35-year-old fined $20,000 for lighting fireworks
Shelly Russell,35, of West Ruimveldt, Georgetown was apparently unaware that lighting fireworks was illegal. She found herself unrepresented by legal counsel as she appeared...
1 of the 9 involved in NWD illegal firearms, ammo bust jailed for 3...
… 8 remain in custody
Dexter Valensuela of Crane, West Coast Demerara was on Friday arraigned before Chief Magistrate Ann Mc Lennan at the Georgetown...
Man charged for almost damaging woman’s eyesight
A man who assaulted a woman which resulted in her eyesight being threatened found himself before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts today (Friday) to answer...
Woman lands in Court for assaulting ‘wayward’ child
A woman who is accusing a 12-year-old of being “very much out of line” found herself before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court today (Friday). Tamara Jadgeo...
Lusignan prison escapee jailed for 20 years after pleading guilty to manslaughter
Prison escapee, 38-year-old Kendell Skeete of Goed Fortuin, West Bank Demerara (WBD) who was recaptured in Linden after escaping the Lusignan holding area following...
T&T man on trial for setting wife on fire …he didn’t like the food,...
(Trinidad Express) A man who allegedly set his wife on fire because he did not want the meal of patchoi and roti she was cooking...
Man to serve 30 years in prison for killing stepsister, nephew
– duo slaughtered after accusing him of rape
By Shemuel Fanfair
Almost four years after he stabbed his stepsister and her son to death while they...
Recaptured Camp Street Prison escapee jailed for trafficking narcotics
...begs Magistrate not to serve time here but in home country of Trinidad
Cornelious Thomas stood silently in the prisoner’s dock while Magistrate Dylan Bess...
Life imprisonment for man found guilty of sexually assaulting 7-yr-old boy
...Judge says Court must send strong message to others who may want to carry out such acts
A 12-member jury earlier today (Thursday) unanimously found...
Man to serve 23 years in prison for killing fireman
Errol “Short Man” Williams, 33, who brutally chopped to death a well-liked and dedicated fireman on September 15, 2009, was given a prison sentence...
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See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:
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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...
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President Dr Irfaan Ali has reminded the region that the Guyana government and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) continue to direct stringent efforts to the...
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Taxi driver busted with 22kg of ganja
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Over G$110M raised for the Palestinians following appeal during Ramadan 2024
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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
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Guyana highlights Venezuela’s threat to hemispheric stability at 2024 Concordia Americas Summit
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