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Venezuelan man nabbed with illegal ammo tells court he makes jewellery with them

A Venezuelan national, who was caught with illegal ammunition, appeared before court on Thursday, where he was fined $50,000. Ivon Marques, 31, appeared before Magistrate...

Taxi driver charged with possession of 73lbs of ganja found in apartment

A 28-year-old taxi driver who was busted with 73 pounds of ganja in his apartment in Bartica last week was on Monday charged and...

Bus driver slapped with two counts of causing death by dangerous driving

A Route 42 minibus driver was slapped with two counts of causing death by dangerous driving. Thirty-one-year-old Typhon Sampson of Supply, East Bank Demerara, appeared...

$13M Sexual Offences Court opens in Berbice

A $13 million Sexual Offences Court was on Tuesday opened at the Berbice High Court in New Amsterdam, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne). It was funded...

Man charged for attempting to kill neighbour

A man who wounded his neighbor with intentions of killing him was remanded to prison on Tuesday when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate's...

Fish vendor remanded on robbery charge

Jonathan Ishmael a fisherman, who is accused of robbing a man of his Samsung cellular phone, valued $20,000 and $1400 cash, was on Wednesday...

Teacher testifies in Kescia Branche’s murder trial

A former teacher of the Richard Ishmeal Secondary School on Thursday stood before Magistrate Judy Latchman to give testimony into the murder of her...

17-yr-old arrested for fatal stabbing of North West farmer

Police are investigating the alleged murder of Junior Moses, 44 years, a farmer of Barima, North West District which occurred about 18:40hrs yesterday at...

Ecuadorian gets 2-months for illegally entering Guyana

Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan on Tuesday sentenced an Ecuadorian to two months imprisonment for illegally entering Guyana. Julio Ceasar Raco Macias pleaded guilty to the...

Suspect in robbery, shooting of wash bay operator remanded

A labourer, who was identified as the armed suspect in the robbery and shooting of wash bay operator Leroy Robinson, was on Thursday arraigned...

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Dr Bharrat Jagdeo unanimously re-elected as PPP General Secretary

See full statement from the Peoples Progressive Party: The newly constituted Central Committee of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) convened its first meeting today, May...

18-Y-O drowns at Rockstone

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  Police in Regional Divisional #10 are investigating the suspected drowning of Adiel Thomas, age 18, a student...

Grand Coastal Hotel wins TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Award 2024

Grand Coastal Hotel has announced that it has been honoured with the TripAdvisor’s® Travellers’ Choice® Awards for 2024. The award honours businesses that consistently...

New partnership to boost trade & business development between Guyana & Suriname

The Suriname Guyana Chamber of Commerce (SGCC) has announced the signing of a groundbreaking Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Berbice Chamber of Commerce...

Ameena Gafoor Institute goes global

The Ameena Gafoor Institute (AGI) was created from scratch in March 2020 under the directorship of Professor David Dabydeen. The Institute was formally launched...

Guyana expresses solidarity with Brazil following devastating floods

In the wake of devastating floods in Southern Brazil that have claimed the lives of over 80 and displaced over 120,000, President Dr. Irfaan...

Chevron arbitration to go into 2025, ExxonMobil CEO tells CNBC

Exxon CEO Darren Woods said Monday that the dispute with Chevron over Hess Corporation’s oil assets in Guyana likely will not be resolved until...

4 friends arrested, to be charged for disorderly behaviour at police roadblock

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force: 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 ----relative to a video uploaded on social media (Facebook) On May 6, 2024, at approximately 21:15 hours...

Minister Indar leads Guyana’s delegation at OTC in Houston

  Minister Deodat Indar is leading a delegation at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, Texas where several Guyanese companies and Government stakeholders are...

Over 15,000 pupils receive meals during NGSA this year

The Ministry of Education has distributed over 49,500 meals, including breakfast and lunch to over 15,000 pupils countrywide who sat the National Grade Six...