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Thursday, April 18, 2024

Father, son remanded for armed robbery

A father and son were today remanded to prison on an armed robbery charge. Richard Edwards, 48, and his son, Imran Ali, 20, pleaded not...

Man jailed 2 years over 20 grams of marijuana

A 26-year-old man was Wednesday sentenced to two years in jail for having 20 grams of marijuana in his possession. Darren Sears pleaded guilty to...

Albouystown man jailed for stabbing girlfriend during argument

A man, who was charged in February and was granted $80,000 bail for stabbing his girlfriend during an argument was on Tuesday sentenced to...

Linden man slapped with wounding charge

A 32-year-old man, who allegedly wounded another during an argument over missing belongings, was granted bail at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts on Tuesday. Dillon Lester,...

Serial armed robber released on bail

Omalo Williams, the 27-year-old man from Leopold Street, Georgetown - who has been previously charged for armed robberies - was on Monday released on...

High Court orders Finance Minister to pay US$2.2M to Dipcon

Finance Minister Winston Jordan was Monday ordered by Guyana’s High Court to pay in excess of US$2.2M to Trinidadian-based construction firm, Dipcon. Dipcon had taken...

Ruimveldt man slapped with multiple armed robbery charges

Twenty-six-year-old Travis Payne of West Ruimveldt, Georgetown was remanded to prison by Principal Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus on eight counts of robbery when he appeared...

Father of 2 charged for snatching gold band

A 26-year-old father of two who snatched a gold band to provide for his children was remanded to prison by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan...

Georgetown Mayor’s driver charged for causing death by dangerous driving

Joel Bond, the driver assigned to the Georgetown Mayor, was today charged with causing death by dangerous driving. Bond, on June 11, 2019, crashed into...

Bus driver charged for 62 pounds of ganja found in spare wheels

The driver of a route 72 minibus was on Friday remanded to prison by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan when he appeared at the Georgetown...

Recent Articles

Venezuelan stabbed to death by co-worker

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  A report of an alleged murder committed on one called ‘Frankie’, Venezuelan, by suspect, Cane Vincent, age...

“Words can’t express how much they mean to me” – mother demands answers, justice...

By: Andrew Carmichael “Words can’t express how much they mean to me, dem is me children,” expressed Rihanna Persaud, the mother who lost her nine-year-old...

No increase in electricity costs for consumers – Jagdeo assures amid power ship deal

Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has assured that the electricity price will not increase following the government’s move to charter a power ship to...

Govt would hire contractors without “full experience” to keep up with rapid development –...

New contractors would be hired by the government to keep apace with the ongoing rapid development in the infrastructure sector. This is according to Vice...

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...