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Bartica miner charged with DUI gets licence suspended

A 35-year-old miner of Bartica had his licence suspended for twelve months today after he was for the second time this year before the...

Carpenter who knocked out cop’s teeth gets bail

A 22-year-old carpenter was on Tuesday arraigned for allegedly cuffing a police officer, causing him to lose three teeth. Shem Wilkie of Mahdia, Region Eight...

Bartica taxi driver gets licence suspended for DUI

Maurice Price, 50, a hire car driver, of Second Avenue, Bartica was arrested by the Police after he was found on three occasions to...

Fmr PS Shariff released on $1M surety to continue law studies abroad

Omar Shariff, former Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of the Presidency, who was charged back in 2017 for non-compliance of a production order issued...

Man to serve 35 years in jail for horrific murder of 68-year-old grandmother

Two years after a West Demerara grandmother had been horrifically killed in a sexual assault, her attacker -- Stanley Barrow, called ‘Cuffy’ -- was...

High Court orders City Hall to prohibit vending in front of Shamdas Kirpalani

  High Court Judge Simone Morris-Ramlall has ordered the Town Clerk to instruct the Constabulary of the City of Georgetown to prohibit pavement vending in...

3 teenage boys to face High Court trial over alleged rape of 11-yr-old girl

Three teenage boys who were arraigned for the rape of an 11-year-old girl were committed to stand trial in the High Court. The order was...

Hairdresser gets 4 years jail for trafficking cocaine in vagina, stomach

The East Ruimveldt hairdresser who was on Sunday last intercepted with 100 cocaine pellets stashed in her vagina and stomach appeared before the Chief...

4 charged for conning 8 Guyanese women in ‘romance’ scam

Four persons were on Monday charged with 21 counts of conspiracy to commit a felony and three counts of forgery. This was after eight Guyanese...

Ex-soldier on trial for killing friend found guilty

Found guilty: Alistair Woolford The former Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Officer, Alistair Woolford who is accused of discharging a loaded firearm at his friend, Devon...

Recent Articles

At least 1 dead as mining pit collapses at Marudi Mountain

At least one person is dead after a mining pit collapsed today at Marudi Mountain, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Essequibo). Several other miners who were working...

‘Racism does not align with PNC ideology’ – Chairman

Chairman of the Peoples National Congress Reform (PNC) Shurwayne Holder is defending his party amid claims that it is not welcoming to its Indo-Guyanese...

Stabroek Market Wharf collapse shows ‘failure of the city council’ – Jagdeo

  The recent collapse of a portion of the Stabroek Market Wharf is reflective of the City Council’s “failure”, according to Vice President Dr Bharrat...

Over 440 more Reg. 3 families to benefit from house allocation

More than 440 families will benefit from house allocation in several areas including Anna Catherina, Edinburg, Leonora, Groenveldt, Stewartsville, and Meten-Meer-Zorg in Region Three,...

Venezuelan stabbed to death by co-worker

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  A report of an alleged murder committed on one called ‘Frankie’, Venezuelan, by suspect, Cane Vincent, age...

“Words can’t express how much they mean to me” – mother demands answers, justice...

By: Andrew Carmichael “Words can’t express how much they mean to me, dem is me children,” expressed Rihanna Persaud, the mother who lost her nine-year-old...

No increase in electricity costs for consumers – Jagdeo assures amid power ship deal

Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has assured that the electricity price will not increase following the government’s move to charter a power ship to...

Govt would hire contractors without “full experience” to keep up with rapid development –...

New contractors would be hired by the government to keep apace with the ongoing rapid development in the infrastructure sector. This is according to Vice...

Stabroek Market Wharf cleanup making significant progress

Works on clearing the rubble from the collapsed roof of the Stabroek Market Wharf continued on Thursday. A 45-member crew is working assiduously to remove...

US$1M mobilisation fee for rental of power ship – GPL

  See full statement from the Guyana Power and Light: On April 13, 2024, the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Inc. signed a contract with Urbacon...