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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 

See full statement from the Ministry of Labour: 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...

Recent Articles

Legal icon Justice (rtd.) Désirée Bernard dies

Former Chancellor of the Judiciary of Guyana Justice Désirée Bernard has died. Justice Bernard’s biography is chronicled on the CCJ’s website. It states that she...

Traffic Advisory for Easter Monday

Traffic Advisory from the Guyana Police Force: Be informed that in on Monday 1st April, 2024 Easter activities will be celebrated country wide with an...

UK donates drone to GMCS for mangrove monitoring

A group of young indigenous girls and boys are being trained to champion conservation efforts in the Barima Mora Passage. They are being trained...

Counselling, other support for families of girls that died in Massara

The government has pledged to provide counselling and other support that may be necessary to the families of the three young girls who lost...

Current dry spell to persist until end of April, desist from lighting fires –...

Public Advisory from the Ministry of Home Affairs:  In recent developments, there has been a significant decrease in visibility attributed to a combination of ground...

Death of GDF rank: Truck driver says highway was dark, soldiers were not wearing...

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  Police are investigating a fatal accident which occurred at about 21:00 hrs last night (Wednesday) at Madewini,...

Texas-based Lindsayca to work on petrochemical plant, refinery & oil block in Guyana

Texas-based oil and gas firm Lindsayca has revealed that it will be doing critical work on three major local initiatives: a petrochemical plant, as...

GDF rank struck, killed by truck during annual walk

A Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Sergeant was struck down and killed by a vehicle while participating in the Force’s annual walk. Dead is Sergeant Deslyn...

Guyana will aggressively pursue oil for national development – Pres Ali to BBC

  An interview between President Dr Irfaan Ali and Stephen Sackur, the host of BBC’s “HardTalk” show, saw the Head of State forced to defend...

11 homeless after fire flattens Angoy’s Avenue houses

  Eleven people are now homeless after fire destroyed two houses at Angoy's Avenue, New Amsterdam, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) on Wednesday. Rudolph Majeet disclosed that...