Man acquitted of rape charge by jury
The High Court has acquitted a man of a seven-year-old rape charge, with the jury on Wednesday returning a unanimous not guilty verdict in...
3 other witnesses testify in Co-op Crescent murder PI
Three other witnesses took to the stand on Thursday as the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the alleged murder of 55-year-old Lindener Leroy Barron continued...
Fmr GPL Director freed of $27.7M fraud charge
Trade unionist and former member of the Board of Directors of the State-run Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Incorporated, Carvil Duncan was on Thursday...
AG demands payment of court costs in dismissed parliamentarians’ suspension case
The eight Opposition Members of Parliament (MPs), who were suspended over the December 2021 uproar in the National Assembly, have failed to settle the...
Babita Sarjou murder PI: Brazilian forensic expert testifies as final witness
Family members of the late Babita Sarjou, and those of murder accused Sharnandand Narine, called “Anand,” and accomplice Darel Ponton, called “Yankee”, flocked the...
South Ruimveldt man refused bail over attempted murder charge
A man was brought before Magistrate Leron Daly at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts earlier today (Friday) after he allegedly attempted to murder another man.
Roger...
Minibus driver charged for raping child
Waylon Jordan, a 27-year-old minibus driver of Lot 15 Grove Public Road, East Bank Demerara (EBD) has been charged with raping a child under...
Ecuadorian jailed in Guyana for cocaine possession, fraud
Julio Harreira of Ecuador was slapped with cocaine possession and fraud charges and taken to the Georgetown Magistrate’s Courts on Wednesday.
Harreira stood before Magistrate...
Jury trials resume with strong safety protocols in place
The Judiciary of Guyana on Tuesday resumed jury trials.
The Demerara Assizes is now opened and two juries were empaneled in the cases of The...
Neesa Gopaul murder: Mom, stepdad in bid to quash conviction at CCJ
Bibi Shareema Gopaul and Jarvis “Barry” Small, who were found guilty of the October 2010 murder of her daughter, 16-year-old Neesa Gopaul, have appealed...