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AG challenges Magistrate’s decision to grant bail to Brazilians busted with 1000lbs of cocaine

A decision by Senior Magistrate Alex Moore to grant $3M bail each to Salem Nobrega De Alencar, and Andre Luiz Pereira - the two...

Man jailed for causing public terror at Whim Magistrate’s Court

A man who had brandished a cutlass while demanding to see Magistrate Renita Singh at the Whim Magistrate’s Court has been jailed for the...

Brawl over $3000 debt lands man in court for attempted murder

An argument between two men over a $3000 debt has landed one of them in court on an attempted murder charge. Joshua Perreira, 21,...

Man freed of 2018 murder of Linden footballer

A man who was on trial for the 2018 murder of a young Linden footballer has been freed. Michael Emmanuel called "Giddie"of Lot 7 Watooka,...

Cop remanded for corrupt transactions

Omale Damon, a police officer, was today remanded to prison on three counts of corrupt transactions committed earlier this year. Damon, who appeared before Chief...

Men can also apply for child support – Court Superintendent

Court Superintendent Shellon Daniels is urging men, who believe they are entitled to assistance in caring for their children, to apply for child support. She...

2 years later: Driver in horrific Agricola accident freed

More than two years after a horrific accident at Agricola, Greater Georgetown which claimed the life of seven-year-old Ciara Benjamin, the driver of the...

Duo charged for killing overseas-based Guyanese during robbery

A man and a woman were today remanded to prison for the murder of a 62-year-old overseas-based Guyanese who was strangled and beaten to...

Soldier changes plead to “not guilty” in multimillion-dollar gold heist

Keyon King, a 32-year-old Guyana Defence Force (GDF) sergeant who initially pleaded guilty to one of four charges in relation to the the multimillion-dollar...

GDF Sergeant among 3 to be charged for multimillion-dollar gold heist

Keyon King, 32, a Guyana Defence Force (GDF) sergeant as well as 36-year-old Delroy Jackson and 36-year-old Peon Lee, both security guards, will today...

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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,...