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Porter accused of robbing Longden St money changer remanded

A porter was on Tuesday arraigned on a robbery under arms charge after he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates' Courts. Akeem Sinclair of Lodge Housing...

Ukrainians remanded over alleged assault of Guyanese miners

The two Russian-speaking Ukrainians who allegedly assaulted and made threats to two Guyanese miners/rangers were today (Tuesday) brought before the Chief Magistrate to face the...

Pensioner who claims he is ‘impotent’ gets 2 life sentences for raping 10-y-o girl

Several weeks after being found guilty on two counts of sexually penetrating a 10-year-old girl on May 30 and June 2, 2014, at a...

Security guard who fraudulently converted $2.7M ‘to buy things’ jailed

Several months after being released from serving a 36 months prison sentence, a security guard has found himself in hot water again after he...

Police Sergeant slapped with 12 fraud charges

A Sergeant attached to the Guyana Police Force (GPF) was on Monday released on $1.3M bail when he appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts...

Convicted child rapist gets another life sentence for raping 5-y-o boy

Convicted child rapist, Mark Campbell who is already serving a life sentence for sodomising a young boy, was handed another life imprisonment term after...

Gold miner charged for ganja possession

A Bartica gold miner was on Friday arraigned on a cannabis possession charge when he appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates' Courts. Richard Simon, 27, of...

Guyana Goldfields employee charged for death of pedestrian

A thirty-three-year-old Guyana Goldfields employee was on Friday granted $600,000 bail by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan when he appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates' Courts...

Kescia Branche’s murder trial: Father breaks down in tears after testifying

Alfred Branche, father of the late Kescia Branche who was brutally murdered in November last year, broke down in tears in the Georgetown Magistrates’...

AG Williams appealing CJ’s ruling on enforcing Judicial Review Act

Following the acting Chief Justice’s ruling compelling the Attorney General (AG), Basil Williams to bring into force the Judicial Review Act by July 31,...

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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...

Over G$110M raised for the Palestinians following appeal during Ramadan 2024

The Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG), the Muslim Youth Organisation of Guyana, (MYO) and The Guyana Islamic Trust (GIT), are pleased to announce...