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Pregnant woman attacked by father with 10lb dumbbells

A 30-year-old woman who is five months pregnant was on Friday attacked by her father, who pelted her with 10lb dumbbells. Reports are that the...

Cellphone of taxi driver murdered at Saxacalli found on dead prison escapee – Crime...

Days after police shot and killed prison escapee, Akeem Wong, investigators found a cellphone among his belongings that is the property of a taxi...

Sophia Detention Centre escapee recaptured in Bush Lot

A teenager, who, along with six others, had escaped from the Sophia Juvenile Detention Centre, Greater Georgetown last month, was recaptured on Wednesday. The 17-year-old...

21-Y-O dies after car crashes into fence at La Jalousie

A 21-year-old man lost his life this morning after the motorcar he was travelling in crashed into a concrete fence at La Jalousie, West...

BREAKING NEWS: Duo confess to killing Corentyne woman

  An 18-year-old and a 25-year-old have confessed to killing to Ninawattie Nandalall called ‘Sharda’, a 52-year-old domestic worker who resided at Number Naught Village...

Brothers assaulted, robbed in Canal No. 2 home by armed bandits

Two businessmen- who are brothers- were on Tuesday morning robbed of an undisclosed sum of cash and physically assaulted by two armed bandits at...

Irate shop owner discharges gun at home of customer

A 19-year-old shop owner of Tain Settlement, Corentyne, Berbice is now in Police custody after he reportedly discharged a firearm in the air by...

3 ‘persons of interest’ being sought in O’Toole shooting

Almost five months after School of the Nation’s Director, Dr Bryan O’Toole was shot in his driveway in the wake of threats against his...

Fire destroys sections of Linden Market

A fire of unknown origin last night erupted at the Linden Municipal Market in Region Ten (Upper Demerara-Berbice), destroying several stalls. The fire began at...

UPDATE: Victim in Soesdyke fatal stabbing identified as teenager

The male who was stabbed to death following an argument at Soesdyke, East Bank Demerara (EBD) on Sunday evening has been identified as a...

Recent Articles

Police investigating alleged bomb threat at St Rose’s High School

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  On May 2, 2024, at 13:45hrs, an alleged bomb threat was made to St. Roses High School...

Govt to seek over US$180M in supplementary funding for GPL

Government will soon approach the National Assembly for US$180M- US$250M in supplementary funding for the Guyana Power and Light (GPL). This sum will be used...

4 persons robbed of cash & jewellery after returning home from concert

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  On May 02, at about 03:15 hours, at Lot 184 Durban Backlands, Georgetown, four (4) persons were...

Grove man dies after being struck down by speeding cop

A pedestrian was last evening struck down and killed by a vehicle driven by a policeman, along the Farm Public Road, East Bank Demerara...

Jamaican Information Minister “impressed” with Guyana’s media landscape

Jamaica’s Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Robert Nesta Morgan on Thursday said he is “very impressed” with...

Govt awards 150 mining blocks; more areas to be allotted in coming months 

See full statement from the Ministry of Natural Resources:  Emanating from a commitment H.E. President Mohamed Irfaan Ali made to the mining stakeholders, on Friday...

Over 90 persons vying for seat on PPP’s 35-member Central Executive Committee

A total of ninety-three persons are vying to be a part of the People’s Progressive Party’s (PPP) Central Executive Committee at this weekend’s Congress. The...

Guyana must recognise rapidly evolving work culture – GAWU on reduced hours, days

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) has pointed out that the global movement to reduce working hours and days without compromising conditions...

Pupils expressed confidence, readiness for NGSA 2024

A total of 15, 488 pupils are writing this year’s National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) on May 2 and 3. The pupils are being tested...

4 homeless after unattended stove goes up in flames

A mother and her three children are now homeless after their Number 60 Village, Corentyne, Berbice home went up in flames. The woman had to...