North Ruimveldt man killed during home invasion
Fifty-three-year-old Darrell Breedy of Lot 2037 Hummingbird Street, Festival City, North Ruimveldt, Georgetown, was shot and killed in the wee hours of Saturday morning...
Bartica miner stabbed to death
A 38-year-old miner of Third Avenue, Bartica, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) was on Monday morning stabbed to death by a 25-year-old miner who has since...
Man killed on Church Street identified
The man who was strangled to death on Saturday night on Church Street, Queenstown, Georgetown, during commissioning of an alleged robbery has been identified...
Bandit reportedly shot by police while attempting to rob jewellery store
A suspected bandit has been shot by police after he attempted to rob a jewellery store located at South Road, Georgetown.
The alleged suspect was...
CARICOM meeting to tackle violence in schools
Stakeholders in the regional education system are meeting to discuss ways in which officials can address violence in schools, which has been increasing in...
More modern resources needed to fight crime – says Head of Crime Lab
By: Amar Persaud
Officer-in-Charge of the Crime Laboratory in Guyana, Assistant Superintendent Ray Marcurius says the Guyana Police Force (GPF) needs more modern resources in...
Man jailed for grabbing woman’s breast
Senior Magistrate Leron Daly has found a man guilty of sexual assault for grabbing a woman's breast without her consent.
Jason Yarris, 33, was charged...
3 years jail for murder accused who escaped from Lusignan Prison
Kapildeo Gangadin, 24, who escaped from the Lusignan Prison, East Coast Demerara (ECD) about a week after he was remanded on two counts of...
Corentyne piracy attack: Joint murder charge slapped against accused
The three accused in the Corentyne piracy attack and murder made their second court appearance at the Whim Magistrate’s Court on Thursday on a...
68 persons under the age of 25 have committed serious crimes for the year...
Concerns have been raised after data shows that 68 persons under the age of 25 have committed serious crimes for the year so far.
The...
Recent Articles
Several villages in Region 9 “significantly affected” by floods – CDC
Several villages across Region Nine (Upper Takutu - Upper Essequibo) have been experiencing floods due to the heavy rainfall over the past few days.
According...
National Assembly approves ICC Cricket World Cup WI Bill
The National Assembly on Thursday approved the International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket World Cup West Indies Bill which aims to provide the legal framework...
GFS extends Emergency Medical Services to Region 6
The Guyana Fire Service - Emergency Medical Services (EMS) has been extended to Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) - a move that was welcomed by...
EU an integral partner for Guyana’s development – PM Phillips
Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d), the Honourable Mark Phillips, underscored that the European Union is an integral partner for Guyana’s development across the economic, environmental,...
CXC delegation in Guyana to conduct the NGSA marking process
Dr. Nicole Manning from the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) paid a courtesy visit to the office of Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand.
Present at the...
ExxonMobil, Ramps Logistics charged with submitting false declarations to GRA
Business Development Manager at Ramps Logistics, Mariska Jordan, and Steve Gentry from ExxonMobil (Guyana) were on Friday charged with allegedly inflating an invoice submitted...
Minister Bharrat represents Guyana at 19th UN Forest Forum
Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat M.P., this week represented Guyana at the United Nations’ Forests Forum, which took place at the UN’s Headquarters...
Rotary Club of Georgetown to upgrade Uncle Eddie’s Home
In recognition of the 50th Anniversary of Uncle Eddie’s Home, the Rotary Club of Georgetown Central recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)...
Berbice man nabbed in Suriname remanded for attempted murder
Sasenarine Sankar, called ‘Barber’ or ‘Wire’, the 47-year-old man who had been wanted for attempted murder committed on Sandy Persaud, has been remanded to...
Govt wants hinterland communities to be self-sufficient, supply food to mining districts
In his first trip to Batavia, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) since Amerindian Heritage celebrations in September 2023, President Dr Irfaan Ali laid out his vision...