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Mustapha files multimillion-dollar libel suit against Norton

Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha has filed a multimillion-dollar libel suit against Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton in relation to an official press statement whereby the...

Teachers strike: Court appoints mediators to address stalemate between Govt, GTU today

…as VP Jagdeo urges teachers to return to classroom In an effort to end the stalemate that has led to the ongoing strike action by...

Chief Magistrate among 10 recommended as Puisne Judges

    With the aim of increasing the complement of puisne judges to help tackle the huge backlog of cases in the High Court, the Judicial...

Man fined $20,000 for stealing deodorant

Derrick Persaud was earlier today (Friday), fined $20,000 by Magistrate Leron Daly after he appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates' Courts charged with simple larceny. Persaud...

Court orders medical evaluations for two prisoners on manslaughter and murder charges

The trials of two persons who were charged with attempted murder and manslaughter were earlier this week delayed after the court ordered medical evaluations...

Businessman found guilty of $10M simple larceny, fined $100K

A North West District businessman was on Friday fined $100,000 by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan after he was found guilty of a $10 million...

Real estate agent charged with threatening Minister’s life

A real estate agent was on Tuesday morning brought before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts charged for reportedly threatening the Junior Minister of Indigenous Peoples'...

Teen charged for alleged assault of Police Corporal

A teenage footballer was hauled before City Magistrate Leron Daly on Friday after he was charged for unlawfully wounding a police corporal. Jobe Ceasar, 19,...

Campbellville man remanded for cocaine found in fridge

A 53-year-old Campbellville man who was arrested by the Custom Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) on Saturday last with a large stash of cocaine hidden in...

3 men remanded on cocaine, illegal gun possession charges

The three men who were on Wednesday arrested by the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) during an alleged cocaine handover, today (Friday), made their first...

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Breaking: Iranian President Raisi feared dead as helicopter wreckage found

"President Raisi's helicopter was completely burned in the crash ... unfortunately, all passengers are feared dead," the official told Reuters. Rescue teams fought blizzards and difficult terrain through the night to reach the wreckage in East Azerbaijan province in the early hours of Monday.

Man found dead in car on Heroes Highway

Police ranks from Regional Division #4B today discovered the body of a male in a motorcar along the Heroes Highway, East Bank Demerara. Based on...

WCD labourer busted with ganja

A 30-year-old labourer has been arrested after police found a quantity of marijuana at his Best Village, West Coast Demerara home. The discovery was made...

Pensioner killed on EBD roadway

A pensioner was killed Saturday night on the East Bank Demerara Public Road after a motorcar crashed into his electric bike. Dead is 81-year-old Donovan...

Helicopter carrying Iran’s President Raisi crashes, search under way

DUBAI, May 19 (Reuters) - A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister crashed on Sunday as it was crossing mountain...

New ramp, dredging, road upgrades for fisherfolks at Ogle outfall

Fisherfolks operating at the Ogle Outfall on the East Coast of Demerara will benefit from a new ramp to bring their boats onshore and...

“Every single person must be employed” – Pres. Ali as Welding Certification programme rolled...

Employment has been guaranteed for Guyanese participating in a new welding programme being facilitated by the Guyana Government through the School of the Nations...

MMA-ADA receives $110M excavator to advance agricultural works

The Mahaica-Mahaicony Abary- Agricultural Development Authority (MMA-ADA) at Onverwagt, Region Five on Saturday received a $110 million Amphibious Excavator to aid in the efficient...

Nearly 5lbs of ganja found at La Grange

Police in Regional Division #3 have unearthed close to five pounds of marijuana in an abandoned workshop at La Grange, West Bank Demerara. The discovery...

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...