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2012 Linden protests: $450M lawsuit filed against State by relatives of trio killed

The relatives of Ron Somerset, Shemroy Bouyea and Allan Lewis, who were killed on July 18, 2012, by ranks of the Guyana Police Force...

PPP/C cites RO Mingo for contempt of court

The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) is moving to file contempt of court proceedings against the Returning Officer (RO) of Region Four, Clairmont Mingo, for...

Efforts made to contact 911 for help failed, says mother of woman brutally stabbed...

In recalling the horrifying experience that her daughter endured at the hands of her jealous husband, the mother of the 30-year-old woman who was...

Guyanese man jailed for raping 12-Y-O girl in Antigua

A 32-year-old Guyanese man has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison in Antigua for raping a 12-year-old girl. According to Antigua...

7 years jail for youth who hammered La Grange resident to death  

A 20-year-old man pleaded guilty to hammering 49-year-old James Steward, also known as “Buby,” to death in July 2016. Christopher Cheong was arraigned at the...

DPP to review private criminal charges filed against Lowenfield

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Shalimar Ali-Hack is expected to review the private criminal charges filed against Chief Elections Officer Keith Lowenfield, following...

Trio serving 80 years jailtime seeking to overturn murder conviction

Three men, who are each serving 80 years’ imprisonment for the 2012 murder of Glen Xavier, are appealing their conviction and sentence. In 2017, a...

3 years jail for man who had sex with dead Covid-19 patient

A 50-year-old man was today sentenced to three years imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to having sex with a dead woman who had tested...

Man challenges 62-year jail sentence for 2012 killing of brothers

Abdul Budhoo, who was sentenced to 62 years’ imprisonment back in 2017 for the 2012 killings of two brothers which occurred at Linden in...

Miner remanded over murder of Port Kaituma youth

A miner was on Monday arraigned for the murder of a Port Kaituma, Region One (Barima-Waini) youth. The charge was read to 21-year-old Jason Howard...

Recent Articles

Father of 4 killed after rescuing fellow villager from attackers

Joseph Forde, a 44-year-old contractor of Middle Street, Sparendaam, East Coast Demerara (ECD), lost his life on Thursday evening after he was chopped and...

Prisoner further remanded for murder of cellmate

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force: A 23-year-old prisoner, Shamar Davis called Stamma of Lot 56 B Field, Sophia who has been on...

Update: Policeman in custody for killing pedestrian in hit-and-run

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force: Police ranks in Regional Division 4'B' are probing a 'hit-and-run' fatal accident that occurred on Wednesday, May...

Human Service Ministry launches ‘MPOWER’ initiative to upskill 1000 men

Approximately 1,000 men are set to benefit from a series of training opportunities through the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security’s ‘MPOWER’ training...

Danuta Radzik fails in 2nd attempt to stall GtE project, ordered to pay costs...

See full statement from the Environmental Assessment Board: Danuta Radzik failed in Second Attempt to Stall the Gas to Shore Project – Ordered to Pay...

Ramsay Ali re-elected as GMSA President

Georgetown, Guyana, May 2, 2024: The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) is delighted to announce the successful election of its new Board of...

Govt designates ambassadors to Brazil, Switzerland, Belgium

The Guyana Government, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, today announced several diplomatic appointments. Professor Compton Bourne has been appointed as the...

3rd victim in fatal Williamsburg smash-up dies

The third person who was involved in the fatal smash-up at Williamsburg, Corentyne, has succumbed to his injuries. Dead is 17-year-old Veeram Seecharran of Lot...

‘Public Works Ministry has been delinquent’ – Jagdeo on illegal structures on Govt reserves

The Ministry of Public Works needs to be more proactive in addressing the construction of illegal structures on the government’s reserves, according to Vice...

Diplomats urge journalists to maintain integrity

ABCEU Joint Statement – World Press Freedom Day: The Heads of Missions of the Embassy of the United States of America, H.E. Ambassador Nicole Theriot;...