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High Court finds Govt breached Region 5 farmers’ rights

Five rice farmers who sued the State over the cancellation of their leases by the Mahaica Maichony Abary/Agriculture Development Authority (MMA/ADA) have been vindicated...

Hotel owner to stand trial for 2018 murder of neighbour

Hotelier Erwin Bacchus of Fifth Avenue, Subryanville, Georgetown was on Tuesday was committed to stand trial at the High Court for the murder of...

Father, son jailed for accountant’s murder

Sukhdeo Dharamdat, 54, and his son, Eshwardat Dharamdat, 25, were Tuesday sentenced to 65 and 20 years in prison respectively, for the 2015 murder...

Woman tried to smuggle cocaine to help son, jailed 4 years & fined $9.1M

Sandra Angela Profit, 55, was this morning sentenced to four years in prison and fined $9.1M for attempting to smuggle over 7lbs of cocaine...

FreshCo Manager charged with attempted murder of customer

Manager of the FreshCo Supermarket, Diamond Public Road, East Bank Demerara, has been charged with attempted murder of a customer, Gregory Solomon. Xino Xi Qu,...

Chinese National slapped with attempted murder charge

A 28-year-old Chinese National attached to the Fresco Supermarket, Diamond East Bank Demerara was earlier today slapped with an attempted murder charge when he...

Youth sentenced to community service for 1g ganja  

Twenty-three-year-old Odingo Haywood who appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts on Tuesday was sentenced to two weeks community service...

3 charged for death of man at Sparendaam lockups

…family pressing ahead with $50M lawsuit Although Police initially said that 39-year-old Kallicharan Sawack died from self-inflicted wounds at the Sparendaam lockups back in...

B&E suspects remanded to prison

Deon Brown and Trevon Alleyne appeared before Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus on Monday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts to answer to a charge of larceny. It...

Strip club owner charged for human trafficking

Popular business owner and known character to the police, Freeman Fordyce once again found himself in hot water, after he appeared at the Georgetown...

Recent Articles

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...

Govt plans to procure additional 30-40 megawatts of power by year-end 

See full statement from the Office of the Prime Minister:  Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret'd), the Honourable Mark Phillips, convened a special meeting with parliamentary committee...

At least 1 dead as mining pit collapses at Marudi Mountain

At least one person is dead after a mining pit collapsed last night at Marudi Mountain, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Essequibo). INews will provide more details...

‘Racism does not align with PNC ideology’ – Chairman

Chairman of the Peoples National Congress Reform (PNC) Shurwayne Holder is defending his party amid claims that it is not welcoming to its Indo-Guyanese...

Stabroek Market Wharf collapse shows ‘failure of the city council’ – Jagdeo

  The recent collapse of a portion of the Stabroek Market Wharf is reflective of the City Council’s “failure”, according to Vice President Dr Bharrat...

Over 440 more Reg. 3 families to benefit from house allocation

More than 440 families will benefit from house allocation in several areas including Anna Catherina, Edinburg, Leonora, Groenveldt, Stewartsville, and Meten-Meer-Zorg in Region Three,...

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...