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Was killing my husband worth it? — Murdered phone card vendor’s widow asks bandits

Each of the two men who admitted to robbing and killing Westminster, West Bank Demerara (WBD) phone card vendor Ron Mansfield will be sentenced...

Lowenfield gets $300,000 bail on fresh charges over electoral fraud

Embattled Chief Elections Officer Keith Lowenfield has been granted bail in the sum of $300,000 in relation to six new charges brought against him...

Alleged handbag thief gets $10,000 bail

A 51-year old electrician from Lahama Street, Georgetown, was released on $10,000 bail on Wednesday after allegations that he stole a handbag from the...

East Ruimveldt man fined $50,000 for stealing phone

A 24-year-old East Ruimveldt man was fined $50,000 at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts by Magistrate Faith McGusty for theft. Devon Baptiste pleaded guilty to the...

Man, accused of child rape, charged for attempted murder

  A Wisroc, Wismar, Linden, Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice) man, Jamal Reagon Forde, otherwise known as “Sugar” who is being investigated for child rape, was...

Taxi driver accused of raping teen granted bail

A 22-year-old taxi driver on Friday was hauled before the Georgetown Magistrates' Courts charged with the rape of a teenage girl. Tevin Vickerie appeared before...

Man arraigned for murder of GRA’s Enforcement Officer

Forty-five-year-old Rawle Lamaison of Durban Backlands, Georgetown was earlier today arraigned for the murder of GRA’s Enforcement Office, Dwayne Taitt. Lamaison was not required to...

Ex-GDF Captain gets life imprisonment for killing wife

Former Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Captain Orwain Sandy, who admitted to shooting his reputed wife to death on March 31, 2018, has been sentenced...

Youth jailed 3 years for seawall robberies

A 21-year-old man was today sentenced to three year imprisonment for robbing two persons at the seawalls in Georgetown. Ceon Ray of Sussex Street, Campbellville...

Man beaten with hammer willing to accept financial compensation from attacker

Alvin Melville, the man who partially lost his vision and hearing after he was severely beaten in the head with a hammer by a...

Recent Articles

NDIA dismisses comments made by Opposition MP over Reg. 3 pump stations

Officials from the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA), have dismissed the recent comments made by Opposition Member of Parliament, Ganesh Mahipaul, about the...

Stakeholders equipped with information to prepare for rainy season

Stakeholders from various sectors were furnished with essential tools and climate information to prepare for the forthcoming May-June rainy season, enabling them to make...

1,000 families receive house lots at Enterprise, Non Pareil

Less than two weeks after 1,500 residents received their house lots in Region Three, another 1,000 families have become proud landowners at Phase II...

Driver dies in car crash at Farm

A man identified as Derek Kissoon is now dead after he lost control of the motorcar he was driving and crashed into a trench...

Guyana Learning Channel to launch new game show: ‘Brainiacs’

After the resounding success of its educational game show, Whiz Kids, the Guyana Learning Channel is thrilled to announce the upcoming launch of its...

Letter: Did Justice Sandil Kissoon turn Industrial Relations upside down?

Dear Editor, High Court Justice Sandil Kissoon has been applauded by the PNCR party for declaring that the Guyana Teachers Union’s (GTU’s) strike was legal,...

Usain Bolt named ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 Ambassador

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – The International Cricket Council (ICC) have announced Olympic legend Usain Bolt as an ambassador for the upcoming ICC Men’s T20...

There is no official title as “shadow minister” – Nandlall

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall is making it clear that there is no official title as a “shadow minister” In this...

Over 240 properties being acquired by Govt for Gas-to-Energy, Harbour Bridge projects – AG

The Government of Guyana is in the process of acquiring over 200 private properties in order to facilitate the construction of the Gas-to-Energy (GtE)...

All secondary school students will soon receive textbooks from Govt – Manickchand

Having already fulfilled its promise of ensuring every primary school student receives textbooks from the government, focus is now on equipping all secondary-level pupils...