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15-month-old drowns at Dredge Creek

Police ranks in Regional Division Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) are investigating a report of an alleged drowning of 15-month-old Kenley Smith of Dredge Creek, Essequibo Coast,...

Armed bandits rob driver at Foulis

Two armed bandits on Friday robbed a driver attached to R. Kissoon Contracting Services on the East Coast of Demerara. The robbery occurred sometime around...

Pregnant woman brutally chopped by neighbour

Vanessa Persaud of Hague Backdam, West Coast Demerara is now nursing two chop wounds to the head and a fractured skull at the Georgetown...

Garbage collector remanded for killing Berbice youth

Ryan Dhanpat, a 34-year-old garbage collector, has been remanded to prison for the murder of Kevin Small, 22. Dhanpat appeared before Magistrate Renita Singh at...

Man found guilty of raping girl, 16

Vickram Persaud was on Monday found guilty by a 12-member jury of raping a 16-year-old girl back in 2009. The jury delivered its unanimous...

Roger Khan applies for early release from US prison

Shaheed Roger Khan has filed a petition for early release from prison in the United States, where he is serving a 15-year sentence for...

Parika man busted with 12lbs “poppy” in haversack

A 30-year-old resident of Parika, East Bank Essequibo (EBE) was on Saturday busted with a quantity of imported ganja during an operation at Zeeburg...

Essequibo man killed by relative during drunken argument

A man is now in Police custody after he allegedly hit a relative to the head with a rum bottle and killed him during...

Former GGDMA President robbed after pulling over to answer mobile phone

Vice President of the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) and former President of the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) was on Monday evening...

$1.54B worth in marijuana plants destroyed by police

    A joint operation by ranks of the Guyana Police Force and the Guyana Defence Force (Coast Guard) has led to the discovery of (18)...

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....