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Thursday, May 2, 2024

Update: Three houses, businesses destroyed in Port Kaituma Fire

  – iNews (www.inewsguyana.com) has been reliably informed that three houses were completely destroyed in a massive fire that engulfed the Port Kaituma area...

Update: Massive Fire engulfs Port Kaituma wharf area

- Efforts are still on to contain the fire.  A more up-to-date report from the scene indicate that the fire originated in the vicinity of...

Alleged drunk GGMC worker hits down nurse, drives away from scene

  By Leroy Smith - A worker attached to the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) is in custody at the Kitty Police Station after...

Cocaine accused on $300,000 bail; Mother bemoans Police conduct

  - Two East Coast Demerara men were placed on $300,000 bail each when they appeared before Magistrate Alex Moore charged with being in...

Over $30M in smuggled goods seized by GRA; NWD poses unique challenges

  - The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has noted with concern the plight of businessman, Rajesh Tirbania as highlighted in an article captioned “Smuggled...

Brazilian beaten to death, suspect on the run

-At about 20:30h last night Wednesday April 02, Brazilian national Joao De Souza, 57 years, was attacked by a man armed with a...

Labourers jailed for stealing from Fast Food outlet

  - Magistrate Ann McLennan has sentenced two labourers to serve two years imprisonment for break and enter and larceny committed at the old...

Two charged with theft of tools

  - Parmanand Ishanally of Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara charged with stealing hardware equipment was ordered to post $75,000 bail by Magistrate...

Camp Street Prisoner stabbed

  – Twenty – Nine – Year – old Terry Joseph, a prisoner at Camp Street has been stabbed  and was rushed to the...

Cocaine, marijuana found in Better Hope house

  – Police have found 41 grams of cocaine and seven grams of cannabis in a Better Hope, East Coast Demerara house. According to a...

Recent Articles

ExxonMobil will work with Govt to identify 20% of Stabroek Block for relinquishment

  ExxonMobil is expected to relinquish 20 per cent of the lucrative Stabroek Block later this year and according to the company’s Guyana President Alistair...

Govt examining innovative ways for the working class to get more money in their...

Even as the government is building out an ecosystem where every citizen prospers, President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali revealed that his government is examining...

Couple jumps through window as fire flattens house at Fyrish

A fire of unknown origin has flattened a two-storey wooden and concrete house located at Fyrish Village, Corentyne, Berbice, leaving three persons. The incident occurred...

No progress without the working-class – GAWU

GAWU’s President, Seepaul Narine Labour Day address 2024 Comrades, on this momentous occasion of Labour Day, the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) extends...

GPF acquires modern ‘crime scene’ vehicle to improve crime-solving efforts 

With the recent acquisition of a cutting-edge crime scene vehicle, the Guyana Police Force has taken a monumental step towards fortifying its crime-solving prowess. This...

Opposition’s case to remove Jagdeo from Parliament “premature” – Nandlall

  Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall on Tuesday criticised legal action filed by Opposition Members of Parliament to remove Vice President...

$4.1B money laundering case against father, son discharged

    Money laundering charges against Kenneth Kellawan Ramnarine and his son, Damian Brandon Ramnarine were dismissed by Magistrate Rhondel Weaver after she upheld a no-case...

GRA’s false declarations scandal: ExxonMobil cuts ties with brokers, taking steps to avoid reoccurrence

  Days after reports emerged that the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) had flagged false declarations on oil well equipment imported on behalf of ExxonMobil, the...

Soesdyke Junction to Timehri Road to be upgraded into 4-lane

The government is planning to upgrade the two-lane road from the Linden/Soesdyke Junction to Timehri Police Station into a four-lane carriageway. This initiative was announced...

Labour Day 2024: More than 23% in across-the-board salary increases paid to public servants...

  On the occasion of Labour Day 2024, President Dr. Irfaan Ali revealed that more than 23 per cent in across-the-board salary increases have been...