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Men charged for killing friend, dumping body in pit latrine

Two men were Wednesday charged for murdering their friend and dumping his body in a pit latrine at Tassawini, North West District in Region...

Ecuadorian jailed in Guyana for cocaine possession, fraud

Julio Harreira of Ecuador was slapped with cocaine possession and fraud charges and taken to the Georgetown Magistrate’s Courts on Wednesday. Harreira stood before Magistrate...

Guyanese man charged for human trafficking in Florida

A Guyanese man is facing human trafficking charges in the United States after allegations that he had sexual activities with a minor, who had...

Man charged with murder of drinking buddy

A 37-year-old man was Tuesday charged for the murder of his drinking buddy, Eric Nurse, 24, of Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara (EBD). Dexroy...

Lindener jailed for armed robbery

A Lindener, Delroy Griffith, was sentenced to three years in prison by Magistrate Wanda Fortune on Thursday after he was found guilty of robbery...

Carpenter arraigned for murder of reputed wife

Devenand Narine, a saw operator was earlier today arraigned for the brutal murder of his reputed wife, Farida Khayum who was stabbed at their...

Trinidadian who faked own kidnapping to know fate soon

A Trinidadian national who allegedly faked his own kidnapping shortly after entering Guyana will know his fate at his next court appearance set for...

Man pleads guilty to manslaughter to avoid another retrial, jailed for 21 years

After facing two trials and both ending in a hung jury at the Demerara High Court, Rondell Bacchus of C Field, Sophia Squatting Area,...

Bus driver, conductor charged for rape of child

A minibus driver and a conductor were Wednesday morning charged for raping a 12-year-old school girl. Keron Adams, 19, a minibus conductor of ‘D’ Field,...

Prisoners charged for assaulting each other

Two female prisoners were Tuesday charged after they assaulted and wounded each other during an altercation at the East La Penitence Police Station Holding...

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...