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Former CANU officer convicted of trafficking cocaine in shoe soles

jailed for 4 years, ordered to pay a fine of over $1.5M A former Customs Anti Narcotics Unit (CANU) officer and another man were...

Region 8 man charged with rape of 13-year-old girl

A Region Eight man was on Tuesday charged with having sexual relations with a 13-year-old girl and appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. Jacob Stanislas...

DPP advises murder charges against men who robbed, killed taxi driver

Days after the Police secured confessions from two men in connection with the murder of 53-year-old taxi driver, Kenrick Trim, the Director of Public...

Girl dies by suicide after being raped by taxi driver

  Thirty-year-old Ameer Inshanally, a hire car driver of Sand Reef Albion, Corentyne, Berbice was on Wednesday charged by police with rape of a child...

Man jailed for attacking shopper with cutlass

Emmol Fox, 46, of Regent and King Streets, Georgetown was remanded to prison on Wednesday after he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates' Courts charged...

28 years jail for man found guilty of raping 6-y-o

A 24-year-old man was on Tuesday found guilty by a 12-member jury on two counts of raping a six-year-old girl, whom he attempted to...

Sales rep faces Court over 5 fraud charges

Jamal Gilbert, who was employed as a sales representative at VSH United (Guyana) was released on bail by Magistrate Leron Daly after being slapped...

Man charged for attempted execution on ex-cop

One of the men who attempted to execution ex-cop Teon Allen known as "Spoil Child" at East La Penitence, Georgetown was on Tuesday Slapped...

Man found guilty for murder, manslaughter of brothers

Abdul Budhoo, formerly of Industrial Area, Mackenzie, Linden was earlier today, at the High Court, found guilty for killing two brothers following a dispute...

WCD man gets 14 years’ jail for brutally chopping woman

…previously jailed for killing wife A man who had previously served 17 years in prison for killing his wife was on Thursday handed a 14-year...

Recent Articles

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...

CDB President resigns with “immediate effect”

President of the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Dr Hyginus 'Gene' Leon, has resigned with “immediate effect” from the regional financial institution. According to a...

Solar panels stolen from school in Bartica; businessman, security officer arrested

See full statement from Guyana Police Force:  Police in Regional Division #7 are investigating an alleged simple larceny that occurred between Friday, April 19, and...

Taxi drivers allegedly shot by vendor at Kitty Seawall

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  On April 17th, 2024, at about 23:00 hrs on the seawall near the Station in Kitty,...

Authorities still awaiting lab results on Berbice children who died last week

Authorities are still awaiting the results of lab tests conducted on samples taken from three Berbice children who died under unknown or unclear circumstances. These...

Over 2800 dengue cases recorded for the year so far

Guyana has already recorded over 2800 dengue cases for 2024, advisor to the Ministry of Health, Dr Leslie Ramsammy has revealed. Specifically, a total of...

Govt, CARICOM working for solution to Haitian crisis– President Ali

President Dr Irfaan Ali has reminded the region that the Guyana government and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) continue to direct stringent efforts to the...

Edghill engages speedboat operators on unauthorised fare increases, other concerns

Minister of Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill, this morning met with boat operators that ply the Bartica and Supenaam route to address unauthorised fare...

Taxi driver busted with 22kg of ganja

A 53-year-old taxi driver was taken into custody following the interception of 22 kilograms of cannabis in his motorcar on Sunday last at High...