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Alleged cocaine mule recruiters charged, remanded to prison

Two suspected cocaine mule recruiters were on Friday brought before the court for recruiting Safraz Jalaladeen to traffic over 6.04 kilograms of cocaine out...

5 men charged with murdering Corentyne fisherman

Five men were today charged with the capital offence of murder under the Piracy Act when they made their first court appearance at the...

Port Kaituma man charged with illegal possession of gun, ammo

A Port Kaituma, North West District (NWD) miner was on Thursday denied bail by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan after he was slapped with two...

Man accused of robbing British soldier remanded

Jose Barker, 35, called “Quarters” of 34 Howes Street, Charlestown, Georgetown, was yesterday remanded to prison by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan when he appeared...

Woman shot in face during argument – alleged assailant on the run

A heated row between a woman and her reputed husband has left her hospitalised, nursing a gunshot wound to her face, as her assailant...

Linden resident fined $7,500 for driving under the influence of alcohol

Magistrate Clive Nurse on Wednesday fined a Linden, Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice) man who appeared before him for the offence of driving under the...

Trial date set for woman accused of using social media to threaten President

The trial date has been set for the East Bank Essequibo (EBE) woman, Bibi Safora Salim, who is being accused of using Facebook to...

Former representative of PM Nagamootoo slapped with dangerous driving charge

One day after having his services terminated as Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice) Regional Representative of the Office of the Prime Minister, controversial member of the...

Craig businessman jailed after pleading guilty to fraud charges

Businessman Gopaul Onkar Tiwari, of Craig, East Bank Demerara (EBD), was on Tuesday jailed for 18 months by Magistrate Judy Latchman when he reappeared...

Cocaine in rum: Former airport employees fined in excess of $17M, get 4 years...

Two former Air Conditioning (AC) technicians of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) were on Monday jailed for four years and fined in excess...

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Update: DDL fire started in generator room

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force: 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐃𝐃𝐋'𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐝 A fire of unknown origin allegedly started in the Generator Room of...

Fire erupts at DDL’s Diamond facility

A fire has erupted at the Diamond, East Bank Demerara (EBD) facility of the Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL). INews will provide more details as it...

‘We have tons of ideas’ – Jagdeo on spending $7B to ease rising cost...

Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has said that the Government has a lot of ideas on how to spend the $7 billion that has...

MoHSSS says it has addressed over 2700 cases of child abuse

The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security says it has responded to approximately 2,753 reports of child abuse to date and that it...

Min. Todd attends meeting on roadmap for integration of South America

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hugh Todd is attending the IV Meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Brasilia Consensus...

After 1 month on the run, Berbice wife beater nabbed by police

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force: After successfully eluding arrest since August 26, 2024, Police today managed to apprehend suspected 'wife abuser' Edwin...

Jagdeo hints at updates to local copyright laws

Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday hinted at updating the country’s copyright legislation. Following the recent move by Guyanese musicians Jackie ‘Jackie Jaxx’ Hanover...

Govt aims to write-off further $5B in student loans by year-end

Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has revealed that the government anticipates writing off an additional 2,900 student loans this year, totaling approximately $5 billion. Jagdeo...

Berbice man charged for raping boy, 11

      A Berbice contractor was on Thursday arraigned for allegedly raping an 11-year-old boy. Narish Narinedatt, 31, of East Bank Berbice, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) appeared...

Mae Thomas remains on paid leave – VP Jagdeo

Nearly four months after being sent on leave with immediate effect on June 11, 2024, Mae Thomas, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Labour,...