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Monday, April 29, 2024

City Constab. rank charged for shooting minibus driver

A City Constabulary Officer was today charged for shooting a minibus driver in September 2018. Mark Murray 24, pleaded not guilty to the charge which...

Father, son on trial for murder of Mahaica accountant

The trial into the 2015 murder of Suresh Nandkishore also called “Ravo” commenced on Tuesday before Justice Navindra Singh and a 12-member jury at...

Mason remanded on armed robbery charge

Thirty-two-year old Edward Skeete was earlier today remanded to prison by Magistrate Dylon Bess on an armed robbery charge that was brought against him...

Woman files $40M lawsuit against CANU

A United States-based woman is suing the State and the Customs Anti Narcotic Unit (CANU), after she was asked to strip naked and squat...

Lethem hotel owner slapped with narcotics possession charges

The owner of a hotel in Lethem, Region Nine was earlier today arraigned with the possession of over $27 million worth of ganja and...

Lindener gets 3 years jail sentence for armed robbery

A man, who hails from Block 22, Wismar, Linden, was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment by Magistrate Wanda Fortune after he was found guilty...

Albouystown youth arraigned with murder of “Gully Bop”

One of the four suspects who were apprehended and questioned in connection with the murder of 18-year-old Christopher Mansfield also called “Gully Bop” appeared...

Man gets 12 years for raping 4-year-old

Twenty-eight-year-old Dwayne Hamilton who was found guilty for the rape committed on a 4-year-old was on Friday given a 12-year sentence by Justice Jo-Ann...

Sophia men remanded for robbing Traffic Cop

Two men were Thursday remanded to prison by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan for allegedly robbing a traffic officer. Yullacie Price, 24, and Shaheed Hollingsworth, 19,...

Duo remanded for 2014 murder of businesswoman

Malcolm Cully and Shaheed Alli on Tuesday were jointly charged for the 2014 murder of businesswoman Sumintra Dinool and were taken to the Georgetown...

Recent Articles

Region Three Business Chamber makes “impactful connections” at int’l conference in Brazil

See the below statement from the Region Three Chamber of Commerce and Industry on its recent attendance at the International Roraima-CARICOM Business Meeting held...

Motorcyclist dies after colliding with tree on Tapakuma Trail, Reg. Two

A young motorcyclist was killed in the wee hours of today after he collided with a tree on the Tapakuma Trail in Region Two...

Decomposed body of male washes up at Hope Beach

The decomposed body of a male was washed up at the Hope Beach on the East Coast of Demerara. This discovery was made at about 11:30h...

Cevon’s driver shot by bandits during robbery at South Rimveldt office

A driver attached to Cevon Waste Management is now hospitalised after he was shot during a robbery at the company's Aubrey Barker Road, South...

Police suspect vessel in Port Kaituma was used for drug trafficking, transshipment – Benn

More than one week after a semi-submersible vessel was found along a river at Port Kaituma in Region One (Barima-Waini), Home Affairs Minister Robeson...

5 new chickenpox cases recorded at Lusignan Prison

In the past week, the Health Ministry recorded a total of five new chickenpox cases at the Lusignan Prison, East Coast Demerara (ECD). This was...

No seawall vendor has been dislocated – Min Edghill assures

No vendor operating at the Georgetown Seawall has been dislocated, according to Public Works Minister Juan Edghill as he responded to a statement issued...

Guyanese American Chamber of Commerce “gravely concerned” over boycott threats against Guyanese businesses

Condemnation continues to increase against the recent antics of the Caribbean Guyana Institute for Democracy (CGID), which attracted backlash after threatening to boycott any...

Region 9 produces first batch of Pharmacy and Nursing Assistants

History was made on Friday as the first batch of newly trained Nursing and Pharmacy Assistants graduated in Lethem, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo)...

Significant boost for Region 9 district hospitals with new Ultrasound units

Ultrasound services will now be offered to residents of Annai, Karasabai, Aishalton and Sand Creek in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo), eliminating the need...