Man jailed two months for harming mother
Kishawn Nauth, a 26-year-old labourer of Lot 25 Bush Lot, Essequibo Coast, was today sentenced to two months imprisonment for injuring his mother.
Nauth was...
Essequibo man on $300k bail for rape charge
Gopaul Shawn Baljodha, a 46-year-old labourer of Onderneeming Sand Pit, Essequibo Coast, has been placed on bail after being arraigned on a rape charge.
Baljodha...
Man fined for pelting woman with brick
A 50-year-old carpenter and mason from East Ruimveldt, Front Road, Georgetown, was faced with a $50,000 fine or three months in prison for pelting...
Election fraud trial to proceed summarily from Feb. 17 – Chief Magistrate rules
Chief Magistrate (acting) Faith McGusty has ruled that the election fraud trial will proceed summarily, with the restart of hearings set from February 17,...
PNC responsible for continued impasse of top judicial appointments – AG
Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall has asserted that the ongoing impasse regarding the substantive appointments of a Chief Justice and...
High Court finds CAL pilots, NTHS staff responsible for 2016 collision
By: LaWanda McAllister
The High Court of Guyana has ruled that the pilots of Caribbean Airlines (CAL) and the ground handling staff are responsible for...
Cop files $80M lawsuit against Rickford Burke
Assistant Superintendent of Police Rodwell Sarrabo has filed a lawsuit seeking damages in excess of $80 million for defamatory statements made by overseas based-Guyanese...
3 charged with murder of Surinamese national
Three men were on Tuesday arraigned for the murder of 23-year-old Marciano Michel Nelson, a Surinamese man whose battered body was found in a...
President commits to appointing Chancellor, CJ that would ‘take judiciary into a place we...
President Dr Irfaan Ali has committed to addressing the issue of the substantive appointments of a Chancellor and Chief Justice.
"We do have a Chancellor...
Chief Magistrate orders restart of elections fraud trial
Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty today ordered a restart in the elections fraud trial and instructed that all submissions be filed by January 6,...
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Govt inks deal with GMIN to bolster mining sector workforce
The Government of Guyana, through the Guyana Mining School and Technical Training Centre (GMSTCI), recently signed with GMIN Ventures Guyana Inc. (GMIN) a Memorandum...
Trump pauses US foreign development aid for 90 days pending review
(Reuters) U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday ordered a 90-day pause in foreign development assistance pending assessments of efficiencies and consistency with his foreign...
Man hospitalised under police guard after Lethem shooting
A 23-year-old man, Dorwnell Thomson, is currently hospitalised under police guard at the Lethem Regional Hospital following a shooting incident on Monday.
Based on police...
EBD taxi driver arrested for house lot fraud
The Criminal Investigations Department of the Guyana Police Force has disclosed David Singh, a 39-year-old Taxi Driver from Lot 1246 Eccles New Scheme, East...
$35.7M reconstructed Providence Nursery School commissioned
Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, recently commissioned the newly reconstructed Providence Nursery School at Herstelling, marking a significant step in Guyana’s continued efforts to...
Man on $300k bail for several gun-related crimes
Akeem Thompson, a 27-year-old resident of Lot 282 Lamaha Park, Georgetown, has been granted bail for discharging a loaded firearm and possession of an...
CCJ dismisses application challenging release of ship which crashed into DHB Harbour Bridge
See below for a statement from the Caribbean Court of Justice:
CCJ DISMISSES APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL LEAVE TO APPEAL IN GUYANA
MARITIME COLLISION CASE
(Port of Spain,...
“We have been punching over our weight” – UG’s Vice chancellor on govt’s value...
In response to Education Minister Priya Manickchand’s call and previous call from Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo for greater accountability from the University of...
AFC designates Nigel Hughes as its Presidential candidate
The Alliance For Change (AFC) has announced that its leader, Nigel Hughes, has been selected as its Presidential Candidate but there is still some...
Netherlands ship ordered to pay GPL over $250M for damaged submarine cable
The High Court in Georgetown has awarded the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Inc over $250 million for damages to its 69kV Submarine Cable...