Duo charged with rape, murder of Corentyne woman
Yogindra Pokhai, 18, and Tishan David, 25, were today charged with the rape and murder of a 52-year-old woman whose body was on Friday...
2 years later: Pearl man charged, remanded for Sand Hill Backdam murder
Two years after allegedly shooting and stabbing 22-year-old Ray Narain of Spring Gardens, Essequibo Coast to death, a miner of Pearl, East Bank Demerara...
New Thriving owners to pay GPL over $13.7M in electricity arrears
Owners of the New Thriving Restaurant in Georgetown will now have to pay the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Inc in excess of $13.7...
Woman jailed 5 years, fined $17M on cocaine trafficking charge
Lena Narine was today sentenced to five years imprisonment and fined $17.1 million on narco trafficking charges.
Narine appeared before Magistrate Rondel Weever at the...
Election fraud cases: Hearing on constitutional challenge adjourned to May 15
The hearing on the constitutional challenge brought by two of those accused of electoral fraud offences has been adjourned until next month, even as...
US-based Guyanese remanded for unlawful possession of gun, ammo
US-based Guyanese Tony Mootoosammy has been remanded to prison for the unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition.
Mootoosammy, a 46-year-old businessman also of Bath,...
Berbice fisherman jailed for gun, ammo possession
Govindra Swambeer, a 38-year-old fisherman of Whim Corentyne, Berbice, was sentenced to 30 months in jail for the possession of unlicensed guns and ammunition.
Swambeer was...
Trio remanded for murder of Chinese businessman at Eteringbang
Two Venezuelan nations were among three persons charged and remanded today for the murder of a Chinese businessman, Lisong Yang, last week at Eteringbang...
TIP charges against local pilot dismissed
The Bartica Magistrate’s Court has dismissed 16 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) charges against local pilot Orlando Charles.
The charges were dismissed against Charles on March...
Justice Kissoon rules High Court has no jurisdiction to grant GTU orders
Days after the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) approached the High Court to grant several orders, Justice Sandil Kissoon on Tuesday ruled that the High...
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US Exim Bank President to visit Guyana on GtE project
See statement from the US Embassy in Georgetown:
Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) President and Chair Reta Jo Lewis will visit Georgetown, Guyana...
Guyana expresses grave concern over Maduro’s announcement of ‘Governor of Guayana Esequiba’ election
See full statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation:
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana wishes to...
All joint services rank at lowest level to receive $130,000 basic salary – Pres....
President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali announced that all joint services rank at the lowest level will receive a basic salary of $130,000.
The objective is...
$31.7M in restitution for workers recovered by Labour Ministry in 2024
As the Ministry of Labour continues to intervene in workers’ grievances with their employers to bring about amicable solutions, some $31.7 million in restitution...
$46M maternity waiting home commissioned in Mabaruma
Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony, yesterday commissioned a 14-bed maternity waiting home in Mabaruma, Region One (Barima-Waini).
This $46M investment is the second of...
Guygas rejects claims that its regulator heads are faulty
See statement from Director of Guygas Inc. Siri Persaud:
Guygas extends best wishes for a complete recovery to the families affected by the recent spate...
Onderneeming residents decry deplorable state of main access road
Residents of Onderneeming Sandpit in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) are decrying the deplorable condition of the main access road and called on the authorities to...
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...
COVID-19 cases still being recorded in Guyana – Health Minister
Some four years after the COVID-19 Pandemic shook the world including Guyana, some cases are still being recorded among the Guyanese population, according to...
GECOM awaits official date for E-DAY to formally begin preparations – CEO
By: Trichell Sobers
As the 2025 General and Regional Elections in Guyana looms, formal preparations remain on hold, with the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) awaiting...