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Opposition defends walkout; Private Sector disappointed

By Kurt Campbell – Opposition Members of the Parliamentary Special Select Committee considering the amendments to the Anti – Money Laundering and Countering the...

18 – year – old charged with murder of Pegasus Taxi Driver

- Lorenzo Forde, 18 of Charlestown was today charged with the murder of Pegasus Taxi Driver – Rubrindranauth Jeeboo. He was remanded to...

Citizens urge tougher penalties for driving under the influence

 - A poll conducted by iNews has found citizens are dissatisfied with the current penalties in place for persons found driving under the influence...

Guyana ranks highest on FATF’s delinquent list

 -  The latest ranking of countries in terms of its level of delinquency for implementing measuring to fight money laundering and the financing of...

51kg of Cocaine seized at CJIA in 2013; CEO boasts of improved security

By Kurt Campbell – Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) Ramesh Ghir has disclosed that some 51.64 kilograms of...

Update: Alleged buggered 16 – year – old climbs onto roof lamenting injustice

By Kurt Campbell - The 16 – year – old young man who was allegedly buggered by three police officers on Thursday (January 30)...

Update: Bandit shot dead by Businessman

By Leroy Smith - Businessman Eon Evans of Dazzele Housing Scheme, East Coast Demerara today (Wednesday, January 29) shot and killed a bandit who...

Cannabis and cocaine were main illicit drugs seized in 2012 – Report

By Kurt Campbell – The Ministry of Home Affairs on Tuesday (January 28) launched its National Drug Report 2012 where Subject Minister, Clement Rohee...

Rohee confirms that President severed Ganga Persaud; Dodges question that he was involved with...

By Fareeza Haniff   – General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Clement Rohee dodged questions that Local Government Minister, Ganga Persaud was involved...

Trevor Rose gunned down, two others injured

By Fareeza Haniff – Guyanese Promoter, Events Coordinator and Popular Designer, Trevor Rose was shot dead early Sunday morning (January 26), while in the...

Recent Articles

Guyana to establish state-owned forensic interview unit for child-abuse cases

The government is exploring the creation of a state-owned forensic interview unit to investigate cases of child abuse while providing a safe environment for...

Man arrested for shooting labourer in leg over bar fight since mid-2024

Daniel Jones called 'Duck', a 29-year-old Labourer of No. 51 Village, Corentyne, Berbice is currently hospitalised with a gunshot injury to his left leg. He...

Berbice youth nabbed with illegal air gun

A young man has been taken into police custody following the discovery of a pellet (air) gun with several metal pellets at his Corriverton, Berbice...

Couple arrested after unlicensed gun, ammo found at their EBE home

A 48-year-old Guyanese businesswoman and her 41-year-old Venezuelan husband, both of Vergenoegen, East Bank Essequibo, were arrested by Police ranks in Regional Division #3...

Essequibo labourer on remand for breaking into old Anna Regina Market

Tulsieram Persaud, a 46-year-old labourer of Anna Regina, Essequibo Coast, has been remanded to prison for breaking into the old Anna Regina Market and...

Prisoners being equipped with training certificates, tools for reintegration into society

The Guyana Prison Service is making major strides in its transition from a penal system to a correctional facility and one of the key...

Over 200 child abuse cases reported so far in 2025 – Minister Persaud

Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr Vindhya Persaud, has revealed that a staggering 275 child abuse cases have been recorded thus far...

Mount Sinai to help set up world-class oncology centre in Guyana – Pres Ali

With support from the United States-based Mount Sinai Health System, Guyana will commence work this year to establish a modern oncology centre here to...

‘Bloated’ voters’ list claims: Opposition Leader says APNU not submitting objections since it will...

Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton, on Friday, said that his political party refrained from filing any objections during Guyana’s Elections Commission (GECOM) last Claims and...

Over 2000 cervical cancer, 200 prostate cancer cases detected last year through Govt’s screening...

As a result of government's screening programmes, over 2000 cases of cervical cancer and more than 200 cases of prostate cancer were detected last...