Teacher sentenced to 8 weeks for assaulting cop
Twenty-nine-year-old Shameer Basika, a teacher of Cummings Lodge, Georgetown was on Wednesday sentenced to eight weeks imprisonment for assaulting a peace officer.
The teacher was...
Wife killer moves to Appeal Court to challenge conviction, sentence
After being sentenced to death by hanging on October 17, 2014, for the murder of his reputed wife, Rupert Brown also known as “Bird...
Former cop charged for allegedly stealing $900,000 from GPF
An ex-member of the Guyana Police Force found himself on the other side of the law on Friday when he was not required to...
Man slapped with 12 charges for driving with cop on bonnet
A taxi driver who reportedly hit a police officer with his car and carried him on the bonnet through the streets of New Amsterdam...
Man accused of assaulting mother charged
A taxi driver was on Friday released on $30,000 bail when he stood before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts after...
Woman gets bail for DUI, causing death of motorcyclist
Khamwattie Manger-Karpen, 35, was today granted bail in the sum of $520,000 on two charges; causing death by dangerous driver and driving under the...
Guyanese man files multimillion-dollar lawsuit against CAL over cocaine planted in suitcase
A US-based Guyanese man, who was arrested in 2018 at the JFK International Airport with more than four pounds of cocaine in his suitcase,...
Charlestown youth remanded for robbery at Kitty seawall
A resident of Russell Street, Charlestown, Georgetown appeared in a Georgetown Magistrate’s court on Wednesday to face a charge accusing him of robbing a...
2009 terror gang member to know fate soon …as Prosecution closes case in murder...
Superintendent of Police, Trevor Reid was the final witness called by the State in the Basil Morgan murder trial at the High Court in...
Baker accused of robbing US citizens on Leopold St remanded
…slapped with 9 counts of robbery under arms
One of the four men who were apprehended after allegedly attacking and robbing three US citizens who...
Recent Articles
Deaths of Berbice siblings may not be dengue-related, samples sent to lab for diagnosis...
As investigations continue into the deaths of the Berbice siblings who died a day apart from each other, health officials have sent samples to...
Stabroek Market Wharf cleanup is 85% complete
Efforts to clear the rubble and debris from the collapsed Stabroek Market Wharf are swiftly underway, with approximately 85 per cent of the clearing...
Govt to appeal ruling on teachers’ strike – AG
The government will be moving to the Court of Appeal seeking to overturn the ruling handed down by Justice Sandil Kissoon at the Supreme...
Jurassic-themed promenade, boating activity, golf course, shops, boardwalk among plans for National Park
The Protected Areas Commission (PAC) has revealed a new zone plan for the enhancement of the National Park, which will see the introduction of...
Saharan Dust plume projected to pass over Guyana from Friday-Sunday – EPA
See full statement from the Environmental Protection Agency:
The Environmental Protection Agency hereby issues an advisory on a forecasted Saharan Dust plume projected to be...
2 mining operations in Puruni flagged for unsafe conditions
Two operations in Puruni Mining District in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) were flagged by the Occupational Safety and Health Department of the Ministry of Labour...
Berbice siblings died from dengue complications – Dr Anthony
The Berbice brother and sister who died a day apart had complications associated with dengue fever, Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony has revealed.
Speaking to...
Vreed-en-Hoop to G/town water taxi operation back to normal
See full statement from the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD):
Waters taxis have received the green light to resume use of the Stabroek stelling for the...
President Ali receives UWI American Foundation Legacy Award
President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, championing a robust Caribbean identity, has urged the region to actively embrace and value its unique culture and abundance...
Govt/contractor dispute on GtE will not affect US EXIM Bank loan – Jagdeo
The ongoing dispute between the Guyana Government and its contractor for the model Gas-to-Energy (GtE) project, Lindsayca CH4 Guyana Inc. (LNDCH4), will not affect...