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Woman remanded for attempting to smuggle $12.3M worth of cocaine

Unique Sunshine London, 59, of Haslington, East Coast Demerara (ECD) was today remanded to prison after she was caught trying to smuggling a large...

Lusignan Prison to house first time offenders only; Inquiry launched into NA Prison uprising

  By Fareeza Haniff – The Ministry of Home Affairs plans to transform the Lusignan Prison into a model facility, which will only house first...

National Assembly passes Bill to toughen laws on drunk driving

The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) on Monday passed a slew of revolutionary pieces of legislation through the National Assembly, in the absence of the...

Husband remains missing since Christmas Day; suspected to have ran away

  - A Husband who has been reported missing since Christmas Day (December 25) is yet to make contact with his family, if he...

Missing ex-officer who was fished out of canal died from blunt trauma- autopsy

The post mortem examination that was done on  Cyril Nova Persaud whose body was fished out of the Lamaha Canal at Durban Backlands on...

44-Y-O man convicted of raping girl, 15

A jury on Monday found a 44-year-old man unanimously guilty on two counts of child rape following a trial before Justice Brassington Reynolds at...

Police seeking ‘Bourda Rat’ over impounded stolen vehicle

Another stolen vehicle, with fake registration numbers and a color change, has been traced, found and impounded at the Brickdam Police Station more than...

One arrested, Police hunting four others in Laing Avenue fatal shooting

Police investigators have arrested one suspect whom they believe is connected to Monday’s shooting incident which left a Laing Avenue man dead. Dead: Orin “Malik”...

Crabwood Creek Murder…over US$15,000 that was hidden in house recovered

The wife of the late Khuball Gomes of 'Grant 1651' Crabwood Creek, Berbice who was brutally murdered last Tuesday night, has returned from her trip...

United States Government donates equipment to Guyana Police Force

  - The United States Embassy, under the auspices of the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative, provided the Guyana Police Force with supplies and equipment...

Recent Articles

There is no official title as “shadow minister” – Nandlall

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall is making it clear that there is no official title as a “shadow minister” In this...

Over 240 properties being acquired by Govt for Gas-to-Energy, Harbour Bridge projects – AG

The Government of Guyana is in the process of acquiring over 200 private properties in order to facilitate the construction of the Gas-to-Energy (GtE)...

All secondary school students will soon receive textbooks from Govt – Manickchand

Having already fulfilled its promise of ensuring every primary school student receives textbooks from the government, focus is now on equipping all secondary-level pupils...

CDB President resigns with “immediate effect”

President of the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Dr Hyginus 'Gene' Leon, has resigned with “immediate effect” from the regional financial institution. According to a...

Solar panels stolen from school in Bartica; businessman, security officer arrested

See full statement from Guyana Police Force:  Police in Regional Division #7 are investigating an alleged simple larceny that occurred between Friday, April 19, and...

Taxi drivers allegedly shot by vendor at Kitty Seawall

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  On April 17th, 2024, at about 23:00 hrs on the seawall near the Station in Kitty,...

Authorities still awaiting lab results on Berbice children who died last week

Authorities are still awaiting the results of lab tests conducted on samples taken from three Berbice children who died under unknown or unclear circumstances. These...

Over 2800 dengue cases recorded for the year so far

Guyana has already recorded over 2800 dengue cases for 2024, advisor to the Ministry of Health, Dr Leslie Ramsammy has revealed. Specifically, a total of...

Govt, CARICOM working for solution to Haitian crisis– President Ali

President Dr Irfaan Ali has reminded the region that the Guyana government and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) continue to direct stringent efforts to the...

Edghill engages speedboat operators on unauthorised fare increases, other concerns

Minister of Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill, this morning met with boat operators that ply the Bartica and Supenaam route to address unauthorised fare...