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Berbice man charged for abusing 90-Y-O mother

A 62-year-old man has been arrested and charged for verbally abusing his 90-year-old mother at their home at No 67 Village, Corentyne, Berbice. Police have...

Legal challenge to halt oil production: High Court grants Esso’s request to join

A case filed by University of Guyana (UG) lecturer Dr Troy Thomas and Quadad De Freitas to halt ExxonMobil’s emission of millions of tonnes...

Ex-cops found guilty of 2018 rape of woman at police station

Two former Police Constables attached to the Turkeyen Police Station were today found guilty of raping a woman on New Year’s day 2018 at...

Woman gets bail for wounding abusive husband

A vendor accused of wounding her spouse was on Friday released on $50,000 bail when she made an appearance before Magistrate Annette Singh at...

Misconduct case against Roxanne Myers: Judge to rule Thursday on application to quash Magistrate’s...

On Thursday, September 30, High Court Judge Franklyn Holder will rule on an application for judicial review filed by the Director of Public Prosecutions...

Breaching curfew charges dismissed against SleepIn owner, staff

Clifton Bacchus, owner of the popular SleepIn Hotel and Carnival Casino, and two of his staffers were on Friday freed of a charge of...

Knife-wielding man arrested for threatening to kill Rose Hall Mayor

A 55-year-old man was arrested after he reportedly threatened to kill Rose Hall Mayor Dave Budhu on Wednesday at Republic Arch Road, Rose Hall...

Appeal against murder committal: CCJ to hear Marcus Bisram’s case on Nov 11

On November 11 at 10:00 h via video conference, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) will commence hearing arguments in Marcus Bisram’s appeal against...

Gang member remanded for shooting at cops in Linden

Twenty-four-year-old Renard Caesar was on Monday remanded to prison by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan for discharging a loaded firearm with intent to maim, disfigure...

Berbice man freed on gun, ammo charges

Charges for illegal firearm and ammunition possession were dismissed against a 53-year-old Corentyne, Berbice man after a no-case submission was upheld by Magistrate Renita...

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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,...