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Berbice man who set wife on fire remanded to prison

Five days after allegedly setting his wife on fire, 30-year-old Ganeshwar Sheocharran has been remanded to prison on an attempted murder charge. The accused, of...

Man jailed for 2 years over theft of kitchen utensils from mandir

A 65-year-old man was on Wednesday sentenced to two years’ imprisonment after admitting to breaking into a mandir and stealing over $320,000 in items. Sadiq...

Judge refuses to grant injunctions barring Govt from implementing Covid protocols

High Court Justice Fidela Corbin-Lincoln today refused to grant the injunctions being sought by three of the country’s major trade unions in relation to...

Businessman charged for failure to produce employees’ records to NIS

The owner of PHO 592 Original House of Soup has been charged and released on $60,000 bail on an charge that he failed to...

Suspended PSC case: President immune from civil proceedings – Court rules

President Dr Irfaan was removed as the third named respondent in the case filed by the suspended Police Service Commission (PSC) after High Court...

Constitutional agencies’ budgets: Full Court dismisses Opposition’s appeal to block scrutiny

The Full Court, comprising of Justices Brassington Reynolds and Sandil Kissoon, dismissed Opposition Member of Parliament Ganesh Mahipaul et al’s appeal which sought to...

2017 rape charge against man discharged; victim no longer wants to proceed

A man who was in 2017 arrested and charged for raping of a child was on Monday set free after the charge was discharged...

Carpenter remanded for murder of soldier, girlfriend

Following an alleged confession, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) has charged 23-year-old Koabe Grant with the murders of a Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Lance...

Multimillion-dollar gold heist: Man remanded for allegedly harbouring suspect

A North East La Penitence, Georgetown newspaper vendor has been remanded to prison for harbouring a man who is wanted by the police for...

Fire Chief gets bail for removing fireman from promotions list

Fire Chief Kamaladeen Edoo was today released on $10,000 after he was charged for allegedly discriminatorily removing a fireman from a list of Guyana...

Recent Articles

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...

CH&PA remains committed to providing affordable housing to citizens but reiterates squatting is illegal...

The Housing and Water Ministry, through the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) on Friday stated that it remains committed to peaceful resolution as...

Onverwagt prawns project to yield an estimated $48M per crop

The prawns project being developed at Onverwagt, Region Five is poised to produce 12 tonnes of Vannamei prawns per crop, with each tonne expected...

AFC to hold 8th biannual conference on June 29

FULL STATEMENT: The Alliance For Change (AFC) is pleased to announce its 8th Biannual Conference, which will be held on June 29, 2024, in Georgetown....