Chaos at Magistrates’ Courts as teacher, parents charged over school attack
It was high drama at the Georgetown Magistrates' Courts this morning as parents and a teacher made their appearance to be charged in relation...
Teen slapped with break-and-enter charge
Acting Chief Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus on Thursday granted bail to a teenager who was slapped with a break-and-enter charge.
Eighteen-year-old Roberto Perez, of Kumaka, North...
“Brukup” gets life imprisonment for 2017 nightclub murder
Justice Jo-Ann Barlow on Thursday handed a life sentence to convicted murderer Shawn Harris, called “Shawny” or “Brukup”, after he was recently found guilty...
Cubans fined for overstaying in Guyana
Seven Cuban nationals were Thursday charged and fined for overstaying in Guyana.
The foreigners pleaded guilty to the charges when they appeared before Chief Magistrate...
23 Haitians charged for attempting to illegally depart Guyana
Chief Magistrate (ag) Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus on Wednesday charged and fined 23 Haitian nationals for attempting to illegally depart Guyana.
It is alleged that on January...
Marcus Bisram case returns to Berbice, new Magistrate assigned
Chief Magistrate (ag) Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus on Wednesday overruled submissions made by attorneys for murder accused Marcus Bisram to have the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) conducted...
Brothers remanded over brutal murder of newspaper vendor
Three brothers are accused of killing Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) newspaper vendor Sham Munilall, also known as “Paperman”.
The men – Carlton and Carl...
Man to spend 18 months behind bars for stealing from “DJ Magnum”
A 34-year-old man, who broke and entered the home of Darrell, popularly known as “DJ Magnum” and stole a laptop and laptop bag, was...
2 remanded for armed robbery committed on Chinese restaurant
Two out of three bandits who were captured following an armed robbery committed at the 5 Star Chinese restaurant in Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo...
Man charged for alleged sexual assault of 7-yr-old girl
A 30-year-old taxi driver who was hired to transport a 7-year-old girl from school but allegedly diverted to the Jubilee Resort and engaged in...
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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...
US Security Advisor restates “unwavering support” for Guyana’s sovereignty
Readout of Principal Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer’s Call with President Irfaan Ali of Guyana (on April 17, 2024)
Principal Deputy National Security Advisor...
Health Ministry investigating deaths of siblings at NA Hospital
See full statement from the Ministry of Health:
MOH investigating the circumstances surrounding the deaths of two children in New Amsterdam
(Georgetown- April 18, 2024)- The...
Men linked to murders in Guyana gunned down in Suriname
Surinamese authorities are investigating the execution-style killings of two Guyanese suspected of involvement in separate murder cases in Guyana.
Dead are Jerimiah Smith and Oswick...
Local company eyes possibility of building oil tankers in Guyana
Guyana Port Incorporated (GPI), a local company that offers dry-docking and ship repair services, has aspirations of moving into shipbuilding, in particular the future...