Magistrate may proceed with Paper Committals if accused not present due to illness –...
The Criminal Law Procedure (Paper Committals) Act has outlined provisions to be followed in the event an accused cannot make a court appearance due...
Mohameds’ extradition case to continue on Feb 16
The extradition committal hearing involving city businessman Nazar “Shell” Mohamed was on Monday adjourned for one week after the court was informed that he...
Construction of Regional law school to begin in 2026 – AG Nandlall
Construction of a regional law school at the University of Guyana’s Turkeyen Campus is set to commence in 2026, Attorney General and Minister of...
WCD man slapped with $150K fine for DUI
Forty-nine-year-old Eon Martin Perreira of Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara (WCD), was on Friday fined $150,000 for driving under the influence of alcohol.
He was arrested...
US extradition request for Mohameds: Defence Attorney alleges US, Guyana Govts working together for...
As the extradition proceedings involving United States (US)-indicted Azruddin and Nazar Mohamed continued in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on Friday, Permanent Secretary (PS) in the Foreign Affairs Ministry, Sharon Roopchand-Edwards, was cross-examined based on her role in dealing with the extradition request for the two accused by the US Government. During her testimony, she related that as PS of Guyana’s Foreign Affairs Ministry, she received an extradition request on October 30, 2025.
She said she also received another extradition request from the US in November 2025.
Young Essequibo Coast driver fined $370,000 for traffic offences
Ovid Williams, appeared before Magistrate Ravindra Mohabir in connection with offences that occurred on January 21 along Charity Back Street, Essequibo Coast.
Mohameds’ extradition hearing to continue on Feb 9
The United States extradition proceedings Azruddin and Nazar Mohamed will continue on February 9, 11, and 12 at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court before Principal...
Guyana/Venezuela Border Case: Oral arguments on merits to begin on May 4 before ICJ
Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall, SC has revealed that oral arguments in the Guyana/Venezuela Border Controversy case before the International...
Court rejects Mohamed’s bid to adjourn extradition case; matter continues tomorrow
US-indicted businessman Azruddin Mohamed was today denied a further adjournment of his extradition committal hearing in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts, despite arguments that his...
Mohameds lose High Court bid to block US extradition
US-indicted businessmen Azruddin and Nazar Mohamed have lost one of their legal attempts to block their extradition to America to face charges for fraud...
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See full statement from the Guyana Power and Light Inc.:
At approximately 10:10 hrs today, an excavator came into contact with GPL’s eelectricity network at...
Govt inviting bids for relocation of old Demerara Harbour Bridge
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