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Haitians fined for illegal entry

Four Haitians appeared before Magistrate Leron Daly at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on charges of illegal entry. Fitzco Julian, Amnerfer Chriskey, Jim Richmore and Desmond...

65-Y-O man appeals 20-year sentence for raping girl, 4

Gregory Ramkissoon, who was jailed for 20 years in 2019 for raping a four-year-old girl, has filed an appeal against his sentence. He argues...

Security guard gets 36 months for robbing GPSU headquarters

One week after The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) had reported that on several occasions during last month, thieves have raided their headquarters, a...

Youth remanded for murder of Bachelor’s Adventure man

A 21-year-old man was today remanded to prison for the murder of 23-year-old Keith Andrews Willis whose lifeless body was discovered on December 14,...

Life sentence for wife-beating husband who killed peacemaker

A man who stabbed and killed a 19-year-old labourer who had intervened in a row and stopped him from hitting his reputed wife, was...

Challenge to suspension of PSC: AG denied leave to appeal ruling for Judge to...

The two-Judge bench Demerara Full Court has refused an application for leave to appeal a decision of that court, upholding a ruling by a...

Man found guilty of raping girl, 13

Damon Assanah, 33, was today found guilty of raping a 13-year-old girl. He was initially indicated on three counts of rape of a child under...

“Ponzi Scheme” couple asks court to order discontinuation of charges against them

Cuban national Yuri Garcia-Dominguez and his wife, Ateeka Ishmael have moved to the High Court seeking an order of prohibition against the acting Commissioner...

Electoral fraud cases: Lowenfield, Lawrence, Mingo to return to court in March 2022

The electoral fraud cases against former Chief Elections Officer Keith Lowenfield, former Health Minister/PNCR Chairperson Volda Lawrence, former Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) Returning Officer Clairmont...

Youth convicted for causing death by dangerous driving wants sentence overturned

A 26-year-old man, who was convicted for causing death by dangerous driving and sentenced to four years’ imprisonment on September 9, 2019, is seeking...

Recent Articles

Christmas 2024 in Guyana – When the tradition keeps on living – by Sébastien...

An account from Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana Sébastien Sigouin on his 1st Guyanese Christmas experience  If there was one distinctive part of my Christmases...

Pedestrian killed in Corentyne accident

    A Corentyne man is now dead after being hit by a car about 30 minutes before Christmas Day.   Dead is Jermaine Fraser, 40, of Auchlyne...

E-bike rider killed after colliding with minibus at WCB

      An electric bike rider is now dead after colliding with a minibus at Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice, Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice) on Christmas Eve. Dead...

25 years of hard work burnt to the ground, rebuilt for Christmas

By: Mishael Henry The smell of burnt charcoal lingers in the nostrils of Andrew McBean, and is etched into his memory like a sore scar. Exactly...

A soldier’s boots under the tree, but no son to wear them

By: La'Wanda McAllister  Festive homes all over Guyana are glimmering with Christmas lights and the melody of carols float in the warm December air. But...

Dear Santa, we’ve got wishes: children and their letters to Santa

By: Jarryl Bryan Christmas is here, and children everywhere are busy writing letters to Santa Claus, pleading their case for gifts and justifying why...

Christmas Messages!

People’s Progressive Party (PPP) As the season of Yuletide embraces us, families come together in love and joy, and communities celebrate in unique ways, sharing...

69,000 public sector employees receive 10% increase, injecting $18B into Guyana’s economy

Following the conclusion of the historic Government of Guyana (GoG) and the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) multi-year agreement with respect to employment benefits...

Prosecution applies for Calvin Brutus’ bail to be revoked amid alleged flight attempt

The prosecution has applied to the court to revoke Assistant Police Commissioner Calvin Brutus’s bail and have him remanded to prison, alleging he attempted...

GRA urges persons involved in luxury vehicle tax evasion racket to visit HQ

See full statement from the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA): In its diligence aimed at collecting the rightful revenue due to the State, the Revenue Authority...