bond and several other persons were today charged with several counts of conspiracy to defraud the National...

Jagdeo seeking to set aside $20M judgment in Ferguson libel case

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo, through his lawyers, is seeking to set aside a $20M judgment against him in relation to the libel lawsuit which...

Pomeroon man gets bail for attempting to murder pregnant wife

Richard Mohamed, a 30-year-old labourer of Grant Friendship, Lower Pomeroon Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) was granted $500,000 bail when he appeared at the...

More cops slapped with fraud charges

Former Assistant Commissioner of Police Kevin Adonis and Corporal Rawle Haynes were today granted bail on several fraud charges. They have joined Police Sergeants Jermaine...

21 years jail for taxi driver who raped schoolgirl

A taxi driver was today sentenced to 21 years imprisonment after he was earlier this month found guilty by a 12-member jury of raping...

Foiled Republic Bank robbery: Magistrate to rule on no-case submission on April 14

Come April 14, 2021, Senior Magistrate Leron Daly will deliver his ruling on no-case submissions made by the defence on behalf of the four...

Siblings charged for assaulting each other

Wayne Wilson and Tiesha Wilson, both of East Ruimveldt, Georgetown, appeared before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly and were granted bail on assault charges. It is...

KN security officers arraigned for murder of vagrant

Two security officers attached to Kaieteur News were earlier today arraigned for the murder of 58-year-old Mohabir Singh, whose body was found under a...

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Man found dead in car on Heroes Highway

Police ranks from Regional Division #4B today discovered the body of a male in a motorcar along the Heroes Highway, East Bank Demerara. Based on...

WCD labourer busted with ganja

A 30-year-old labourer has been arrested after police found a quantity of marijuana at his Best Village, West Coast Demerara home. The discovery was made...

Pensioner killed on EBD roadway

A pensioner was killed Saturday night on the East Bank Demerara Public Road after a motorcar crashed into his electric bike. Dead is 81-year-old Donovan...

Helicopter carrying Iran’s President Raisi crashes, search under way

DUBAI, May 19 (Reuters) - A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister crashed on Sunday as it was crossing mountain...

New ramp, dredging, road upgrades for fisherfolks at Ogle outfall

Fisherfolks operating at the Ogle Outfall on the East Coast of Demerara will benefit from a new ramp to bring their boats onshore and...

“Every single person must be employed” – Pres. Ali as Welding Certification programme rolled...

Employment has been guaranteed for Guyanese participating in a new welding programme being facilitated by the Guyana Government through the School of the Nations...

MMA-ADA receives $110M excavator to advance agricultural works

The Mahaica-Mahaicony Abary- Agricultural Development Authority (MMA-ADA) at Onverwagt, Region Five on Saturday received a $110 million Amphibious Excavator to aid in the efficient...

Nearly 5lbs of ganja found at La Grange

Police in Regional Division #3 have unearthed close to five pounds of marijuana in an abandoned workshop at La Grange, West Bank Demerara. The discovery...

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...