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Family of four counting losses as fire guts their home

A family of four is now counting their losses after a fire of unknown origin burned their Morocot, East La Penitence home leaving million...

Rupununi man murdered while imbibing

- Police ranks were dispatched Friday morning (January 10) to Katooka Village, North Rupununi following reports of an alleged murder of 27 –...

Ex-Police charged for threatening wife, unlawful possession of firearm

Former Cadet Officer Frenz Paul who was arrested on Monday after he threatened to shoot his wife during an argument was earlier today arraigned...

Pomeroon River boat collision leads to death of pensioner

A pensioner was on Sunday killed after the wooden paddle boat in which he was travelling  collided with a motor powered boat at Grant...

Man kills neighbour after he refused to purchase cigarettes from him

A 30-year-old horse cart operator of Chateau Margot Squatting Dam, East Coast Demerara (ECD) is now dead after he was stabbed by his neighbour,...

Wife killer appeals life sentence

Taxi driver Gavin Gill of Whim, Corentyne, Berbice, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), who pleaded guilty to viciously chopping and stabbing his 21-year-old wife to...

Miners charged with wounding following argument over Donkey

- Three miners charged with unlawful wounding were placed on $25,000 bail each by Magistrate Ann McLennan. Thirty – nine - year old Brian...

Marcus Bisram case returns to Berbice, new Magistrate assigned

Chief Magistrate (ag) Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus on Wednesday overruled submissions made by attorneys for murder accused Marcus Bisram to have the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) conducted...

Single father dies after car falls into outfall at Abary

The body of a 44-year-old fisherman of Abary, Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice) was today fished out of an outfall following a horrific accident yesterday afternoon. David...

Three years jail for man found with 171 grammes of Marijuana

- A 33 – year - old self-employed man of Independence Boulevard, Georgetown, was  sentenced to three years imprisonment together with $205,400 fine...

Recent Articles

Region 9 produces first batch of Pharmacy and Nursing Assistants

History was made on Friday as the first batch of newly trained Nursing and Pharmacy Assistants graduated in Lethem, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo)...

Significant boost for Region 9 district hospitals with new Ultrasound units

Ultrasound services will now be offered to residents of Annai, Karasabai, Aishalton and Sand Creek in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo), eliminating the need...

Man confronting ex at Eccles Gas Station shot in leg by security guard

A man now nursing a gunshot wound to his leg after he was injured by a security guard attached to the Two Brothers Gas...

Two dead in motorcycle crash on Diamond Public Road

A motorcyclist and his pillion rider are now dead following an early morning accident on the Diamond Public Road, East Bank Demerara today. Dead are...

“My heart breaks… How do I start over?” – Colours of India owner after...

The mid-afternoon fire that gutted the popular Colours of India Boutique on the West Coast of Berbice occurred just shy of the business's 10th...

IPED disburses $4.3B in loans; creates over 8,600 jobs in 2023

The Institute of Private Enterprise Development Limited (IPED) announced today, through the release of its 2023 Annual Report, the disbursement of a total of...

Schoonord to Crane four-lane highway slated for June completion

The construction of the new Schoonord to Crane four-lane highway is set to be completed by June, significantly alleviating traffic congestion for thousands of...

Gas-to-Energy Project a “win-win” for Exxon, Guyana – Darren Woods

United States oil major ExxonMobil has said it is on track to deliver natural gas from its operations offshore Guyana to land by year-end. This...

Duo refused bail for ammo possesion

Following the discovery of eight 9mm ammunition on Wednesday, two young men were charged and remanded to prison on Friday. Ricardo Marshall, a 23-year-old construction...

Two on remanded for WCB burglary

Two young men were on Friday remanded to prison after being charged with Burglary that took place at a residence located at Lot 20 Eldorado...