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Berbice duo arrested with 11kg cannabis

Police ranks in B Division (Berbice) have arrested two persons after they were found in possession of several packages of compressed marijuana on Saturday...

GDF unearths illegal airstrip 5km west of Santa Fe

A Guyana Defence Force (GDF) patrol while conducting a reconnaissance mission on Saturday morning in Region 9, approximately 5 kilometers (km) west of Santa...

Robbed 10 times in 2 years, elderly woman at wits’ end

A pensioner from Richmond Housing Scheme in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) is now traumatised after she was robbed for the tenth time in the past...

Teen mom dies after delivering baby at GPHC, investigation launched

Moments after 17-year-old Esther Edwards of Laluni Creek, Soesdyke/Linden Highway delivered a healthy baby girl via Caesarean section on Tuesday, she died under mysterious...

Timehri inmate killed while trying to escape during prison brawl- DPI

Director of Prisons Gladwin Samuels this evening confirmed that a fatal incident occurred at the Timehri Prison at approximately 17:00hrs involving prisoner Winston Hinds,26,...

Fight over ‘child mother’ lands men in court

Two men were before Magistrate Leron Daly earlier today (Friday) for causing injuries to each other. Shawn Sam of Lot 74 Middle Road, La Penitence,...

Teen fined $80,000 after admitting to stealing colleague’s salary

A 17-year-old of Kingston, Georgetown, was on Friday fined $80,000 when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts to answer to a charge of...

Guyanese national killed execution-style in Antigua during home invasion by gunmen

A Guyanese national residing in Antigua was on Wednesday evening killed execution style after masked gunmen invaded his property. The dead man has been...

Father of nine remanded to prison in connection with drug bust at Mousie Landing

A forty-six-year-old father of nine was on Thursday arraigned before city Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts following a recent drug bust...

Bartica hire car driver suspended from driving for one year

...after found guilty of drunk driving  A Bartica hire car driver has lost the legal right to drive for one year after he was found...

Recent Articles

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...

Edghill leads Guyana delegation at ICAO’s symposium in Punta Cana

A delegation from Guyana comprising Minister of Public Works, Hon. Bishop Juan Edghill, and Mr. Saheed Sulaman, Deputy Director General of the Guyana Civil...