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Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Uncle accused of murdering 18-month-old niece fit to stand trial

By Shemuel Fanfair The preliminary inquiry (PI) into the brutal murder of 18-month-old toddler, Ronasha Pilgrim will begin at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court next Monday...

Sophia labourer gets 4 years jail for killing pensioner

An ‘A’ Field Sophia, Greater Georgetown resident, Kenneth Johnson, was today sentenced to 4 years in prison by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan after pleading...

Alleged handbag thief gets $10,000 bail

A 51-year old electrician from Lahama Street, Georgetown, was released on $10,000 bail on Wednesday after allegations that he stole a handbag from the...

Office attendant charged with conspiring to forge scrap metal export licence

A 29-year-old Kitty, Georgetown resident made his first appearance at the Georgetown Magistrates' Court to answer to a conspiracy charge. Kamal Sutton, an office attendant,...

Hotel Manager accused of forging scrap metal export licence gets bail

A 33-year-old hotel manager was on Wednesday released on $150,000 bail when he appeared before Chief Magistrate, Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrates' Court...

Illegal airstrip construction: Accused businessman granted $1M bail

The Lethem businessman who was arrested and charged in connection with the construction of an illegal airstrip in Lethem, on Tuesday, received bail when...

Twelve witnesses to testify in attempted murder case

Twelve witnesses are expected to testify in the attempted murder of Jamal Lewis who was shot at during the course of a robbery reportedly...

Miner busted with ganja in plastic bag granted bail

A miner was on Thursday granted bail after he was charged for trafficking narcotics when he made an appearance in the Georgetown Magistrates Court. Andre...

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...

Duo accused of trafficking 65 kilos of cocaine in gas cylinder granted bail

The two men who implicated each other in the over 65 kilograms of cocaine which was found in a gas cylinder stashed in a...

Recent Articles

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...

Letter: Unless PPC is given authority, it cannot cancel any contracts

Dear Editor, The Public Procurement Commission’s publication of the report has sparked a deluge of commentaries from politicians, media personalities, and social media commentators. Based...

Guyanese scholar Dr Vivian Rambihar inducted into Walk of Fame

Dr. Vivian Rambihar, a globally renowned Toronto cardiologist, Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto, author and global community activist for close to...