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Prison officer remanded for smuggling ganja into jail

A prison officer who was caught smuggling marijuana into the Camp Street Prison was today remanded, when he made his first court appearance at...

DIPCON US$2M judgement: Govt continues to flout authority of Judiciary

…Court cannot enforce order against Finance Minister – AG In the wake of the Court throwing out Finance Minister Winston Jordan’s application to stay a...

Cosmetologist charged for throwing muddy water at PPP protesters

The woman, who allegedly threw dirty gutter water on a group of People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) protesters on July 19, 2019, at Barrack and...

Charlestown man gets bail for allegedly stealing bull

Ryan Robinson, 55, of Charlestown, Georgetown was charged and released on bail on Wednesday for allegedly stealing a bull. Robinson denied the charge when he...

Man jailed for robbery, told the court he needed money to buy milk and...

A 20-year-old man was Wednesday sentenced to two years imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to robbing a woman on September 9, 2019. Julian Corlette, a...

Minibus driver remanded for assaulting police

A 30-year-old minibus driver made his first court appearance at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts where he was slapped with seven charges. Tavid Ahmad appeared before...

Policeman granted bail; seaman remanded for ganja found in car trunk

Police Corporal Quincy Bacchus, 27 of Ferry Street, New Amsterdam, Berbice was earlier today granted bail in the sum of $300,000 by Magistrate Faith...

Court dismisses illegal firearm charge against Police Constable

Jerome Liddell, 24, of Lot B 2 Bent Street, Wortmanville, Georgetown, who was on trial before Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts...

Driver gets bail for accident that killed boy, 7

A 21-year-old man was released on $500,000 bail by Magistrate Rabindranauth Singh when he appeared at the Blairmont Magistrate’s Court in relation to the fatal...

Man to spend 18 months behind bars for stealing from “DJ Magnum”

A 34-year-old man, who broke and entered the home of Darrell, popularly known as “DJ Magnum” and stole a laptop and laptop bag, was...

Recent Articles

Teens charged with murder of excavator operator

Nineteen-year-old Daniel Badley of Second Street, Mocha Arcadia EBD and Quamina Street, Beterverwagting ECD along with two juveniles were on Friday charged with the...

Teen busted with ammunition during roadblock exercise  

A teenager was taken into custody following the discovery of a magazine belonging to a Taurus pistol and a single live round of 9mm...

Man escapes from Police leaving behind ganja & cocaine

The police have launched a manhunt for a man who reportedly escaped from Police leaving behind 2239.2 grams of cannabis and 41.9 grams of...

CH&PA remains committed to providing affordable housing to citizens but reiterates squatting is illegal...

The Housing and Water Ministry, through the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) on Friday stated that it remains committed to peaceful resolution as...

Onverwagt prawns project to yield an estimated $48M per crop

The prawns project being developed at Onverwagt, Region Five is poised to produce 12 tonnes of Vannamei prawns per crop, with each tonne expected...

AFC to hold 8th biannual conference on June 29

FULL STATEMENT: The Alliance For Change (AFC) is pleased to announce its 8th Biannual Conference, which will be held on June 29, 2024, in Georgetown....

GTU not serious about conciliation following series of demands – AG

…says Union using teachers to push other agenda In light of the recent ultimatum issued by the Guyana Teachers’ Union concerning the 20 per cent...

$117M owed in traffic tickets’ payments

…237 drivers fined $18M for drunk driving Drivers in Guyana face a staggering bill of $117 million owed to the Guyana Police Force following a...

“There will be reciprocity” – VP warns countries restricting Guyana’s commodities

Imports from any country that prevents Guyana’s commodities from entering its market will face similar restrictions when its exports are entering Guyana. This is according...

Venezuela Border Controversy: Guyana notifies allies of Venezuela’s threatening posture at border

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo informed media practitioners on Thursday afternoon that the Government of Guyana has informed all relevant international bodies, allies, and other...