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Security Guard remanded for murder of Toshao

Noah Beaton, the 24-year-old security guard accused of murdering Toshao Ridley Joseph, appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court...

28 years jail for Berbice man who murdered teen, attempted to kill shop owner

A Berbice man, who had to have a psychiatric evaluation to determine whether he was fit to stand trial, was on Wednesday slapped with...

Eccles businessman gets $250,000 bail on $30M fraud charge

A 51-year-old businessman was on Wednesday arraigned with obtaining money by false pretense when appeared before acting Chief Magistrate, Faith McGusty at the Georgetown...

Dr Balwant Singh Hospital employees charged for embezzlement

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:   Shivannie Guyadeen, a 23-year-old female from Lot 716 Belle West, Canal #2 Polder, West Bank Demerara, was...

GRA to appeal court ruling on ‘source of funding’ for duty-free vehicle

  See full statement from the Guyana Revenue Authority:  Georgetown, GRA, December 12, 2024: Note is taken of the misconceptions and miscommunication in various sections of...

30% of traffic offenders skip court for hearings, to pay fines

Some 30% of individuals charged with traffic offences or issued tickets fail to appear in court to answer to the charge or pay the...

Truck driver charged, remanded for attempted murder of wife

Twenty-seven-year-old Navin Stoll of Swan Village, Soesdyke-Linden Highway who was caught on camera stabbing his wife was earlier today slapped with an attempted murder...

Court to rule on December 30 on whether to restart or resume election fraud...

  On Monday, parties in the election fraud trial into the 2020 General and Regional elections, attended a hearing of the Georgetown Magistrates' Court before...

Security officers busted with over 4kg cocaine at CJIA

An Aviation Security Officer and a Security Officer attached to Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri were on Thursday busted with a quantity of...

Illegal for GRA to ask for ‘source of funds’ from remigrant applying for duty-free...

Chief Justice Roxane George today struck down and quashed the requirements imposed by the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) to question the source of funds...

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PPP marks 75 years of service to the people of Guyana

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Corentyne labourer shot dead

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New, existing GPL customers will save billions from GTE in 2025 – Pres. Ali

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Police investigating rape allegation against senior sports official in Berbice

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3 charged with murder of Surinamese national

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Bandit shot dead during attempted robbery at Chinese restaurant in Sophia

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