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Brothers arrested over illegal gun, stolen vehicle

Police on Thursday arrested two brothers at Guyhoc Park, Georgetown after an unlicensed pistol along with nine live rounds were found on their premises. A...

Increase in rape cases recorded in Region 8 – Police

Regional Commander of Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni) Senior Superintendent Michael Kingston has reported that the crime rate within district is high, mainly because of the...

‘Baton-rape cop’ now accused of torturing Linden man

– After being accused of baton-raping a young man in 2013 at the Timehri Police Station, Policeman Devin Singh, is again being accused...

2nd stolen Toyota Premio car belonging to taxi driver recovered by police

Police are now hunting two males who reportedly carjacked a taxi driver on Monday evening in the vicinity of the Cornelia Ida New Housing...

Man left lying along Homestretch Ave. later discovered dead

- An elderly man who persons recall seeing resting on the side of the road along Homestretch Avenue, yesterday afternoon was this morning...

Brazilians granted $600,000 bail for unlawful possession of firearm, ammo

- Brazilian nationals, Joan Dos Santos Oliverra and Mauro Rocha De Andrade who appeared in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday (February 11)...

1 dead, 1 injured in Wakenaam accident

Police are investigating a fatal accident which occurred at about 22:00hrs last night on Maria's Pleasure Public Road, Wakenaam Island. The accident involved motorcycle CK...

Bandit shot in buttocks while attempting to rob City store

A man is now nursing a gunshot wound to his buttocks at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) after he failed to execute a...

Human skeletal remains found in BOSAI’s Linden compound

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force: At about 09:00 hrs this morning, Mr Wainewright Bethune, a 52-year-old Technical Services and Environmental Coordinator of...

Murdered teacher: Implicated ex-boyfriend released on bail, officers under close arrest

The ex-boyfriend of 22-year-old Kescia Branche -who died at the Georgetown Public Hospital while being treated after she was brutally beaten- along with the...

Recent Articles

Fmr. PNC General Secretary, Oscar Clarke passes

Former General Secretary (GS) of the People's National Congress (PNC) reportedly died on Wednesday after complaining of feeling unwell. He died at a private...

GMSA urges T&T authorities to resolve ‘breach’ swiftly    

Full statement below: The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) has taken note of the recent denial of entry into the Republic of Trinidad and...

Guyanese exporters have been subjected to unfair treatment by T&T for decades – GOGEC

say latest development is blatant violation of free trade embodied in the Treaty of Chaguaramas The Guyana Oil and Gas Energy Chamber (GOGEC) has...

GCCI calls for removal of NTB following T&T’s refusal to import milk, water from...

Full statement below: The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GCCI) notes, with strong consternation, the attempts by Trinidad & Tobago (T&T) to frustrate the...

MoA procures 100 Vessel Monitoring Devices for fisheries sector  

The Agriculture Ministry through its Fisheries Department recently procured 100 Vessel Monitoring Devices (VMDs) as part of its monitoring strategy for artisanal fisheries in...

CARICOM Trade Ministers meet in Georgetown for 58th COTED

CARICOM Ministers with responsibility for trade began a two-day meeting on Tuesday, May 14 at the CARICOM Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana. Minister of Trade and...

MoE issues warning letters sent to 9 contractors for failing to meet deadlines, substandard...

The Education Ministry has issued several warning letters to nine contractors for breaching their stipulated contractual deadlines as well as for producing substandard work. This...

Security officer shot dead after allegedly opening fire on Police

A security officer attached to Kalibur Security Service was on Tuesday shot and killed after he opened fire on a team of police officers...

Long Creek smash-up claims 6th victim

A sixth person has succumbed to his injuries following the horrific smash-up at Long Creek Linden-Soesdyke Highway on Monday which has already claimed the...

High Court throws out BK’s challenge of quarry licences granted to Hadi’s World Inc.

An application made by BK Quarries Incorporated, challenging the quarry licences granted to Hadi’s World – a company owned by businessman Nazar “Shell” Mohamed...