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Woman who strapped cocaine to body jailed for 4 years, fined $8.2M

Angelica Forde, the woman who was intercepted at the Eugene F Correia International Airport with cocaine strapped to her body last week was on...

5 more persons fined for curfew violations in Linden

An additional five persons who appeared before Magistrate Wanda Fortune via virtual court on Wednesday were fined for COVID-19 curfew violations committed in Linden,...

Mechanic charged with fraud, granted bail

A 29-year-old mechanic, Anil Sookram found himself before City Magistrate, Judy Latchman on Wednesday morning at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts charged with committing fraud. The...

Man to spend 3 months behind bars for snatching phone from mini bus passenger

A man who was found guilty of stealing a Samsung Galaxy phone was jailed for three months when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’...

Jamaican wins false imprisonment lawsuit against GPF

Chief Justice (ag) Roxane George ruled in favour of Jamaican national Sandra Russell, who had filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against the Guyana Police Force...

Man who tells court he uses cannabis as medicine granted bail  

A man who told the court that he uses cannabis for a medical condition was on Monday released on bail for a narcotics possession...

Policing Group Chairman charged with assaulting children

The chairman of Sunflower, South Ruimveldt Policing Group on Friday appeared before Magistrate Renita Singh charged with assault and causing grievous bodily harm. Eon Thorn...

OREALLA MAN CHARGED FOR FISHERMAN’S MURDER

32-year-old Stanley Edwards was today charged with the murder of 40-year old Sahadeo Sankar who is a fisherman from Crabwood Creek, Corentyne. Edwards made his...

23-Y-O Kwakwani man charged for rape

A 23-year-old man was on Friday remanded to prison after he was slapped with a Rape charge. According to the police, Jamal Gilkes of Kwakwani...

Miner refused bail for armed robbery

Audrey Hodge was remanded to prison earlier today (Tuesday) after he pleaded not guilty to a charge of robbery under arms which detailed that...

Recent Articles

Man confronting ex at Eccles Gas Station shot in leg by security guard

A man now nursing a gunshot wound to his leg after he was injured by a security guard attached to the Two Brothers Gas...

Two dead in motorcycle crash on Diamond Public Road

A motorcyclist and his pillion rider are now dead following an early morning accident on the Diamond Public Road, East Bank Demerara today. Dead are...

“My heart breaks… How do I start over?” – Colours of India owner after...

The mid-afternoon fire that gutted the popular Colours of India Boutique on the West Coast of Berbice occurred just shy of the business's 10th...

IPED disburses $4.3B in loans; creates over 8,600 jobs in 2023

The Institute of Private Enterprise Development Limited (IPED) announced today, through the release of its 2023 Annual Report, the disbursement of a total of...

Schoonord to Crane four-lane highway slated for June completion

The construction of the new Schoonord to Crane four-lane highway is set to be completed by June, significantly alleviating traffic congestion for thousands of...

Gas-to-Energy Project a “win-win” for Exxon, Guyana – Darren Woods

United States oil major ExxonMobil has said it is on track to deliver natural gas from its operations offshore Guyana to land by year-end. This...

Duo refused bail for ammo possesion

Following the discovery of eight 9mm ammunition on Wednesday, two young men were charged and remanded to prison on Friday. Ricardo Marshall, a 23-year-old construction...

Two on remanded for WCB burglary

Two young men were on Friday remanded to prison after being charged with Burglary that took place at a residence located at Lot 20 Eldorado...

Weapons, ganja found during eradication exercise

A drug eradication exercise at the Upper Berbice River in Region 10 on Friday resulted in the discovery of a massive amount of marijuana...

Colours of India store on fire

Colours of India, a popular Indian clothing store located at Bath Settlement, Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice) is on fire. Firefighters are currently battling the blaze. INews will...