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Murder accused jailed for illegal gun, ammo possession

Brian Mohan, of Albouystown, Georgetown, was on Wednesday sentenced to two years imprisonment after he was found guilty of possession of an illegal gun...

21-yr-old jailed for assisting father to escape from custody

A 21-year-old farmer who helped his father to escape from lawful custody was on Wednesday sentenced to one year in prison. Samuel Domingo, of South...

WCD man gets 20 years for rape of teen

Jaipaul Hitlall, 33, was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for the rape of a teenager in 2016. He is still on remand for the alleged...

Murder convict appeals 100-year sentence

Collin Allen, 26, is asking the Court of Appeal to reverse the 100 years sentence he received for the murder of a pensioner. Allen was...

Cop among four charged for gold heist at Matthews Ridge

Baldeo Francis, 37; Ramesh Singh, 45; Leon Campbell, 26; and Kurt Nedd, 27 were today charged in connection with the gold heist committed at...

Taxi driver accused of raping 12-yr-old girl to face High Court trial

Neville Thomas, a taxi driver attached to a popular Georgetown taxi service, was on Monday committed to stand trial at the Demerara High Court...

Sophia man to spend 17 years behind bars for killing brother in 2016

A man who fatally stabbed his brother during an argument back in 2016 on Monday confessed to the unlawful killing when he made his...

Bartica teen charged for wounding man

Denzil Chance, 18, was Monday slapped with a malicious wounding charge when he appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrates' Court. Chance,...

Trini jailed for faking kidnapping files appeal

A Trinidadian man, who was found guilty and jailed by Magistrate Fabayo Azore in October for faking his own kidnapping in Guyana, has filed...

Man jailed for destroying sisters’ groceries

A 40-year-old man was on Wednesday slapped with two charges for damage to property and disorderly behaviour and appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. Edward...

Recent Articles

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...

CH&PA remains committed to providing affordable housing to citizens but reiterates squatting is illegal...

The Housing and Water Ministry, through the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) on Friday stated that it remains committed to peaceful resolution as...

Onverwagt prawns project to yield an estimated $48M per crop

The prawns project being developed at Onverwagt, Region Five is poised to produce 12 tonnes of Vannamei prawns per crop, with each tonne expected...

AFC to hold 8th biannual conference on June 29

FULL STATEMENT: The Alliance For Change (AFC) is pleased to announce its 8th Biannual Conference, which will be held on June 29, 2024, in Georgetown....