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Friday, April 19, 2024

18-year-old plumber granted bail on robbery charge

An eighteen-year-old plumber was on Friday released on bail after he  appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates' Court before Magistrate Leron Daly to answer to...

Constable accused of rape remanded

A Police constable was on Friday remanded to prison after he appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates' Court before Magistrate Sherdel Issacs Marcus to answer...

Govt defends oil companies against legal challenge, says all legal requirements met

The Ministry of Natural Resources has responded to an article published in the UK Guardian on Guyanese campaigners who intend to mount a legal...

Corentyne fatal accident: Pedestrian died from multiple injuries, driver gets bail

Donovan Baromasi, of 86 Bloomfield, Corentyne, Berbice, who was killed in a fatal accident on Wednesday last died from multiple injuries. This is according to...

Man charged with causing death of elderly woman gets bail

Narsigh Jagsar, of Supply, Mahaica, East Coast Demarara was on Thursday released on $300,000 bail after he appeared before Magistrate Peter Hugh in the...

Lindo Creek CoI: Govt Pathologist says, he never conducted autopsies on burnt remains

Government Pathologist Dr Nehaul Singh today (Thursday) testified at the ongoing Lindo Creek Commission of Inquiry (COI) that he never conducted post mortem examinations...

NBS employees charged with 8 counts of false imprisonment

Three employees attached to the New Building Society (NBS) were on Wednesday slapped with eight counts of false imprisonment when they appeared at the...

US fugitive wanted for murder remanded as extradition proceedings to begin

Fugitive Troy Thomas who was wanted for the December 11, 2011, murder of Guyanese Keith Frank in Richmond Hill, New York was on Tuesday...

GWI employee charged with two counts of robbery gets bail

A 20-year-old man, reportedly attached to the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI), was on Monday charged with two counts of robbery with aggravation at the...

Three GDF officers found guilty of stealing milk, margarine fined

Three Guyana Defence Force (GDF) officers were on Monday found guilty by Magistrate Leron Daly of stealing milk and margarine from the Camp Ayanganna...

Recent Articles

Saharan Dust plume projected to pass over Guyana from Friday-Sunday – EPA

See full statement from the Environmental Protection Agency: The Environmental Protection Agency hereby issues an advisory on a forecasted Saharan Dust plume projected to be...

2 mining operations in Puruni flagged for unsafe conditions

Two operations in Puruni Mining District in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) were flagged by the Occupational Safety and Health Department of the Ministry of Labour...

Berbice siblings died from dengue complications – Dr Anthony

The Berbice brother and sister who died a day apart had complications associated with dengue fever, Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony has revealed. Speaking to...

Vreed-en-Hoop to G/town water taxi operation back to normal

See full statement from the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD): Waters taxis have received the green light to resume use of the Stabroek stelling for the...

President Ali receives UWI American Foundation Legacy Award

  President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, championing a robust Caribbean identity, has urged the region to actively embrace and value its unique culture and abundance...

Govt/contractor dispute on GtE will not affect US EXIM Bank loan – Jagdeo

The ongoing dispute between the Guyana Government and its contractor for the model Gas-to-Energy (GtE) project, Lindsayca CH4 Guyana Inc. (LNDCH4), will not affect...

Govt plans to procure additional 30-40 megawatts of power by year-end 

See full statement from the Office of the Prime Minister:  Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret'd), the Honourable Mark Phillips, convened a special meeting with parliamentary committee...

At least 1 dead as mining pit collapses at Marudi Mountain

At least one person is dead after a mining pit collapsed last night at Marudi Mountain, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Essequibo). INews will provide more details...

‘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...