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Man gets 18 months jail for rum shop brawl

A violent altercation at the Bow George bar at Good Intent, West Bank Demerara has landed a man in jail. Hilton Springer was last...

Timehri man on $75,000 bail for assaulting cop

A Timehri, East Bank Demerara man, appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts on Wednesday charged with assaulting a Police Officer. Winston Long denied the charge...

Bartica resident charged for marijuana possession

A Bartica man was brought before Magistrate Judy Latchman and was remanded to prison after he was charged for being in possession of over...

Fisherman denies stealing $2M worth in items

A fisherman denied stealing over $2 million worth of items, earlier today (Wednesday), when he appeared before Magistrate Fabayo Azore at the Georgetown Magistrates’...

Bus conductor gets bail on multiple counts of larceny

A bus conductor on Wednesday morning appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts charged with multiple counts of larceny. Rico Persaud, 24, of 271 West Ruimveldt,...

Berbice contractor, teacher charged with rape

- in separate incidents Two men – one a contractor and the other a school teacher – were on Tuesday placed on a total...

Public Health Ministry employee on bail for sexual assault of 14-year-old boy

An employee attached to the Ministry of Public Health, accused of having carnal knowledge of a 14-year-old boy, was on Tuesday released on $250,000...

Alleged wife abuser to serve 4 years for cocaine, guns, ammo possession

A taxi driver of Campbellville, Georgetown will now spend the next four years of his life behind bars after pleading guilty to trafficking in...

East Ruimveldt man to spend 25 years behind bars for dredge owner’s murder

Twenty-four-year old Travis McDougal of East Ruimveldt Housing Scheme, Georgetown, was on Monday sentenced to 25 years in prison when he appeared before Justice...

Contractor, engineer charged, remanded for trafficking cocaine

A contractor and an engineer, said to be workers attached to the Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI), were on Friday remanded to prison when...

Recent Articles

Guyana to host regional Legal Conference on Criminal Justice Reform in July

See below for a statement on Guyana hosting the regional Legal Conference on Criminal Justice Reform in July: The Government of Guyana, through the Attorney General’s...

Guyana Energy Conference & Supply Chain Expo 2025 set for February 18-21

See below for a statement on the 2025 hosting of the Guyana Energy Conference and Supply Chain Expo: The Guyana Energy Conference and Supply Chain...

Porter falls to death from Norton Street building after receiving electric shocks

A porter died on Friday morning after being electrocuted and falling from a three-story building on Norton Street in Georgetown. Dead is Bryan Hardilall of...

Teen dies after being stabbed at Belle West

A 19-year-old male died in the hospital on Friday - one day after he was stabbed multiple times by a man with whom he...

Duo charged for murder of security guard

Two men were charged and placed before the court for the murder of security guard, Paul Waterman, who was killed during a robbery back...

NRSC wants stricter penalties for repeat traffic offenders

Despite increased enforcement and educational efforts, National Road Safety Council (NRSC) Chairman Earl Lambert has expressed serious concerns over motorists’ continued violation of traffic...

“There are challenges” – Pres Ali to Crabwood Creek residents on cane production

Issues of low cane production, proper compensation, and poor quality of cane were discussed with the Head of State, President Dr Irfaan Ali, recently...

Teens charged with murder of excavator operator

Nineteen-year-old Daniel Badley of Second Street, Mocha Arcadia EBD and Quamina Street, Beterverwagting ECD along with two juveniles were on Friday charged with the...

Teen busted with ammunition during roadblock exercise  

A teenager was taken into custody following the discovery of a magazine belonging to a Taurus pistol and a single live round of 9mm...

Man escapes from Police leaving behind ganja & cocaine

The police have launched a manhunt for a man who reportedly escaped from Police leaving behind 2239.2 grams of cannabis and 41.9 grams of...