Man to stand trial for raping girl, 13
One month after he was charged for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl, Collin Venture, 30 was on Wednesday committed to stand trial for the...
Another Covid-19 death takes toll to 193
The Ministry of Health (MOH) has informed that as of February 24, 2021, another person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has...
Speaker to Co-chair Parliamentary Conference on the World Trade Organisation
Speaker of the National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir, today, formally accepted an invitation from Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) President, Duarte Pacheco, to co-chair, with the President...
PSC, coalition MPs ask High Court to declare FMAA unconstitutional
The Police Service Commission (PSC) and A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance For Change (APNU/AFC) Members of Parliament Ganesh Mahipaul and Coretta McDonald are among...
Youth charged with ganja possession ordered to enroll in drug treatment programme
Following his arraignment before Magistrate Sherdell Isaacs, where he pleaded guilty to narcotics trafficking on February 1, 2021, Antone Hoppie, 22, reappeared at the...
Woman found dead in ACME building
Sandra Dee-Barker, 54, of Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara (WBD) was this morning found dead in her office at the ACME Building on Regent...
Canadian firm finds high-grade gold in Guyana’s Toroparu mine
Gold X Mining, a Canada-based company which operates the Toroparu mine in Guyana, has announced that it found high-grade gold during its recently concluded...
9 years jail for man who killed brother in 2017
Gopaul Sewsankar called “Romel”, 27, of Yakusari, North, Black Bush Polder, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), has been sentenced to nine years and two months...
35 persons arrested for drug trafficking in Aug-Dec 2020, but 4 convicted so far
A total of 35 persons were arrested for drug trafficking by the Customs-Anti Narcotics Agency (CANU) for the period August 2, 2020 to December...
Serious crimes reduced by 21.9% in past 3 months – Benn
Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn has revealed that in the past three months, serious crimes has reduced by 21.9%.
He made the disclosure in...
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Police equally responsible for escalation of illegal vending in city – Nandlall
Illegal vending in the city of Georgetown has been an ongoing problem for decades, with the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) facing backlash over...
Corentyne hot dog vendor attacked, robbed at gunpoint
See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:
An alleged Robbery Under Arms was committed on Dhanmattie Rampersaud called "Mono, age 47, a Businesswoman, of...
Govt ensures world-class facilities ahead of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024
The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, Director of Sport, Steve Ninvalle has confirmed that the pitches at the National Stadium and practice venues...
Essequibo businessman charged for unlicenced gold trade
The Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) today charged an Essequibo businessman, who was allegedly involved in buying gold in the Port Kaituma district, without...
GNBS seizes over 1400 packs of cigarettes in Regions 5 & 6
The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) on Saturday, April 27, 2024, seized a large quantity of assorted cigarettes which do not meet the...
Interventions underway to expedite Lamaha, Middleton Streets expansion project – Edghill
The Lamaha Street expansion project aimed at enhancing connectivity between Vlissengen Road and Middleton Street in Georgetown, is facing setbacks due to delayed infrastructural...
‘Just 2 minutes more & they might have been trapped’ – security officer recalls...
An early morning fire of unknown origin wreaked havoc at Golden Grove, Public Road on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD), destroying the WuHu...
Opposition MP urges ‘independent investigation’ into alleged police brutality at Mackenzie Station
See full statement from Opposition Member of Parliament Jermaine Figueira:
As Linden celebrates its anniversary “Town week” the recent emergence of a viral video depicting...
Contract for audit of post-2020 ExxonMobil expenses to be awarded soon
With two audits already completed for oil giant ExxonMobil’s oil and gas exploration activities in the Stabroek Block, the Natural Resources Ministry has indicated...
Senior NDC official accused of issuing receipts from private receipt book
A senior official attached to the Johns-Port Mourant Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) has been accused of issuing receipts from a private receipt book and...