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Appeal Court challenge to the GECOM Chairmanship ruling commences

The High Court decision which upheld President’s David Granger unilateral appointment of retired Justice James Patterson as Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM)...

Trio bailed after allegedly robbing Chinese store of over $4M worth in items

A trio was today (Wednesday) brought before Senior Magistrate, Fabayo Azore after they reportedly invaded an Alexander and Regent streets Chinese store, carting off...

Port Kaituma vendor charged for alleged rape of 12-yr-old

A vendor was today (Wednesday) arraigned before Chief Magistrate, Ann McLennan after he reportedly had sexual intercourse with a 12-year-old girl. Twenty-five-year-old, Stephon Belle of...

Ex-soldier on trial for manslaughter says friend’s death accidental

Former Guyana Defence Force member, Allistair Woolford led his defence at his High Court trial on Wednesday where he claims that his friend Devon...

Cocaine in gas cylinder: 4 years jail each for duo found guilty

More than three months after their accomplice pleaded guilty and was sentenced to four years in Prison, two men were on Tuesday found guilty...

Miner remanded for alleged murder of ex-lover

A 38-year-old miner was earlier today (Tuesday), remanded to prison by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan when he appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts slapped...

Attack on the Judiciary by SARA’s CEO unjustified, says Bar Association

The Bar Council of the Guyana Bar Association has called out the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the State Assets Recovery Agency (SARA) Aubrey...

Painter arraigned on robbery-under-arms charge

A 39-year-old painter was on Monday arraigned at the Vreed-en-hoop Magistrates’ Court on a robbery-under-arms charge when he appeared before Magistrate Crystal Lambert. Edward Gudge,...

Man charged with forging his own adoption papers to get US citizenship

A Corentyne, Berbice man who has been residing in the United States since 2003 was today brought before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts after he...

IPA CEO lands in Court for supplying GPHC with alleged unregistered drugs

Lloyd Singh, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the International Pharmaceutical Agency (IPA) and a known financier of the Alliance For Change (AFC), who...

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Lusignan prison escapee spotted in Parika, GPS offers reward for his arrest

Days after Jose Awad escaped from the Lusignan Prison, East Coast Demerara, he was reportedly spotted in the vicinity of Parika, East Bank Essequibo. ...

QC teacher sent on leave after allegedly beating students

An investigation has been launched into the beating of some 10 students of Queens College. According to reports, the incident occurred around 10:15h on Thursday...

Essequibo shopkeeper busted with cocaine, ganja

A 47-year-old shopkeeper of Dartmouth Village Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) was on Wednesday taken into custody following the discovery of a quantity of...

Guyanese among 2 killed in Upstate NY head-on collision

A Guyanese woman was among two killed in a head-on crash in White Creek, upstate New York. Dead are 39-year-old Shumeka Burgan-Mentor formerly of Timehri,...

Taxi driver busted with 22kg ganja gets 4 years, fined $19.8M

Fifty-three-year-old Eusi Wilson, a taxi driver who was interception with 22 kilograms of cannabis in his motorcar on April 21, 2024, along High Street,...

2-year-old-old among 3 injured after lorry crashes into concrete bridge

A two-year-old was among three persons injured after the motor lorry in which they were travelling crashed into a concrete bridge along the Glasgow...

8 illegal structures halt major infrastructural works in Linden – CH&PA

The Chief Executive Officer of the Central Housing and Planning Authority, Sherwyn Greaves, on Wednesday morning, went with a team on a fact-finding mission...

T&T Govt denies blocking importation of milk from Guyana

claims importer returned goods to DDL   The Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ministry had very strong words for Trinidad and Tobago’s (T&T) decision to...

Conciliation talks: Govt rejects GTU’s 20% across-the-board increase ultimatum

…says demand shocked Ministry, unreasonable The sudden ultimatum by the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) to demand that the Government pay all teachers a 20 per...

Fmr. PNC General Secretary, Oscar Clarke passes

Former General Secretary (GS) of the People's National Congress (PNC) reportedly died on Wednesday after complaining of feeling unwell. He died at a private...