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Court orders medical evaluations for two prisoners on manslaughter and murder charges

The trials of two persons who were charged with attempted murder and manslaughter were earlier this week delayed after the court ordered medical evaluations...

Driver on $1.5M bail for slamming pick-up into crowd, killed 1

Thirty-six-year-old contractor Shazad Sattaur, who is accused of driving into a crowd and killing a 50-year-old man, has been released on bail totalling $1.5...

Essequibo man busted with over $8M imported ganja

Officers from the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) on Tuesday last intercepted a motorcar which was carrying a large quantity of “creepy” – a foreign...

Man freed of rape charge

Ewart Hodge was on Monday freed of a 2012 rape charge after a jury returned with an 11-1 verdict of not guilty on a...

Port Kaituma man remanded for murder of GECOM’s security guard

Samuel Allen, a resident of Port Kaituma, North West District (NWD) was on Wednesday arraigned for the murder of 75-year-old Earl Peters, who was...

US$18M oil bonus: Civil society body to sue Govt for holding monies outside of...

A civil society body is expected to take to court, this week, the Government of Guyana over its decision to stash in a special...

Ex-Soldier gets 2 months for narcotics possession

A few days after Acting Chief Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus ordered a probation report to be conducted on an ex-soldier who admitted to drug possession...

Guyhoc teen remanded on drug charge

A teenager who makes blocks was remanded to prison on Friday when he appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan to answer a charge of...

Illegal aircraft: Colombian, Venezuelan nationals arraigned

The two foreign nationals who illegally landed an aircraft in Mahdia, Region Eight, earlier this month were charged and arraigned on Friday. Following weeks of...

Man found guilty of raping girl, 15

Danraj Persaud was this afternoon unanimously found guilty of raping a 15-year-old girl by a 12 member jury at the Sexual Offences Court. The child...

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President Ali dispels claims of discrimination

President Irfaan Ali has sought to dispel claims of his party discriminating against some communities and administrative regions in its development programmes. The President...

“We have to win the 2025 elections and win them massively” – Jagdeo

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is hosting its Congress at an important juncture since the country’s next General and Regional Elections are slated for...

“We will fly our flags in and out of elections” – Teixeira to Opposition

People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Executive Member Gail Teixeira on today said her party will continue to display its party colours and flags across the...

GHDS to host “Sanskriti” in G/Town, Berbice to mark Indian Arrival Day

The Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha (GHDB) will host Sanskriti – a celebration of Our Heritage, Our Culture, Our Traditions - for two days to...

$543.6M for vital bridge rehabilitation in Region Four

The Ministry of Public Works has allocated a significant sum of $543.6 million for the rehabilitation of vital bridges across Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica), enhancing...

Removal of Marxism-Leninism from Party’s Constitution among proposals as PPP 32nd Congress gets underway...

The People’s Progressive Party’s 32ndCongress gets underway today and during the two-day forum, the ruling party is expected to consider several proposals made by...

GRA reviewing invoices in 2nd oil audit to detect overstatements – VP Jagdeo

Following the recent detection of a false declaration on oil well equipment that was imported on behalf of ExxonMobil, the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA)...

Father of 4 killed after rescuing fellow villager from attackers

Joseph Forde, a 44-year-old contractor of Middle Street, Sparendaam, East Coast Demerara (ECD), lost his life on Thursday evening after he was chopped and...

Prisoner further remanded for murder of cellmate

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force: A 23-year-old prisoner, Shamar Davis called Stamma of Lot 56 B Field, Sophia who has been on...

Update: Policeman in custody for killing pedestrian in hit-and-run

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force: Police ranks in Regional Division 4'B' are probing a 'hit-and-run' fatal accident that occurred on Wednesday, May...