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Nandlall’s law books trial deferred pending CCJ ruling

The trial of Attorney General and Legal Affairs Minister Anil Nandlall, who is accused of stealing 14 Commonwealth Law Reports from the State, has...

Rodent Control Officer arraigned for cane harvester’s murder

Twenty-five-year-old, Donald Grovesnor called “Black Boy”, of Lot 19 Sideline Dam Sister's Village, West Bank Demerara (WBD) was Thursday arraigned for the murder of...

Bagotville man found guilty of murdering wife, gets 80 years imprisonment

Miguel Barker was today found guilty in the High Court for the murder of his wife Donessa Barker. She was brutally stabbed to death on...

Miner remanded over 2016 fatal stabbing at Sand Hills

The miner who allegedly stabbed his colleague to death following a row on October 2, 2016 was, on Wednesday morning, remanded to prison when...

22-Y-O pleads guilty to raping three girls

Even after being acquitted on a rape charge in 2016, and having a second chance in society, 22-year-old Leon Jordan will now face the...

Justice Kissoon rules High Court has no jurisdiction to grant GTU orders

Days after the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) approached the High Court to grant several orders, Justice Sandil Kissoon on Tuesday ruled that the High...

ECD man to spend 13 years behind bars for killing friend

A Corentyne, Berbice, fisherman was on Tuesday jailed for 13-years by Justice Joann Barlow after pleading guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter. Hilton Lilly...

Pregnant woman facing embezzlement charge granted bail

A pregnant woman found herself before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts on Friday to answer to a charge of embezzlement. Latoya Lovell, 29, of Georgetown denied...

Charges against former GRDB Directors: Prosecution requests more time to prepare evidence

Chief Magistrate, Ann McLennan, on Thursday morning ordered the return of passports to the former officials of the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) when...

Ferguson for trial on September 13 over “killing squad” FB post

APNU+AFC Member of Parliament Annette Ferguson will go on trial from September 13, 2021 on a cybercrime charge over a Facebook post in which...

Recent Articles

EPA orders rice farmers to desist from burning fields

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered rice farmers across the country to desist from burning their fields. See full advisory:  

‘Oil spill’ legislation to be tabled later this year – VP Jagdeo

A comprehensive oil spill legislation will be tabled in the National Assembly later this year, setting out the proposed procedures for oil spill preparation,...

Health Ministry begins chickenpox vaccination drive at Lusignan Prison

The Ministry of Health has commenced the administration of chickenpox vaccines to the general population at the Lusignan Prison, as the Guyana Prison Service...

Letter: Why does Dr Vincent Adams believe that he should not have been fired...

Dear Editor, In 2015, Permanent Secretaries Collin Croal and Nigel Dharamlall mounted political platforms during the General Election campaign, and both subsequently resigned, as required...

Scholarships available for Guyanese to pursue higher education in China

With a holistic plan to ensure free and equitable education is provided to citizens, the Governments of Guyana and China continue to collaborate to...

From next year, Guyanese no longer have to travel to Suriname for Schengen visas...

The processing of Schengen visas will become available in Guyana next year following the opening of a French Embassy here – a development which...

Execution of Corentyne Bridge project should be marked by affordability & mutual benefit –...

See full statement from Suriname Guyana Chamber of Commerce: The Suriname-Guyana Chamber of Commerce (SGCC) applauds the recent meeting between Suriname's President H.E Chandrikapersad Santokhi...

EPA investigating possibly human-induced fires countrywide

See full statement from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hereby notifies the public that there are currently a number of...

Girls, aged 5, 6 & 8, drown in ‘fish pond’

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force: 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐕𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐞, 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐑𝐮𝐩𝐮𝐧𝐮𝐧𝐢 Commander of Regional Police Division #9, Senior Superintendent Raphael...

US$38M contract signed to construct solar farms across Guyana

Guyana’s solar capabilities are set to receive a significant boost with the signing of a US $38 million contract between the Guyana Utility-Scale Solar...