Promoter sentenced to 2 years for cocaine trafficking
Thirty-one-year-old Wyette Amsterdam of Land of Canaan, East Bank Demerara was earlier today slapped with a three-year sentence after he was found guilty of...
2,380 grams of marijuana seized; 4 arrested
Police in ‘E’ Division, acting on information received, went to a location at Hururu, Berbice River about 01:30hrs today and found four males in...
Dipcon judgement: AG appeals rejection of stay of judgement application
The Attorney General’s chambers has filed an appeal of the full court’s decision to reject attempts to stay a court order directing Finance Minister...
Jordan worried about being jailed
Finance Minister Winston Jordan this morning expressed worry about being possibly jailed over the Government's failure to pay Trinidadian-based construction firm, Dipcon.
Asked by media...
DIPCON US$2M judgement: Govt continues to flout authority of Judiciary
…Court cannot enforce order against Finance Minister – AG
In the wake of the Court throwing out Finance Minister Winston Jordan’s application to stay a...
Horse cart operator jailed for stealing motorcycle, remanded on armed robbery charges
Twenty-year-old Ken Dass on Friday admitted to stealing a motorcycle valued at almost $200,000 when he appeared before Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus at the Georgetown...
Vendor granted bail for 22 grams of cannabis
A vendor was on Thursday granted bail in the sum of $40,000 by Magistrate Faith McGusty on a possession of narcotics charge.
Twenty-eight-year-old Akeem North...
Magistrates can take notice – Harmon on proposed “ganja” changes
The coalition administration wants magistrates to start implementing its proposal for the removal of custodial sentencing for persons caught with small amounts of marijuana,...
Haitian national who overstayed in Guyana fined, ordered deported
A 39-year-old Haitian national, who pleaded guilty to overstaying in Guyana, was Thursday fined $60,000.
Failure to pay will result in six weeks imprisonment. The...
Unemployed youth tells court he stole phone over hunger
A 22-year-old unemployed man, who admitted to snatching a woman’s cellular phone, was jailed for two years when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’...
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Duo charged over solar panels stolen from school in Bartica
Two men have been charged in relation to the theft of solar panels from the Two Miles Primary School in Bartica, Region Seven.
Shawn Caesar,...
Miner dies after he was unable to get help, days after tree fell on...
See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:
Police in Regional Division #7 are currently investigating an incident that resulted in the death of Sherman...
GTI hosts “Jill of All Trades” exhibition
The Government Technical Institute (GTI) on Thursday hosted "Jill of All Trades" exhibition, at the GTI campus in Georgetown.
Hosted under the theme “Promoting Females...
Fire destroys sections of Linden Market
A fire of unknown origin last night erupted at the Linden Municipal Market in Region Ten (Upper Demerara-Berbice), destroying several stalls.
The fire began at...
Fire Service to use statistical analysis to expand, better protect communities
The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) will now be better equipped to respond to or analyse trends and areas for improvement in fire prevention and...
Guyana to launch World Premier League to elevate regional cricket brand – President Ali
Chairman of CARICOM, President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali has announced that the government is working with the West Indies Cricket Board and the International...
Rosehall Estate factory workers protest over nonpayment of end-of-crop bonus
Workers attached to GuySuCo’s Rosehall Estate this morning downed tools and took to the street in protest action over an apparent nonpayment of a...
Police Officers conclude training on critical thinking, ethical conduct & other areas
The Guyana Police Force concludes the first cohort of the Junior Officers' Course 1/2024 on Wednesday April 24, 2024.
The closing ceremony was held at...
GAW disassociates itself from unauthorised use of its identity for pageant
See full statement from the Guyana Amazon Warriors:
GUYANA AMAZON WARRIORS DISASSOCIATES ITSELF FROM UNAUTHORIZED USE OF ITS IDENTITY FOR PAGEANT
The Guyana Amazon Warriors wishes...
Authorities working to reactivate inactive traffic lights
In response to mounting concerns over the increasing number of inactive traffic lights across the country, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) has initiated discussions...