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Neesa Gopaul murder: Appeal Court upholds conviction but reduces jailtime for killers

The Appeal Court today upheld the conviction of Bibi Shareema Gopaul and Jarvis ‘Barry’ Small but reduced their sentences for the October 2, 2010...

Case filed by suspended PSC: High Court to rule on President’s immunity on Sept...

On Thursday, September 16, High Court Judge Gino Persaud will rule on whether President Irfaan Ali is immune from being named as a party...

Electoral fraud cases adjourned as Prosecutor requests time to organise SoPs, SoRs

Due to several copies of thousands of Statement of Polls (SoPs) and Statements of Recount (SoRs) being unreadable, Special Prosecutor Dharshan Ramdhani, QC, on...

21-Y-O charged for raping child

Arfan Shasudeen, 21, of Port Mourant, Berbice, Corentyne was on Monday slapped with a rape charge when he appeared at the Whim Magistrate’s Court. Police...

“Chuckie” handed life sentence for beating aunt to death

A Cummings Lodge, Greater Georgetown man has received a life sentence for the September 4, 2016 murder of his aunt, 47-year-old Anita Mohan. Kevin...

Man gets $50,000 bail for attempting to murder friend

Twenty-three-year-old Joshua Preme, a carpenter of Albion Front, Corentyne, Berbice, was on Monday released on $50,000 bail by Magistrate R Singh on an attempted...

Life sentence for wife-beating husband who killed peacemaker

A man who stabbed and killed a 19-year-old labourer who had intervened in a row and stopped him from hitting his reputed wife, was...

Alleged Ponzi Scheme: Co-accused charged for forging Covid-19 test

Atheeka Ishmael, who is currently facing about 100 fraud charges in relation to an alleged Ponzi Scheme operation, was today charged for allegedly forging...

Albion man remanded for rape

A 47-year-old man of Albion, Corentyne, Berbice was on Thursday remanded to prison after he was charged for rape. Brian Luke appeared at the Reliance...

AG sues David Patterson, Jamaican firm & others over non-delivery $72.4M scales

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall, SC has filed a lawsuit against former Public Infrastructure Minister David Patterson and a Jamaican...

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Another person charged for murder of miners at Arimu Backdam

A pensioner is the latest person charged by the police in connection with the murder of two miners at Arimu Backdam, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) last...

President Ali dispels claims of discrimination

President Irfaan Ali has sought to dispel claims of his party discriminating against some communities and administrative regions in its development programmes. The President...

“We have to win the 2025 elections and win them massively” – Jagdeo

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is hosting its Congress at an important juncture since the country’s next General and Regional Elections are slated for...

“We will fly our flags in and out of elections” – Teixeira to Opposition

People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Executive Member Gail Teixeira on today said her party will continue to display its party colours and flags across the...

GHDS to host “Sanskriti” in G/Town, Berbice to mark Indian Arrival Day

The Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha (GHDB) will host Sanskriti – a celebration of Our Heritage, Our Culture, Our Traditions - for two days to...

$543.6M for vital bridge rehabilitation in Region Four

The Ministry of Public Works has allocated a significant sum of $543.6 million for the rehabilitation of vital bridges across Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica), enhancing...

Removal of Marxism-Leninism from Party’s Constitution among proposals as PPP 32nd Congress gets underway...

The People’s Progressive Party’s 32ndCongress gets underway today and during the two-day forum, the ruling party is expected to consider several proposals made by...

GRA reviewing invoices in 2nd oil audit to detect overstatements – VP Jagdeo

Following the recent detection of a false declaration on oil well equipment that was imported on behalf of ExxonMobil, the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA)...

Father of 4 killed after rescuing fellow villager from attackers

Joseph Forde, a 44-year-old contractor of Middle Street, Sparendaam, East Coast Demerara (ECD), lost his life on Thursday evening after he was chopped and...

Prisoner further remanded for murder of cellmate

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force: A 23-year-old prisoner, Shamar Davis called Stamma of Lot 56 B Field, Sophia who has been on...