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NA prisoners awarded certificates in digital skills training

The Ministry of Home Affairs' Citizen Security Strengthening Programme (CSSP), in collaboration with Avasant Foundation of the United States of America (USA), conducted a...

Labourer remanded to prison for murder of ‘Sir Mars’  

Twenty-four-year-old Brian Richards of John Fernandes Squatting Area, Georgetown was earlier today remanded to prison for the murder of popular comedian, Kirwyn Mars. He appeared...

4 prisoners pardoned

President David Granger has pardoned four prisoners, in observance of Emancipation Day 2019. The pardon takes effect August 1, 2019. The prisoners are Robert Bhagnauth, 39;...

“Is not me thing” – man busted with ganja in haversack

A 23-year-old man is now in Police custody after he was arrested on Tuesday by ranks who unearthed 207 grams of cannabis sativa inside...

Mental Health Team to provide support to affected children, parents of Mahdia tragedy

A mental health support team will soon be mobilised to aid affected children and parents of the fatal fire on Sunday at Mahdia Secondary...

T&T prison escapee recaptured at J’Ouvert party

Police in Trinidad and Tobago this morning (Saturday, August 10, 2019) recaptured prison escapee, Dillon Clarke, during a J’Ouvert celebrations in Arima. He was arrested...

Girl, 12, killed after being struck down by pickup

  A 12-year-old girl is now dead after she was struck down a by a pickup truck at around 15:15hrs today along the Farm Public...

ECD mechanic stabbed to death over old grievance

Twenty-three-year-old Shivram Mohabir also called ‘Vickash’, of Agriculture Road, Mon Repos East Coast Demearara (ECD) was on Monday evening stabbed to death by his...

Shop owner slapped with narcotics possession charge  

A business owner, who was recently charged for causing the death of his wife, is once again before the courts, this time for the...

Salesman arrested for staging robbery, 2 accomplices in custody

Police have arrested a 26-year-old male driver/salesman after he alleged that he was robbed of a large sum of cash but later admitted to...

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Venezuela Border Controversy: Guyana notifies allies of Venezuela’s threatening posture at border

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo informed media practitioners on Thursday afternoon that the Government of Guyana has informed all relevant international bodies, allies, and other...

Lusignan prison escapee spotted in Parika, GPS offers reward for his arrest

Days after Jose Awad escaped from the Lusignan Prison, East Coast Demerara, he was reportedly spotted in the vicinity of Parika, East Bank Essequibo. ...

QC teacher sent on leave after allegedly beating students

An investigation has been launched into the beating of some 10 students of Queens College. According to reports, the incident occurred around 10:15h on Thursday...

Essequibo shopkeeper busted with cocaine, ganja

A 47-year-old shopkeeper of Dartmouth Village Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) was on Wednesday taken into custody following the discovery of a quantity of...

Guyanese among 2 killed in Upstate NY head-on collision

A Guyanese woman was among two killed in a head-on crash in White Creek, upstate New York. Dead are 39-year-old Shumeka Burgan-Mentor formerly of Timehri,...

Taxi driver busted with 22kg ganja gets 4 years, fined $19.8M

Fifty-three-year-old Eusi Wilson, a taxi driver who was interception with 22 kilograms of cannabis in his motorcar on April 21, 2024, along High Street,...

2-year-old-old among 3 injured after lorry crashes into concrete bridge

A two-year-old was among three persons injured after the motor lorry in which they were travelling crashed into a concrete bridge along the Glasgow...

8 illegal structures halt major infrastructural works in Linden – CH&PA

The Chief Executive Officer of the Central Housing and Planning Authority, Sherwyn Greaves, on Wednesday morning, went with a team on a fact-finding mission...

T&T Govt denies blocking importation of milk from Guyana

claims importer returned goods to DDL   The Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ministry had very strong words for Trinidad and Tobago’s (T&T) decision to...

Conciliation talks: Govt rejects GTU’s 20% across-the-board increase ultimatum

…says demand shocked Ministry, unreasonable The sudden ultimatum by the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) to demand that the Government pay all teachers a 20 per...