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Man caught with two unlicensed handguns in South Ruimveldt

A 24-year-old unemployed male of Annandale, East Coast Demerara is in police custody for unlawful possession of arms and ammunition.   About 12:40hrs yesterday, police ranks...

Cops hold one over brutal murder of Tuschen taxi driver

One male suspect has been apprehended over the murder of the 24-year-old taxi driver who was found slumped in his motor car, on Tuesday...

Father of two jailed for being in possession of cannabis

A father of two was earlier today fined and sentenced to 48 months in prison, when he appeared before City Magistrate, Judy Latchman, at...

Three women get 4 years jail each for embezzling $48M

Three women were on Tuesday jailed for four years each after they were found guilty of fraudulently converting in excess of G$48 million from...

Taxi driver killed by alleged bandits posing as passengers

- body found slumped in vehicle with gunshot wounds By Ramona Luthi A 24-year-old taxi driver from Zeelugt, West Coast Demerara, was found dead in...

Cops issue wanted bulletins for Dataram, reputed wife

Wanted bulletins have been issued by the Guyana Police Force (GPF) for convicted “drug lord” Barry Dataram and his reputed wife, Anjanie Boodnarine, both...

Suspect held over alleged rape of eight-yr-old girl in Berbice

Law enforcement officials in Berbice are investigating reports that an eight-year-old girl was raped by a 49-year-old man, last Friday, on her way home...

‘Killa’ captured …to face additional charge over discovery of unlicensed gun, ammo

A twenty-five-year-old man of Central Amelia’s Ward, Linden, who was recently sentenced in absentia to five years’ imprisonment for armed robbery and the unlawful...

Two suspects in custody for murder of 65-year-old CI woman

Two male suspects are now in police custody to answer questions in connection with the brutal death of a 65-year-old woman who was found...

Police hunting male suspect in brutal murder of 65-yr-old woman – at Cornelia Ida

The lifeless body of a 65-year-old woman was yesterday found with multiple stab wounds in her Cornelia Ida, Squatting Area, West Coast Demerara home....

Recent Articles

Guyana to champion forest conservation at upcoming G20 Summit – Jagdeo

Guyana has been invited to attend the upcoming Group of Twenty (G20) Summit in Brasilia, Brazil in October, and will champion forest conservation and...

Power ship reaches maximum capacity of 36MW – GPL

Over the weekend, the power ship stationed at Everton, East Bank Berbice incrementally increased its generation output to 35 megawatts to the Demerara-Berbice Interconnected...

Govt makes 2nd NRF withdrawal for 2024 to the tune of US$300 million 

See full statement from the Ministry of Finance:  Pursuant to the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) Act 2021, as amended by the Fiscal Enactments (Amendment) Act...

Construction of US$35M Mackenzie-Wismar Bridge to begin in August

Traffic congestion and long delays will soon be things of the past for commuters using the Mackenzie-Wismar Bridge, as construction of a new US$35...

Body of missing pensioner found in Essequibo River

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  Police in Regional Division #7 are investigating a report of suspected drowning of Philistine Franci called ‘PI’,...

Cyclist hospitalised after Sheriff Street Roundabout ‘hit and run’ accident

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  Police in Regional Division 4A are investigating a report of a hit and run serious accident which...

Pedestrian dies after being struck down by truck at Enmore

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  Police in Regional Division 4C are investigating a report of a fatal accident which occurred on Sunday...

PM Phillips Commends CIUG for a Decade of Chinese Cultural Exchange at 10th Anniversary

Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d), the Honourable Mark Phillips, praised the Confucius Institute at the University of Guyana (CIUG) for its outstanding achievements in fostering...

GPHC receives modern devices to facilitate better treatment of persons with kidney diseases

Through a collaborative effort between the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), and Boston Scientific, several LithoVue scopes were...

Work on sentencing guidelines nearing completion – AG

The government is close to completing work on sentencing guidelines, a project that has been funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)-funded ‘Support for...