Judicial system still plagued by major hurdles in TIP cases – Chancellor
Despite the progress in minimizing the prevalence of trafficking in persons’ cases in the country, acting Chancellor of the Judiciary, Yonette Cummings- Edwards, says...
Man gets $300k bail for raping girl, 15
A 54-year-old man was yesterday released on $300,000 bail after he was charged for raping a 15-year-old girl.
The man appeared at the Leonora Magistrate's...
2 arrested after police find shotgun at Arakaka mining camp
Ranks of the Guyana Police Force have unearthed an illegal firearm at a mining camp at Arakaka, Region One (Barima-Waini) and subsequently arrested two...
Man accused of housing scam on $250,000 bail
A real estate agent was on Friday charged with the offence of obtaining money by false pretence after he was allegedly caught attempting to...
With over 800 domestic violence cases reported, cops to be trained to better deal...
The Ministry Human Services and Social Security in collaboration with the Ministry of Home Affairs today launched a new training programme called COPSQUAD2000 which...
Fish vendor remanded for cannabis possession
A fish vendor who was found with a small quantity of cannabis at the Stabroek Market square was today (Monday) remanded to prison for...
Excavator operator dies during accident at worksite
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The Ministry of Labour’s Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Department received a report on Sunday 4th February,...
Man previously jailed for robbing cop gets bail on similar charge
A man, who was sentenced to 50 months’ imprisonment back in 2018 after he pleaded guilty to robbing a policeman, has found himself back...
Man charged for assaulting ex-lover
Twenty-eight-year old Andrew Cumberbatch was on Monday arraigned for assaulting his ex-lover when he appeared at the Providence Magistrates’ Courts.
Cumberbatch appeared before Principal Magistrate...
Six arrested following robbery of electronic store
– Six persons are in police custody following the robbery of an electronic store on Sunday, October 25.
While the police force did not...