29 C
Georgetown, Guyana
Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Decomposed body found floating in Demerara River

- The body of an African male was last evening (Thursday, January 08) found floating in the Demerara river in the vicinity of...

Miner accused of several armed robberies remanded to prison

- A 22-year-old miner was yesterday (January 08) remanded to prison by Magistrate Judy Latchman on a series of armed robbery charges. Howard Rambarose...

Mechanic granted bail on fraudulent conversion charge

- A 37 – year - old mechanic was granted $150,000 bail on a fraudulent conversion charge when he appeared before Chief Magistrate...

Labourer remanded on firearm, ammo charge

- Nineteen-year-old Timothy Taylor, a labourer of Timerhi, East Bank Demerara was remanded to prison today (January 08) by Magistrate Ann McLennan for...

9 months on: Delay plagues case involving mother accused of killing children

By Kurt Campbell - Some nine months after allegedly killing her children, the likelihood of a High Court trial for 21 – year –...

Cattle farmer, US Citizen robbed in Corentyne home by armed men

- Nankishore Tajram, a Cattle Farmer of No.62 Village Corentyne Berbice was robbed of a quantity of gold, cash and liquor amounting to...

Couple charged in alleged re – migrant scam makes first Court appearance

By Kurt Campbell - The re – migrant couple, Narootandeo and Gharbassi Brijnanan appeared today (Thursday, January 08), in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court to...

Carpenter remanded for armed robberies, refusing to take fingerprints

- A 34-year-old Carpenter of Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara was remanded to jail yesterday (January 07) for the offences of robbery under arms...

More Special Forces/villagers to join search for missing ASL aircraft

- A platoon of GDF Special Forces were flown into the Mahdia from Timehri yesterday, January 07 to join the ground search for...

US Citizen busted with cocaine at CJIA remanded to prison

- A Jamaican national with US citizenship who was busted with cocaine at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) was yesterday (January 07)...

Recent Articles

CARICOM Chair underscores need for region to remain a zone of peace after Ecuador’s...

Chairman of CARICOM, President Dr Irfaan Ali, today, attended an emergency meeting of the Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Community...

President challenges local banking sector to seek out regional investment opportunities

Guyana’s banking sector needs to be proactive in seeking out investment opportunities locally and abroad to help expand the economy. This sentiment was expressed by...

Letter: The neglect of agriculture in Guyana under the APNU/AFC

Dear Editor, The agriculture industry in Guyana has seen a significant decline under the governance of the APNU/AFC government, from 2015 to 2020. Various sectors...

Over 1500 jobs to be created as gold mining activities progress at Oko

The Guyana Government recently accepted the terms of scope for the environmental and social impact assessment on the Oko West project, allowing the Canadian...

Edghill warns contractor of liquidated damages amid $78.4M bridge project delay

The $78.4 million Belle Vue, Region Three bridge is yet to be completed and now the contractor faces the threat of liquidated damages due...

PME “inconclusive” on cause of death of soldier at Tacama

A postmortem examination conducted on the body of Corporal Leroy Thom was unable to provide the man's grieving family with answers regarding his sudden...

“Laidback” culture among university students must change as Guyana moves to free tertiary education...

The culture among university-level students to not join the workforce must change, President Dr Irfaan Ali has asserted. This is especially important as the government...

Access bridges at Canals Number 1 & 2 to be completed in May

Contractors are under pressure to complete construction on two crucial access bridges at Canal Numbers One and Two in Region Three by the end...

MoE orders transfers, suspension & counselling after assault at Queenstown Secondary School

  See full statement from the Ministry of Education: (April 16, 2024) - The Ministry of Education on Monday concluded the investigation into the physical assault...

Guyana supports calls for 2nd Int’l Decade for People of African Descent

Guyana has supported calls for a second International Decade for People of African Descent. This position was confirmed by Minister of Tourism, Industry and...