30.9 C
Georgetown, Guyana
Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Mentally ill man assaults mother, accuses her of sexual assault

Timothy Johnson appeared twice before City Magistrate Dylan Bess before a decision was made by the Court not to charge the accused due to...

PNC, coalition Govt divided on crime situation

-Party dissatisfied with Ramjattan’s efforts as Govt satisfied says Harmon The coalition Government appears to be divided on the issue of the escalating crime rate...

Mayor, Town clerk are ‘accessories to a cover-up’, should be fired- Protesting duo

...says in relation to City Constabulary officer accused of rape By Ramona Luthi Two protesters on Thursday stood in front of City Hall holding placards and...

Prison escapee recaptured in Suriname after 6 years on the run

Some six years after escaping from the New Amsterdam Prison, Rickford LaFleur was recently arrested by law enforcement authorities in neighbouring Suriname. The 43-year-old wanted...

Mother of 5 at her wits’ end over abusive, “acid attacking” ex-husband

...says she made multiple Police reports but "they never take my words" A mother of five is at her wits' end and calling on the...

Amanda’s Bridal employee assaulted, robbed by armed bandits

A 25-year-old man employed with Amanda’s Bridal in Vreed-en-Hoop, West Bank Demerara was on Tuesday last assaulted and robbed of a quantity of cash...

Mother, 2 children escape WCD fire

Yet another family is left pondering their next move, after a another fire this week - suspected to be of electrical origin- erupted at...

Security guard dies in Land of Canaan accident

A security guard attached to National Hardware died on Wednesday morning following a three-vehicle smash-up at Land of Canaan, East Bank Demerara (EBD). Dead is...

UPDATE: Man stabs wife, burns home over claims of infidelity

-Several homeless as neighbouring home gutted  Several persons are now homeless following a fire on Da Silva and De Abreu streets, Newtown, Kitty, Georgetown during...

Guyana has more poverty, crime than the regional average- IDB

By Jarryl Bryan Guyana has a long road ahead of it when it comes to poverty reduction, with a recent report from the Inter-American Development...

Recent Articles

Guyana expresses solidarity with Brazil following devastating floods

In the wake of devastating floods in Southern Brazil that have claimed the lives of over 80 and displaced over 120,000, President Dr. Irfaan...

Chevron arbitration to go into 2025, ExxonMobil CEO tells CNBC

Exxon CEO Darren Woods said Monday that the dispute with Chevron over Hess Corporation’s oil assets in Guyana likely will not be resolved until...

4 friends arrested, to be charged for disorderly behaviour at police roadblock

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force: 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 ----relative to a video uploaded on social media (Facebook) On May 6, 2024, at approximately 21:15 hours...

Minister Indar leads Guyana’s delegation at OTC in Houston

  Minister Deodat Indar is leading a delegation at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, Texas where several Guyanese companies and Government stakeholders are...

Over 15,000 pupils receive meals during NGSA this year

The Ministry of Education has distributed over 49,500 meals, including breakfast and lunch to over 15,000 pupils countrywide who sat the National Grade Six...

Power-sharing requires trustworthiness – Jagdeo says APNU cannot be trusted

General Secretary of the ruling People’s Progressive Party, Bharrat Jagdeo on Saturday said his party is not against power-sharing, but this requires attributes including...

Mahaica man suffers skull fracture after being hit by car

A 31-year-old man from Mosquito Hall, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara (ECD), is recovering after being hit by a car on the Unity Old Road...

Man found dead in Lethem Police Station lockups

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force: The Police Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) is currently investigating a hanging that occurred on Monday, May...

16-Y-O stabbed to death

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force: An alleged murder was committed on Benjamin Seaford, a 16-year-old unemployed of Lot 12 Public Road, Kitty...

Construction worker dies after being pinned by collapsed wall of septic tank

A construction worker is now dead after the wall of a septic tank in which he was working, collapsed and pinned him down. The incident...