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Youths fined $7000 each for stealing gold, silver from dredge owner

Miguel Daniels, 18, and his 20-year-old accomplice Alension Joseph, both miners, today appeared before the Georgetown Magistrate’s Courts to answer to a charge of...

Touts beg police to stop clampdown, promise to act professional

Amid a police campaign to get rid of all touts from bus parks, these individuals are begging the authorities not to take bread out...

Son charged for chopping father

A 62-year-old man was today charged for allegedly chopping his father during an argument on April 7, 2019. Foy Fredericks of Princes Street, Georgetown made...

8 seriously injured after two buses collide

Some eight persons were rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) for medical attention after two buses collided on Norton and Hailey Streets...

Media consultant robbed, says he was unable to reach police on 911

The home of popular media consultant, Troy Alex Graham was early this morning invaded and robbed. In a Facebook post some six hours ago, the...

Father, son found guilty of killing neighbour over land dispute

A 12-member mixed jury on Thursday found 54-year-old Sukhdeo Dharamdat, called “Toney”, and his son, 25-year-old Eshwardat Dharamdat, called “Bruddow”, guilty of murder and...

Crime Chief says 5 murder cases being probed by Cold Cases Unit

The Guyana Cold Cases Unit is currently probing five murder cases that have been pending for a number of years due to insufficient evidence...

School gang members to be charged for stabbing 15-year-old

Two school boys are expected to be charged today for stabbing their 15-year-old colleague of the Covent Garden Secondary School, East Bank Demerara (EBD). Shemuel...

ECD woman accused of paying G$7M to murder husband makes court appearance

A woman, who was recently nabbed at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CIJA) for the 2009 murder of her husband, appeared at the Georgetown...

17 bus touts arrested, charged

A recent "clampdown" campaign by the Guyana Police Force's Traffic Department resulted in the arrest of 17 touts. They were charged on April 8, 2019,...

Recent Articles

Decomposed body of male washes up at Hope Beach

The decomposed body of a male was washed up at the Hope Beach on the East Coast of Demerara. This discovery was made at about 11:30h...

Cevon’s driver shot by bandits during robbery at South Rimveldt office

A driver attached to Cevon Waste Management is now hospitalised after he was shot during a robbery at the company's Aubrey Barker Road, South...

Police suspect vessel in Port Kaituma was used for drug trafficking, transshipment – Benn

More than one week after a semi-submersible vessel was found along a river at Port Kaituma in Region One (Barima-Waini), Home Affairs Minister Robeson...

5 new chickenpox cases recorded at Lusignan Prison

In the past week, the Health Ministry recorded a total of five new chickenpox cases at the Lusignan Prison, East Coast Demerara (ECD). This was...

No seawall vendor has been dislocated – Min Edghill assures

No vendor operating at the Georgetown Seawall has been dislocated, according to Public Works Minister Juan Edghill as he responded to a statement issued...

Guyanese American Chamber of Commerce “gravely concerned” over boycott threats against Guyanese businesses

Condemnation continues to increase against the recent antics of the Caribbean Guyana Institute for Democracy (CGID), which attracted backlash after threatening to boycott any...

Region 9 produces first batch of Pharmacy and Nursing Assistants

History was made on Friday as the first batch of newly trained Nursing and Pharmacy Assistants graduated in Lethem, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo)...

Significant boost for Region 9 district hospitals with new Ultrasound units

Ultrasound services will now be offered to residents of Annai, Karasabai, Aishalton and Sand Creek in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo), eliminating the need...

Man confronting ex at Eccles Gas Station shot in leg by security guard

A man now nursing a gunshot wound to his leg after he was injured by a security guard attached to the Two Brothers Gas...

Two dead in motorcycle crash on Diamond Public Road

A motorcyclist and his pillion rider are now dead following an early morning accident on the Diamond Public Road, East Bank Demerara today. Dead are...