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Lindener who claims he was given cannabis for ‘medicinal use’ jailed, fined

A Lindener, who claimed that he was given cannabis for the purpose of medicinal use, was sentenced to three years imprisonment and fined $30,000...

Armed bandits invade East Berbice home

Six armed men on Friday morning invaded a Lot 2 Seawell, East Coast Berbice home, entering through the roof. Reports are the armed men...

Teen killed after gun he was carrying ‘accidentally’ went off – at Canje...

A teen was on Thursday evening killed after a gun he was carrying accidentally went off at a farming camp at Canje Creek, Berbice....

West Berbice man found guilty of murdering ex-girlfriend

A jury yesterday found Shazam Khalil, also called “Rabbit”, guilty of murdering his ex-girlfriend. The 23-year-old cane harvester of 53 Shieldstown, West Bank Berbice, Region...

Cybercrime legislation laid in Parliament

The Guyana Government has laid in the National Assembly for debate and consideration legislation aimed at tackling the 21st century phenomenon of cybercrime. Attorney General...

Man who brutally chopped estranged wife at La Penitence Market placed on $600,000 bail

The man who brutally chopped his estranged wife at the La Penitence Market, Iswhar Heralall, 38, of Anna Regina New Housing Scheme, Essequibo, appeared...

Cattle thief sentenced to 3 years jail in absentia

When efforts by the Police in G Division (Essequibo Coast-Essequibo Islands) to locate Joseph Sohoye, who escaped lawful custody earlier in June, were in...

Missing gay Syrian refugee found beheaded, mutilated in Turkey

(CNN) A gay refugee living in Turkey has been found brutally murdered, his body so mutilated his friends could only identify him by his...

Burnt bodies of T&T couple found in van …murder/suicide suspected

(Trinidad Guardian) Determined not to let 14 years of marriage go down the drain, Ardia Yearwood-Marchan and Peter Marchan were trying to make life...

Parika man ingests poison after stabbing reputed wife, mother-in-law

A fisherman from Parika, East Bank Essequibo, who reportedly stabbed his reputed wife several times and wounded her mother during an altercation last night,...

Recent Articles

Father of 4 killed after rescuing fellow villager from attackers

Joseph Forde, a 44-year-old contractor of Middle Street, Sparendaam, East Coast Demerara (ECD), lost his life on Thursday evening after he was chopped and...

Prisoner further remanded for murder of cellmate

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force: A 23-year-old prisoner, Shamar Davis called Stamma of Lot 56 B Field, Sophia who has been on...

Update: Policeman in custody for killing pedestrian in hit-and-run

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force: Police ranks in Regional Division 4'B' are probing a 'hit-and-run' fatal accident that occurred on Wednesday, May...

Human Service Ministry launches ‘MPOWER’ initiative to upskill 1000 men

Approximately 1,000 men are set to benefit from a series of training opportunities through the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security’s ‘MPOWER’ training...

Danuta Radzik fails in 2nd attempt to stall GtE project, ordered to pay costs...

See full statement from the Environmental Assessment Board: Danuta Radzik failed in Second Attempt to Stall the Gas to Shore Project – Ordered to Pay...

Ramsay Ali re-elected as GMSA President

Georgetown, Guyana, May 2, 2024: The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) is delighted to announce the successful election of its new Board of...

Govt designates ambassadors to Brazil, Switzerland, Belgium

The Guyana Government, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, today announced several diplomatic appointments. Professor Compton Bourne has been appointed as the...

3rd victim in fatal Williamsburg smash-up dies

The third person who was involved in the fatal smash-up at Williamsburg, Corentyne, has succumbed to his injuries. Dead is 17-year-old Veeram Seecharran of Lot...

‘Public Works Ministry has been delinquent’ – Jagdeo on illegal structures on Govt reserves

The Ministry of Public Works needs to be more proactive in addressing the construction of illegal structures on the government’s reserves, according to Vice...

Diplomats urge journalists to maintain integrity

ABCEU Joint Statement – World Press Freedom Day: The Heads of Missions of the Embassy of the United States of America, H.E. Ambassador Nicole Theriot;...